Compaq Presario R3160US Laptop (1.6 GHz Athlon 64 3200+, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, 802.11g, DVD+R/RW Combo) | List Price: $2,296.00
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Platform: Windows XP Home Edition
Brand: Hewlett-Packard
Binding: Personal Computers
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Bulky, Heavy and the hard drive really really sucks [Posted on 2005-01-27]
I got this machine at work so I could work on 64-bit related data. I have been using it for almost 6 months now and I have to say that if I would never buy it. This is a desktop replacement, and as such, weighs a lot. I do travel a lot and this machine was not meant for that purpose. Forget about using it on a plane if you are not going in economy. The power consumption is simply ridiculous; I have yet to find a power adapter that will work with this thing on the place. The power adapter is a brick which just adds more weight to the whole ordeal.
Now the hard drive...oh boy. I did a clean install of Windows since I thought my old installation was the problem - but no, I was wrong. I don't know why this HD is so slow. If I am working on Word with a 100 MB document and it does the auto-saving thing, my computer is pretty much useless for two minutes, mega-frustrating. If I am writing something over the network to this laptop, rest assured that I wont be able to do anything else. My Powerbook G3 is like 4 years older than this machine, has the same hard drive and never stalls as bad as this guy.
On the positive side, it plays Ut2k4 fairly well. If I am hosting a LAN game, it takes around 3 minutes to load the next map, which is way too much. The display is nice, the keyboard is nice and the trackpad works as expected.
I have not found a place where I could get more RAM and finding replacement parts for this puppy is a mayor pain.
Would I recommend it? No, there are way better 64-bit alternatives out there.
Impressive [Posted on 2005-08-24]
This comp is actually the comp im using at the moment to write this review. Now the thing im noticing that strikes me is, that im sitting on the toilet writing...but how??
That's right built in internet, is only ONE of the MANY features of this great comp. From its good looks to dvd drive to good size screen , and its futuristic presence you'll enjoy this comp. It's very comfortable and i'll have to tell you its not very heavy at all.
The only flaw I'd have to say is that the battery is very weak, only lasts up to thirty minues fully charged.
Couldn't ask for more [Posted on 2005-10-14]
Can easily handle new games like Half Life 2, Fable, and Battlefield 2--but I still take it to class every day as it's easy to carry in my backpack and the battery lasts about an hour an a half (note to the guy who wrote the last review-I think your battery is defective).
I have had this computer for just under a year now, and I love it. I have never had any problems with any component, and it still gives my friend's PCs a run for their money!
worst experience [Posted on 2006-05-26]
I used the computer only for basic use such as using word processor or watching movies, so i enjoyed this computer until it suddenly broke down. i was watching a movie one night and it started giving me the blue screen and automatically shut down. I tried to restore it with my CD and it got worse. After few attempts, it made beep sounds. Then I was sure that the hardware itself had a problem. So I called the customer service. It took me more than 2 hours to go through all the call transfer and to explain what happened to my computer to them. They made me do all the things but I knew that those wouldn't do any thing.
Even though I do not know everything about computers, I knew basic things and it was clear that the problem was not from a computer virus. But they did not listen what I was saying and told me to wait for one more day. They said it might work. The problem might from "static" between the battery and the computer. I wasted a day and nothing happened. I had to talk to three differend people for more than 3 hours again to get the mail-in service finally. After they placed the order, the process of the order took 3 days. Finally the order was in the system and I was able to get a box to send the computer to the repair center a week later from the first breakdown.
I got my computer from the repair center after few days, but it broke down again. It was a same story afterward. I got the computer around 2 weeks from second breakdown. and I turn on the computer right after I got it. IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN GIVING ME THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE AS BEFORE!!! I talked to them again and all they can do was to send me a box to send the computer to the repair center again. I had to send it to the repair center for the third time. I got it back today but it took more than 5 days just to get it delivered to my place because they put the wrong address as a delivery address. I am done with compaq or HP.
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