Compaq Laptops Review & Comparison

Compaq Notebooks Of Today

Despite Compaq notebooks progressively declining in numbers after the 2002 merger with Hewlett-Packard, HP does continue to market various Compaq branded laptops for the consumer and business sector.
 
Continue forward for we will take a look at the various models including the popular Presario Compaq laptop series.

For the most part the consumer tailored Compaq Presario laptops produced today are lower priced versions of HP's highly successful Pavilion line. 

The few configurations that exist are what we like to call value laptops because they definitely won't break your bank.

As of first quarter 2008 we found only a few Compaq Presario branded laptops on the HP website home & home office section. Not a whole lot to choose from, but we are glad HP is keeping the Compaq name alive.

Cool HP Compaq Notebooks

Despite the small existence of the Compaq name in the consumer world, business users will find the Compaq name used more often.

Hewlett-Packard business laptops are referred to as HP Compaq notebooks and you will find many of these business HP Compaq configurations available.

If you continue below, you will find our easy to understand review of Compaq laptop models and often through the text you can find more in depth information via specific laptop review links. 

We will also provide our favorite and most trusted online laptop computer shopping destinations.

We hope you enjoy!

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Compaq Presario Laptop

The Compaq Presario is HP's budget laptop series that is available online from multiple vendors and also in retail stores.

Current Presario's are a fairly basic laptop and HP currently only offers a handful of Presario laptops for interested buyers. If you are a basic user looking for a great bang for your buck, the Presario may be a great match for you.

If you use your laptop for more than web browsing and word processing, and additionally want a laptop that will last you years to come, you may want to look elsewhere however.

The Presario is fairly comparable to Dell's lower priced business class Vostro 1000 15.4-inch laptops, though the Dell is intended for businesses instead of consumers looking for a value solution of course. 

Moving onto other details, the Presario we tested got fairly decent battery life, especially for the value nature of the laptop. 

Another thing we liked was the feel of the keyboard and the convenient buttons to turn off the touchpad and wireless. 

Also worth noting was the build quality of the Presario for we felt it was pretty sturdy despite its low priced origin.

Overall we feel the Compaq Presario is only for the basic laptop user looking for a great bang for the buck. There are similar options out there around the same price range from other manufacturers without the Presario's shortcomings, so we can't quite recommend it for every buget minded consumer. 

On the other hand, Compaq laptops such as the Presario are still a decent laptop for the money, so if you do fit the basic user profile, definitely check out the Compaq Presario during your laptop shopping quest. And to get you started, we've compiled a list of the hottest Compaq Presario deals from Amazon.com below.

Lenovo and the Different Types of Models

Lenovo and the Different Types of Models

B Series	G Series	L Series
ThinkPad Edge	V Series	Z Series
3000 V	3000 C	3000 N
3000 Y	S Series	SL Series
R Series	T Series	X Series
W Series	X Series Tablet	U Series
Y Series

About Lenovo

Lenovo, founded in China in 1984 by Liu Chuanzhi from the Chinese Academy of Sciences is the Asia's largest PC manufacturer. A circuit board that generated Chinese characters on Western-made PC’s was the first product launched by them in the late 1980s. The "Lenovo" word was coined from the words "Le-" (from Legend) and "novo", pseudo-Latin for "new". And in the late 1990s, its Pentium-based Conet PC came bundled with a modem and access to internet.

Lenovo wanted to expand into Western markets to become the third largest PC manufacturer in the world. Lenovo was literally unknown outside China, but made the headlines with the announcement of its intent to acquire the PC division of IBM in December 2004. Prior to this, it had already acquired twenty-five percent of the Asian market, largely due to its ability to sell computers at affordable prices and China's high tariffs on imports. Lenovo paid a whopping $1.25 billion to IBM thus in 2004 Lenovo acquired the personal computer division of IBM, making it one of the largest foreign acquisitions in Chinese history. It became the owner of the legendary ThinkPad brand for laptop PCs and thus moved its executive headquarters to New York State.

Lenovo launched its first self-branded product line in 2006, since the IBM PC acquisition. While having the business models built on innovation, operational efficiency and investment in the emerging markets, Lenovo Group Ltd is a largest computing company. It has its major research centers located in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina, the United States. Thus the company develops, manufactures and markets the reliable, secure and easy-to-use technological products and services worldwide.

Now Lenovo Group Limited is the largest personal computer manufacturer in the People's Republic of China, and as of 2004 is the third largest in the world. The original company was incorporated in 1984 in Beijing, but the listed holding company was incorporated in 1988 in Hong Kong, now a Special Administrative Region of China. Its headquarters are in Purchase, New York(USA). However, the company plans to move its headquarters to Raleigh, North Carolina which is the home of IBM's former ThinkPad group.

As a result of a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States on May 1, 2005, Lenovo's product line includes the ThinkVision, ThinkPad, ThinkVantage, ThinkCentre, Aptiva and NetVista. The wide range of product lines of Lenovo includes servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets along with the desktop and laptop computers. It also provides information technology integration and support services and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing.

Lenovo Models:

Lenovo 3000 C : The Lenovo 3000 C series notebooks feature the great style, high value and effortless accessibility. The same world-class engineers who have brought the ThinkPad notebooks have designed the Lenovo 3000 C series notebook. These notebooks are built for the start-up business professionals. It features a sleek and rounded case with a premium silver cover and dark gray mica interior, thin and weighing only 6.2 lbs. Dependable C Series notebooks offer worry-free computing to help growing businesses meet customer needs and stay ahead of the competitors.

Lenovo 3000 N : The Lenovo 3000 N series is a stylish widescreen notebook with popular features at a great price. It has all the functional features to run a small business and enjoy computing at home. The new N200 comes in 14.1' and 15.4' widescreen models with Windows Vista and the latest Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile technology. N Series notebooks offer built-in security at your fingertips with an integrated fingerprint reader. It includes some of the amazing features like One-Button System Recovery, Simple Network Connectivity and Management, Performance Restoration, Automatic Updates, High Security, Multiple Multimedia assets and gives complete connectivity

Lenovo and History

Lenovo and History

 

(Lenovo, Purchase, NY, www.lenovo.com) Asia's largest PC manufacturer, founded in China in 1984 . In the late 1980s, the company, first known as Legend, introduced a circuit board that generated Chinese characters on Western-made PCs and launched China into the personal computer age. Its Pentium-based Conet PC in the late 1990s came bundled with a modem and access to the Internet.

In 2004, Lenovo acquired the personal computer division of IBM, making it one of the largest foreign acquisitions in Chinese history. It became owners of the legendary ThinkPad brand for laptop PCs and moved its executive headquarters to New York state. After the merger, Lenovo was owned by employees, shareholders, the Chinese government, the U.S.-based Texas Pacific Group and IBM.

In 2006, the company launched its first self-branded product line since the IBM PC acquisition. Aimed at small business owners normally catered to by Dell and HP, its 3000 family featured a desktop PC for $349 and a $599 laptop.