Compaq Armada E500VCT

Compaq Armada 1700

I have spoken to other people who have the same model, and they all have the same problem - it really lets what is otherwise a very reliable laptop down. I have never used another laptop, so I don't know if this problem features with all of them, but if I was going to buy one, I would make *very* sure the modem cable fitted securely into to slot before handing over my cash! <br> ...

Compaq Armada E500

been playing up and because I need the PC daily for my website update I thought that I should really invest in a laptop just incase my PC fails completely. I admit that I really have not much idea about laptops. IBM, Toshiba, Compaq seemed to be the big players in laptops so I thought the only way I can pick one is to visit this website and check out Ebay to see what the prices are for certain machines. After alot of searching and weighing up the odds I found this machine on Ebay for £350. Although secondhand this machine feels and looks brand new. I have MS XP with a 15inch monitor, P2 - 400mhz with a 320mb of ram, 5.5gb hard drive. The ram has been updated as I ...

Compaq Armada E500

the notebook is at only 1.6 inches thick. The only thing then is that you think its light but at 5.7 pounds you know you have it in your hands. With a 15 inch screen I thought it would be a strain on the eyes but no its quite adequate and the resolution is great given by a AGP 2X graphics with 8 Mb Sdram. When fully charged the battery life is three and a half hours, which is, more than long enough for meetings etc. Although the notebook has 128mb of ram I find it very slow in booting especially when networked. The normal time to boot from switch on of power is four minutes and then it needs a good minute to settle down otherwise it just crashes if you try and ...