The Presario 2100 is a useful laptop.
The keyboard is easy to use, although it could, perhaps, do with being a little bit bigger and perhaps it is a bit too springy for my liking. Although I am told that I still type as if I am using my old Imperial Model T Good Companion portable typewriter. ... Read review
(+) the quality of his material which casing was not with the reduction affected (-) battery endurance is not too good and will be a bit inconvenient if you have to frequently work ou
Advantages: Modest price if you shop carefully Disadvantages: A little heavy
The Presario 2100 is a useful laptop.
The keyboard is easy to use, although it could, perhaps, do with being a little bit bigger and perhaps it is a bit too springy for my liking. Although I am told that I still type as if I am using my old Imperial Model T Good Companion portable typewriter. And perhaps there is some truth in this!
The Presario is easy to operate. Although I feel that it would be better to have four, ... ...printer, using a USB modem (for ADSL) downloading from a camera and using a USB mouse as I do means constant juggling around of USB devices. Or using extra USB ports.
The Presario is not very light so is a little less portable than it might be and does tend to drag on the shoulder if carried for any length of time.
There are a wide variety of Presario's available, even within the same model number, so you do need to ... more
The Presario 2100 is a useful laptop.
The keyboard is easy to use, although it could, perhaps, do with being a little bit bigger and perhaps it is a bit too springy for my liking. Although I am told that I still type as if I am using my old Imperial Model T Good Companion portable typewriter. And perhaps there is some truth in this!
The Presario is easy to operate. Although I feel that it would be better to have four, rather than two USB ports on the machine. Operating a printer, using a USB modem (for ADSL) downloading from a camera and using a USB mouse as I do means constant juggling around of USB devices. Or using extra USB ports.
The Presario is not very light so is a little less portable than it might be and does tend to drag on the shoulder if carried for any length of time.
There are a wide variety of Presario's available, even within the same model number, so you do need to ensure that you get exactly what you want in terms of processor type and speed, etc.
A useful website to look at is www.compaq.co.uk which will help you through the options that are available.
There's also a link available from your Presario laptop at http://h18027.www1.hp.com/athome/international/uk/mypresario/ which is also a useful site, but perhaps more so when you have bought a Presario.
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Manufacturer's product description
The Compaq Presario 2100Z series notebook offers you a powerful, affordable, mobile computing solution. Smart, stylish, and magnificently mobile, the Presario 2100Z will help you achieve a new level of productivity, both at work and at home. It's easy to get connected with the Compaq Presario 2001Z' s integrated 10/100 Ethernet and 56K V.92 modem, plus available integrated wireless LAN options for 802.11b and 54g (standard 802.11g). The quantity and speed of your system memory can have a dramatic effect on performance. To keep things running smoothly, all Compaq Presario 2100Z notebooks have two DIMM slots for configuring up to 1GB of memory. Digital photos and videos can take up more space in your notebook than you might think. To be sure you have room to stash all your digital treasures, Compaq Presario 2100Z hard drives include up to 60GB (at 4200 rpm). To accommodate your budget, a fully customizable, single optical drive comes with each Compaq Presario 2100Z. You choose whether you want a CD drive, a DVD-ROM drive, a DVD/CD-RW, or one of two DVD+RW combo drives. The ports you'll use most are located conveniently on this notebook. These include: USB 1.1, headphones, microphone, PS/2 keyboard or mouse, and S-Video TV out.
