Compaq power adapter - airplane

Advantages: Its cheap and suitable for business use!
Disadvantages: Monitor is optional

...Nice PC Designed mostly for business use since graphics card is not for the up to date games. It has an internet adapter integrated in the system and something that is even more useful.... a card reader! These card readers can read the memory cards of your mobile phone, video camera (if your video camera has a memory card) or you digital camera! The power supply of this computer is just right for this HP Compaq Business Desktop dx2300 PC. The keyboard and the mouse is provided. Its good to see these are provided since in some other bundles are not. The monitor for this PC is not provided but hey!!!.... its quite cheap to buy so why don't you go and buy a monitor as well?... Read review

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Advantages: Inexpensive compared to similar spec'd machines
Disadvantages: Trackball mouse inefficient and not easy to use, build quality terrible, heavy with provided battery

...Having purchased my Compaq Armada 110s based mostly on budgetary constraints, I suppose I have to blame it on myself that this machine disappoints. I have owned the Armada for a year and a half now, and have experienced many problems both hardware- and software-related. To dismiss the software complaints, my laptop came installed with Windows Millenium, to which I have had to add several patches to make the machine work consistently. Compaq support people were reasonably helpful about these problems, although utlimately a self-help approach was the rule (they directed me to downloads on the web to try to fix the problems myself, and blamed it on the Microsoft software). The main problem in this department was to do with the display adapters, meaning that my screen repeatedly shut down for no apparent reason. Having 'fixed... Read review

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Advantages: Powerful, fast, sleek
Disadvantages: Getting programs into the system

...iPaking with a Punch = I have had my iPak for about 2 years. At first I had difficulty switching over from using a written filofax to the iPaq. The beauty is that the calendar diary on this is absolutely fantastic, it remembers, and it lets you know when you need to do something. My biggest difficulty and I suppose a bug bare I have with it is that it's hard to get programs for the iPaq. I have in effect what came with it along with a few I have bought from the HP site. Another problem with it is that its really hungry on power. I find it runs down its charge quite quickly. Its important that you get a case for it to stop it scratching, and get extra pens for it, as they tend to go missing, or maybe its just me. I have it connected through my wifi and its superb little browser, both at home outside when I want... Read review

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