Compaq Deskpro EX C 733 MHz

Advantages: Good Solid reliable computer
Disadvantages: Fiddly to upgrade the memory or hard drive.

...I run a charity that gives computers to disabled peole. Mostly, I have had Compaq computers donated to me for this project and I can honestly say that they are about 99% reliable. Of the over 300+ computers donated so far,270+ have been Deskpro EN series, and I have only had 3 callbacks for problems on the units.Normally a plug I hadn't pushed in properly. All the other have proved to be no problem at all. I myself use a Deskpro EN at home, and it has worked flawlessly for over 1.5 years, and its on 24 hours a day. It is also the server for a local LAN in my house, and is the master for Internet connection sharing. Faultless in operation, I would not hesitate to recommend this marque to anybody looking for a reliable unit. Any business looking for long term reliability, and a good strong workhorse should definately consider... Read review

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Advantages: Small and perfectly formed
Disadvantages: Limited upgrade path

...in a small box format' could be another. COMPAQ have been known for many years to turn out exquisitely engineered computers, which punch well above their weight, the only downside in the past has been a somewhat fussy approach to third party upgrades. Luckily for all of us, whilst the build quality hasn't suffered, the willingness to accept other people's cards and drives has been well and truly put behind them. My in-laws had been struggling for a couple of years with one of my old 'toss-out' PCs - a 64MB 166MHz Pentium system, upgrading to broadband was the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back (they'd also been running Windows/98 SE for most of that time, and the registry was more shot-through than your average territorial army's rifle target) Add to this an indiscriminate passion to install any old bit of freeware going... Read review

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Advantages: see write
Disadvantages: see write

...In addition to my laser printer of Canon, I have employed this ink jet printer for a year approx. from Hewlett Packard. Optical maser color printers in recent years became more favorable indeed, however, are non-afford (ex 3.000 marks) for standard measure mortal still. There is generally a very positive evolution at the ink jet printers. After one comments at the beginning mocking while showing his ink jet expression still often as "aha, inks shine, that sees man" would harvest, can itself the quality of new generation of ink jet printers as a rule more than are able be seen. Around it also have I my initially abysmal aversion to inks shine overcome and me the HP 930 C of train hotted up. Enough of the pre-speech. The report is subdivided into the following 6 items: Current 1st print quality 2nd price 3rd print rate... Read review

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