Advantages: Fast, Fast, FAST!!! (Oh yeah... and easy to set up and use, too.)
Disadvantages: Huh?!!? No stereo speakers?!?!

...me gently at the Windows desktop. No fuss. No muss. No bother. Couldn’t’a been easier. Superior graphics and audio. Game audio is consistently crisp and clear. Part of this is the function of the Logitech "Soundman" speakers I own (more about that later), but it’s obvious to me that this sound card is made of stern stuff. I frequently play music CDs in my super-silent CD-ROM drive while I work; the music sounds clear, natural, and balanced across all audible frequencies. Video is superb!! Right out of the box, there was no distortion of the display... no pin cushioning, no trapezoidal warping, no other unsightly abnormalities requiring adjustment. Colors are warm and natural. Resolution is sharp. 3D graphics are breathtaking. My dazzling new Compaq CV935 19-inch monitor gets a great deal of credit for this... Read review

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Advantages: High quality flawless printing guaranteed
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I own an HP Deskjet 950C (Most cartridge distributors websites have compatibility tables to find the right cartridge for your printer) and I've been buying these HP ink cartridges for a few years now. So far I have never had problem with them. I think I do an average amount of printing; A few photos, documents, maps for driving, etc. and these cartridges have always performed flawlessly. But then you'd expect them to wouldn't you? They are made by a reputable manufacturer and are specifically designed for use in my printer. They come well packaged, vacuum sealed in plastic to prevent the ink drying out, and securly contained inside sturdy cardboard cases. They are, generally, easy to install by following the instructions that came with the printer. I don't have experience with every HP printer, but I have installed ink cartridges... Read review

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Advantages: easy to use, the price
Disadvantages: no monitor

...In my experience this HP compaq bussiness desktop DX2300-pentium D 952 3 GHz was desighed specifically for bussinesses with essential computing needs, the HP compaq dx2300 microtower comes with practial features and award-winning HP support, so you can focus on your business instead of worry about your PC. The reliability of the machine seems superb, I've never seen any problems with it at all, then again if you did HP are well known for there good customer support and excellently detailed manuals. Main Specification - Windows vista premium ready - Processor: 1 x intel pentium D 925 / 3 GHz (dual-core) - Cache memory: 4 MB L2 cache - Cache per processor: 4 MB (2 x 2 MB) - RAM: 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB max - Hard drive: 1 x 160 GB - standard - serial ATA-300 - Graphics controller: Intel GMA 3000 - Audio output: Sound card - stereo - OS... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, easy to use.
Disadvantages: Install of Hardware.

...When I first started to use the 8200 I was not sure about it as it would not have been my first choice. I say this as this CD-Writer is not the fastest on the market or in the HP Range. However it is used at work so I can't complain. Having used the CD-Writer I must say I am quite impressed with it. Although the speed is not what I would like, it is only 4x write and re-write, it is a very reliable peice of kit. Other CD-Writers that I have used have chewed up CD's and given errors when writing, so making the CD useless. The HP 8200 as with other HP CD-Writers comes in two forms, an internal (You can tell by having an i after the number, e.g. 8200i) and an external (Similar to internal but e on the end of a number, e.g. 8200e). With this you get packages the normal HP Software, Adaptec Direct CD and Easy CD Creator, both of which... Read review

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Advantages: EXCELLENT PRINT QUALITY
Disadvantages: EXPENSIVE IF LOTS OF USAGE

...HP 57 TRI-COLOUR INKJET PRINT CARTRIDGE You may have heard of a two car family, well I hate to say it that we are now a two printer family. My wife who has a laptop was constantly using my printer for her own work and funnily enough, my ink cartridges were constantly running out, so we decided to invest in a second printer which takes HP cartridges number 56 (black) and number 57 (colour). HP 57 PACKAGING AND CONTENTS The packaging itself makes it look as if you are getting a larger cartridge than the one you actually get. For those of you that are into minimal packaging, then I would say that there is too much packaging, in the form of cardboard, and depending on where you buy them from, these are then further packaged into a see through plastic holder. The cartridges that I have bought recently come from various parts... Read review

