Compaq Presario 5320US Desktop (1.5-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive)

Compaq Presario 5320US Desktop (1.5-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive)
Manufacturer: Compaq
Product Type: Personal Computer

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The Compaq Presario 5000 Series defines a new standard of value for a powerful and expandable Internet PC. Fully loaded and powered by Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium 4 processors, the Presario 5000 series truly harnesses the vast information and educational possibilities of the Internet bringing excitement into the home. With a new easy access design, plus a generous number of open bays and slots, you can easily upgrade your PC providing protection from technology obsolescence.
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It would be hard to go wrong with a system like the Compaq Presario 5320US. Equipped with a 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 processor, 40 GB hard disk drive, and 512 MB RAM (expandable to 1,536 MB), it has all the basics covered--and then some. For ease of use, improved multimedia, and better support of peripherals, Compaq has installed Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft's next-generation operating system. To enhance multimedia applications and Internet connectivity, this system includes a 12x (write) CD-RW and 12x DVD-ROM drive, an nVidia Vanta graphics card, a 56K modem, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC. All these features at a price lower than most comparably equipped desktops make this system a versatile addition to any home or office.

Average customer rating:

headache computer
Good Computer bad buy
Not too shabby, but.....
Compaq the Weapon of Choice
Good value!

Compaq Presario 5320US Desktop (1.5-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive)

Manufacturer: Compaq
ProductGroup: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers

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It would be hard to go wrong with a system like the Compaq Presario 5320US. Equipped with a 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 processor, 40 GB hard disk drive, and 512 MB RAM (expandable to 1,536 MB), it has all the basics covered--and then some. For ease of use, improved multimedia, and better support of peripherals, Compaq has installed Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft's next-generation operating system. To enhance multimedia applications and Internet connectivity, this system includes a 12x (write) CD-RW and 12x DVD-ROM drive, an nVidia Vanta graphics card, a 56K modem, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC. All these features at a price lower than most comparably equipped desktops make this system a versatile addition to any home or office.

Product Description

The Compaq Presario 5000 Series defines a new standard of value for a powerful and expandable Internet PC. Fully loaded and powered by Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium 4 processors, the Presario 5000 series truly harnesses the vast information and educational possibilities of the Internet bringing excitement into the home. With a new easy access design, plus a generous number of open bays and slots, you can easily upgrade your PC providing protection from technology obsolescence.

Customer Reviews:

headache computer.......2006-12-11

I bought this PC in November 2001, and this one just worked efficiently and normally 12 months beyond the warranty.
since then the harddrive failed to boot and i lost tons of valuable data.
i also replaced the pd card because the software broke and not available from the manufacturer anymore. the floppy drive broke later.
right now the power switch failed so that i have let power the computer on in case i will not turn on.

what a saving pc i have. great price great computer.

Good Computer bad buy.......2003-09-21

I bought this computer in January of 2002. I have had so many problems with it. Every time I would call up compaq I would wait 2-6 hours just to talk to a support specialist then they would transfer me and again i would wait an additional 1-6 hours. I don't have the patience to wait and if you don't have 10 hours a month to wait on hold with compaq don't buy a compaq.

Not too shabby, but............2002-01-13

it still suffers from some typical Compaq flaws. This is a handy all around household unit with some gaming features that make it more playable than the 5400. Certainly, the price isn't bad either. However, it does not include a monitor, which you'll need to buy separately. The machine's limitations for gamers lie in its limited, mothboard-bound graphics capabilities (a result of the low power NVidia card) and its mediocre ESS sound. There is an aqequate sized hard drive and a pretty good 12X CD burner, so MP3 collectors will not suffer too much. Anyway, like I said, it's a good, basic machine and if that's your interest, you'll be happy with the unit. I should point out that expanding these Compaqs (a lot like their HP bretheren) is a daunting task; things are tight in the case and adding cards and drives is a challenge, so you better like the machine the way you get it, and not the way you envision it upgraded. Lastly, Compaq's reliability has been acceptable, though its service has been less so.

Compaq the Weapon of Choice.......2002-01-01

I own a lesser of the line of Compaq (I have a 950 mhz). I have tried Windows XP though. I find that Compaq is a very high quality product. It is up with Dell, above Hewlett Packard. I highly suggest that you do no purchase a Hewlett Packard because of many reasons (see my review on it). I like the audio, keyboard, and all the small things about a Compaq. CD-RW write drives are a must for the future. Windows XP is wonderful for multiple users. It has a sign in screen. You can personalize your sign in with things such as your own wallpaper, sounds, pointing arrow, etc. I also prefer Windows above Apple. Apple is only good if you are looking for the most simplicity.

Good value!.......2001-12-20

I've bought 3 Compaq Presarios in the past few years. Their machines, in general, offer great value for the money. However, they are not terribly well-built or well-designed. It can be a frustrating task to add hard drive or CD drive to the system yourself. On some models, I practically had to dismantle all the drive bays before I can fit a new drive in. This can be a blessing though: my house was burglarized once and the computer literate burglar decided to steal all the add-on cards in my Compaq instead of taking the whole machine which was too heavy. He got the cards all right, but couldn't figure out how to remove the hard drives and left my 2 drives with valuable data behind. I should be grateful to the Compaq hardware designers. :-)

Compaq Presario 5320US Desktop (1.5-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive) + FS740 17" Flat Screen Monitor + IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer

Average customer rating:

Don't buy this PC
Wonderful.
Very great computer

Compaq Presario 5320US Desktop (1.5-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB hard drive) + FS740 17" Flat Screen Monitor + IJ650 Color Inkjet Printer

Manufacturer: Compaq
ProductGroup: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers

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It would be hard to go wrong with a system like the Compaq Presario 5320US. Equipped with a 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 processor, 40 GB hard disk drive, and 512 MB RAM (expandable to 1,536 MB), it has all the basics covered--and then some. For ease of use, improved multimedia, and better support of peripherals, Compaq has installed Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft's next-generation operating system. To enhance multimedia applications and Internet connectivity, this system includes a 12x (write) CD-RW and 12x DVD-ROM drive, an nVidia Vanta graphics card, a 56K modem, and a 10/100 Mbps Ethernet NIC. For convenience and added functionality, the system is bundled with a Presario FS740 17-inch flat-screen monitor and IJ650 color ink-jet printer. All these features at a price lower than most comparably equipped desktops make this system a versatile addition to any home or office.

Customer Reviews:

Don't buy this PC.......2001-10-24

As of October 23, 2001, this machine is listed @ (dollar amount) but it only comes with 16MB of VRAM, SDRAM (the wildly inexpensive and currently mid-tech sort), what looks to be on-board sound, and only a 17' monitor: this is an overpriced, underperforming PC. While the P4 cpus have high clocks, my 1.5 ghz rdram equipped p4 at work performs about as well as my p3 1ghz at proc intensive tasks like compiling and batch processes. AMD far surpasses most intel procs in most benchmarks.

Wonderful........2001-10-22

This computer is perfect for my kids. They use it for anything. This is one of the best computer we have bought. I don't think we will go back to HP or Apple. Compaq has really put some thought into this machine. The ram is perfect and the prcesser is fast enough to run any game I have. The screen is a perfect size not to big not to small, The only draw back is you don't get web cam. But this is really a five star computer.....

Very great computer.......2001-10-22

I bought this computer and has been outstanding. I'm new at this and had everything ready to go within 45min. I have been able to do so much with this computer. My only problem is I waited this long to get one. I would suggest this to any one thaat needs a computer.A+

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