Advantages: Incredibly fast and capable of managing demanding apllications. Disadvantages: Surface smudgy - very hard to keep clean,
The only downfall of a superb machine is the material used to form the main body. The body is made of a shiny plastic material. This is a poor decision made by Compaq as this material is easily dirtied and smudged. Although an annoying and persistent problem, it can be easily rectified by cleaning the whole body with spectacle lens cleaning wipes a few times a month.
The battery can last for about 2 hours on full power and 5-10 on 'Power Saver' mode. Energy consumption can be regulated by the user and new power regulating plans can be created.
The V6000 is truly one of the best laptops on the market - allowing the user to use just about any program in any location. ...
Advantages: Cheap, relatively small, does everything a monitor should do Disadvantages: bland design, old fashioned,
The CompaqV55 is an ideal monitor; it was an important part of our receptionists life for a good 5 years but after recently replacing it with a TFT, I decided it was only fair we rewarded it by giving it a good write up on ciao.
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It was back in 1997, in which our comapany first purchased this monitor. We had a dell base unit which was perfect for the general office work of the receptionist; now all we needed was a nice monitor to go with it. At £129.99 it was not badly priced at all, in fact its probably worth that today. It seemed a bargain; despite it being compaqs lowest in their range, it would be all that was needed for the day to day chores of our receptionist. The prices of these monitors will have come down considerably since then, brand new your probably looking at under £60, a bargain ...
gusgusrule 27.04.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Compaq V 55
Advantages: Good value for money (decent specs at a strong price) and good after-sales support Disadvantages: Bad-looking, unreliable at times
I guess it is safe to say the design will never win any awards. It looks chunky and the color combination (all silver inside and matt black on the outside) doesn't look very appealing.
The buttons on the touch-pad feel rubbery and offer a good touch, but it attracts dirt, is nearly impossible to clean.
Ditto for the silver finish too...starts to rub off after a few months and ends looking ancient.
The specs are decent and well worth the price - but my personal experience with all hp/compaq products (I've had 3 hp/compaq laptops to date) is that they all have a problem with the motherboard.
Not sure if this is a generic problem with all hp/compaq products...or maybe I'm just plain unlucky.
Of course, their after-sales support is quite good, but it doesn't feel nice taking a barely-three-months-old laptop for repair.
Better to spend ...
The V570 will change the way you look at Compaq monitors. This model gives you many of the same innovative performance features typically found on higher-priced monitors. The V570 is a smart choice for buyers who want a great monitor value but also demand premium features. Put a V570 on your desktop today and experience the Compaq difference.
