Epinions Recent Reviews for Compaq Presario 5300

Compaq Presario 5300: Customer service was good

Thu, 7 Sep 2000 20:36:07 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jenzahara - I got this computer for free, so I am pretty blase about all the problems I have had. But now that my PC has passed away, I feel I must warn others to stay away.

It all started when certain software I bought would not work, no matter how it...

Compaq Presario 5300: Good at its price.

Sun, 19 Dec 1999 20:25:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ahimsa2 - I bought Compaq Presario 5304 several months ago. I already have another Compaq-Presario, a 2266. 5304 is a lot cheaper, but what amazes me is that it is faster than my 2266. The hard-drive space is only 4GB, which is smaller than most Compaq-Presarios,...

Compaq Presario 5300: Deceptive Description/works fine!

Thu, 2 Dec 1999 21:36:42 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author airdr - Presairo 5304

I have had some start up problems with the unit due to the combination of printer & scanner that I am using, but after 3 runs of the supplied emergency recovery disk I am finally up and running all of the applications which...

Compaq Presario 5300: boat anchor in proprietary

Sat, 20 Nov 1999 02:01:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bluz2 - This system looks nice on the out side but when it comes to the

software that is thrown on to it in my opinion to waste disk space. The thought of upgrading the hardware of these proprietary boat anchor's is at best a nightmare. The cost is...

Compaq Presario 5300: Poor Manufacturing, Poor Customer Service

Thu, 28 Oct 1999 01:49:33 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author penguinorama - I bought this product through a online discounter Computer4Sure.com (bad experience in itself) because of the cheap price ($695) and seemingly plentiful features.

Compaq's Presario 5360 (and most probably the rest of the Presario series) is made...

Compaq Presario 5300: I like the Compaq Presario 5304

Thu, 7 Oct 1999 18:00:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Jenwynrose - I recently purchased a compaq 5304 I like it a lot, So I haven't had any problems with it at all. I think I got a far deal I got the 15 inch multimedia monitor priced 289.68, the Ij300 color printer priced 96.87 and the system for 483.44 total 869.99 It...

Compaq Presario 5300: Buyer Beware on Compaq/Compuserve "Deal"

Fri, 10 Sep 1999 11:58:13 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jshanley - I recently purchase a Compaq 5304 PC, after being led to believe the requirement for the $400 Compaq/Compuserve rebate was the purchase of a qualifying computer only. Only after I downloaded the Compaq rebate form and examined the fine print (Terms and...