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Posted at 11:06 AM on Sunday 08/9/09 by
Ben
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Office Depot has the Compaq Presario CQ5110F Desktop Computer for $360 - $60 rebate = $300 with free shipping. Features Athlon X2 Dual-Core, 320GB hard drive, 3GB memory, Windows Vista Home, 10/100 ethernet and includes keyboard and optical mouse. [Compare]
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    willwong111 - Posted 3:16 pm PDT 08/9/09 (111 Posts)  Report Spam

    why a compaq out of all computers? I'm told that they make 2nd rate computers.

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    S_Klass - Posted 3:45 pm PDT 08/9/09 (1512 Posts)  Report Spam

    Cos it's really inexpensive? Vista Home (non-OEM) itself is at least $75.

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    Spectra - Posted 3:49 pm PDT 08/9/09 (232 Posts)  Report Spam

    #1 I bought my Compaq Presario back in 2001 and I'm still using it today. It has an Athlon XP 1900+ w/1GB RAM and works just fine for web browsing, email, digital photos, ripping/burning media, etc.. It even plays back HD video (720p) just fine. I do fresh installs of Windows XP every year to keep it peppy, and run the typical security programs (AVG, ZoneAlarm, ThreatFire, Windows Defender).

    I think part of the reason it's in fine running shape (original power supply and fans, too) is it's plugged into a good power line conditioner/ surge protector, and I clean the dust out of the CPU case every so often (helps keep cooling at max efficiency).

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    doomed - Posted 4:41 pm PDT 08/9/09 (1230 Posts)  Report Spam

    Dust=heat=death

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    Kyser_Soze - Posted 9:42 pm PDT 08/9/09 (731 Posts)  Report Spam

    #3. I have 1 too but it's a 1700+. I do restores every 18 months or so and have limited accounts for the wife and kids. Back when I bought mine, the people that were bad-mouthing the brand were getting Celerons.

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    mikey8 - Posted 7:19 pm PDT 08/10/09 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

    A lot of under performing office depot store have closed including the one around my neighborhood.

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