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Advantages: performance
Disadvantages: portability

...This HP Compaq laptop combines power with a good design and other great features to give you this fantastic business laptop. The laptop is Compaq’s Business Notebook 6715b, which you can probably guess from the name is designed and specifically made for business people, and so therefore comes with vindows vista business already in installed on it, this offers some extra features and programs compared to the other vistas and comes with Intervideo WinDVD, HP Quick Launch Button Software, HP ProtectTools Security Manager, HP Wireless Assistant, Synaptics Touchpad Driver, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, Roxio Easy Media Creator 9, HP OpenView Radia Management Agent, HP QuickLook. The design is really good too. It is all in one colour, which is usually something that puts me off laptops, however this all black laptop has a cool... Read review

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Advantages: fast, reliable
Disadvantages: none

...I started with computers almost 8 years ago and have owned Packard Bell, Hewlitt Packerd, Gateway and now my compaq Presario. I said I would never buy a compaq because I had worked at a major retail store in the computer department and there were always so many returns on them that I figured they must not be a good computer. My last one was a Gateway which should be another opinion as I had nothing but problems with it. I work from home and can't have my computer down so I went computer shopping. The only thing I could find that had what I wanted was Compaq so I figured okay why not. It's been a couplr of years , maybe they have improved and if I don't like it I can always return it. That was about 8 months ago and I have not had one single problem nor even the need to call tech support so I am convinced. Mine is the 5000 series... Read review

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Advantages: Good points. Obscenely easy way to rebuild a corrupted server.
Disadvantages: Bad points. Limited hardware and software support. Make sure your operating system can read all partitions.

...the appropriate termination. HP TapeAssure is provided on disk to check your SCSI configuration in Windows as well as other back up software, utilities and drivers. The same tape drive can be used for Unix and NetWare systems. Once that is done it is a mere snip to make a complete back up of all files on your server and create a disaster recovery “CD-ROM” on your back up tape. The SureStore DAT40 works best the tape standard DDS-4; the tape can store up to 40 GB of data from multiple disks and RAID arrays. And is fully backward compatible with DDS-2 and DDS-3. However, don’t bother using your old DDS-1 tapes, they won’t be written to on this machine. HP recommends that you test your server for compatibility before instituting any disaster recovery policy based on this hardware. Again this was just a case of rebooting the server and tape drive whilst... Read review

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Advantages: Compact Size, Durability, Speed
Disadvantages: HP Support, Discontinued...

...-- HP LaserJet 6L in brief… This printer has been working with me from ages. I know it’s considered a bit old at the moment and the last time I logged to HP website, I found it was discontinued; however it’s a great printer with great functionalities. I bough this printer about 4 years ago, when It was a hit in the market and hp was just offering it to the people, I think it was one of the most successful printers to the HP company. Anyway, I am writing this review to the people who liked to work with this printer as I suppose its hard to get one at the moment because its not for sale anymore, and also because there is new models that offer many vast and more functionalities than this printer with a reasonable price. And by the way my model type is C3990A (by the way it’s a black/white printer for those who don’t know). -- Product... Read review

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Advantages: Very Good Quality, Excellent SilverFast Software
Disadvantages: Abit Large, Dust Removal Software Not Good

...The HP ScanJet 8300 is a Professional Image Scanner from HP's Scan jet series. This is one of the top end Scanners HP manufacture and is ideal for the business domain. There is also an 8300gp model of this scanner which is a Graphic Arts scanner and has a monitor color-meter calibrator as a added feature ideal for graphic designers. Now about the HP ScanJet 8300, the scanner has an OR (Optical Resolution) of 4800x4800dpi and will scan high dynamic range in 48bit colour. This is fine for transparency and negative scanning. The scanner has a max reflection area of around A4 size. HP includes film holders which will hold 3 strips, 6 frames of a 35mm film. The holders can be placed in the base of the scanner for storage. The ScanJet 8300 is supplied with HP's own photosmart software. I wasn't impressed with the scan pro scanning. It has... Read review

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