Hewlett Packard PA-8000 180 MHz processor board

Advantages: Fully installed and ready to go
Disadvantages: It installs extra software that is not needed

...This is another package from Hewlett Packard which at the time when bought out was reasonable priced. Nowadays you can pickup a package like this between £100 and £250 depending on any upgrades. Usually the processor is around 600mhz and can be upgraded to around 1000mhz. The only problem with this machine is of the L2 cache installed on the main board. The more L2 cache the quicker and easier the processor can handle information. The maximum memory my machine could take was 512mb but not sure on the higher spec machines. My machine came with a scrolling mouse which many machines didn't have. All machines that i knew of came with Windows 98 but this can be wiped and Windows 2000 or even XP can easily be installed with 128mb memory. My PC came installed with Windows 98 and a few other programs installed, these other programs were... Read review

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Advantages: Has everything you have
Disadvantages: some may not like the colour

...better to other networks. Warranty: One-year limited worldwide warranty Specification - technical stuff -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operating System:Microsoft Windows Platform:XP Pro Expansion Ports:2 ( 0 ) x memory (free) SO DIMM 200-pin 1 ( 1 ) x CardBus - type I/II/III (free) Processor Brand:Intel Centrino Processor Class:Pentium M 740 Processor Speed:1.73 GHz Additional Technologies:Stereo speakers, wireless LAN aerial Memory Type:DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz Memory Size:512 MB (2x256mb) / 2 GB (max) Memory Slots (Total):2 Memory Slots (Available):0 Hard Drive Capacity:60 Gb IDE 5400 rpm Optical Drive Type:DVD±RW - integrated Graphics Description:On board Intel GMA 900 GPU/VPU:Intel GMA 900 Video Memory: Dynamic Video Memory Technology 2... Read review

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Advantages: Full of features, fast, reliable
Disadvantages: None

...My old laptop that I use for work, a Compaq Armada M700 died recently, and, as I was doing so much work away, I needed something that was going to give me flexibility and reliability. So this is a review of what I got to replace it. ** What is it? ** This laptop is an HP Compaq nc8000, that confused me a little, as my old laptop was made by Compaq!! ** What features does it have? ** Without turning it on! Looking at the front of this laptop, you see directly in the centre a silver catch. Push this to open it. You then see that the lid/monitor is locked by two chrome catches. To the left and right are the “on board” speakers. To the right hand side is a button to mute the speaker, further to the right is a double sided button, which is used to raise and lower the volume. Just above this are 5 small lights, to tell... Read review

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