After all, HP didn't get to be a notebook market share leader for nothing. It has remained a reliable provider and has managed to avoid some of the same nasty publicity on issues like overheating that ...

With its new line of Compaq Computer Presario notebooks, Hewlett-Packard is looking for road warriors who enjoy the freedom of movement, but prefer to stay plugged in at home. The Presario 1500 is a ...

If there's one thing this dour economy is good for, it's pushing down prices. Walmart have just announced that they'll be offering a $298 notebook, the Compaq Presario CQ60-419WM, complete with a ...

Approximately 41,000 laptop batteries for HP and Compaq notebook computers are being recalled over concerns that they may overheat, creating a fire hazard.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said ...

After concluding that I would do well to purchase a laptop for law school, the question remained: “Which one?” I knew that I wanted the new Intel Pentium-M processor, part of their much-advertised ...

According to these—allegedly “leaked”—photos, the black and aluminum 2.5-pound HP Compaq 2133 UMPC laptop looks like the Asus Eee PC’s cooler cousin. No price yet, but the Wi-Fi-enabled HP Compaq 2133 ...

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The Compaq Presario line of laptops has been in production since the 1990s, and continues to be a strong seller in the consumer marketplace. As with any computer, a Presario's service life can be ...

The days of Compaq and Gateway laptops are long gone. But if you have fond memories of buying your first Compaq laptop down at Circuit City, there’s good news. The brand is back — but in a different ...

January 1982 Former Texas Instruments manager Rod Canion comes up with the idea of a portable computer that runs all the programs that operate on the IBM PC without any modification. Canion, Jim ...

The Presario 1500 is a machine that can effectively replace a desktop computer, but is also small enough to be taken on the road. By including a desktop Pentium 4 processor into the notebook, the ...