Breaks as soon as warranty is up.
Written: Jan 28 '03 (Updated Jul 16 '03)
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Pros: Easy to use touch pad.. looks pretty?
Cons: Breaks a lot. Noisy. Did i mention it breaks?
The Bottom Line: Don't buy it.
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| darienblue's Full Review: Compaq Presario 1690 (112198-053) PC Notebook |
Ok, so i got this computer for high school as it was compulsory in 10th grade.
Let's just say.. in the beginning i loved it. It was great. But then when I compared it with other peoples laptops i noticed how noisy it was when I either had it charging or playing a cd.
Let me just make a list of the things that are bad about it.
- The battery falls out
- the screen lost its hold.. it shakes back and forth
- the buttons below the touch screen broke. They are now tappable instead of clickable.
- The keyboard has seemed to fall into the computer.
- The disk drive makes incredible noisy sounds whenever you try to access a disk.
- the cd player makes HUGE noises. Sounds like a lawn mower starting up.
- the power cord broke.
- the battery fails
- the computer does not last on battery for more than 10 mins.
- the cute little internet menu on the face of the computer is useless
- the speakers are right under your hands so when you are typing you muffle the sounds.
- the screen died on me after a year.
- the rubber stands under the computer fell out.
- weird things happen to the computer. menus flash for no reason and the mouse seems to have a mind of its own.
Updated July 16, 2003.
- Quite a funny story actually. One day, the right arrow button stopped working and I was about to kill the computer.
Next day, someone broke into our house and robbed us, taking among many things, the computer. What a laugh! I'm sure they wouldn't have gotten more than $200 for it. Meanwhile, I got a brand new Presario 2100 with the insurance money and its amazing! GOODBYE 1690!
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): dont remembe
Operating System: Windows
Processor: Don't Know
Processor speed: Don't Know
Screen Size: 12 inches
RAM: 64
Internal Storage: CD-ROM
Hard Drive (GB): Under 4
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