Customer Reviews

Compaq Presario 2110US Laptop (1.67 GHz Athlon 2000+, 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I had a Presario 710 notebook and I decided I would like to upgrade as the 710 was beginning to be to slow for my work (programming). I spent a few weeks looking around to find the best deal on a good notebook without spending $2000. The 2110 is a NICE machine. I finally choose that one after debating 3 notebooks. This machine will play Warcraft 3 with all the graphics/video cranked all the way up!!! I did some tweaks to WinXP Pro and the machine now boots in 30 seconds from power to start bar and shuts down in 15 or less. The 710 would get so hot you could cook eggs on it, this machine stays pretty decently cool.

With a 60 GB HD, 512 megs of ram and 64 megs (shared) for video and a DVD/CD-RW you can't go wrong. So far I am very happy with my purchase and I would recoment anyone else in the market to consider this machine on their list.

In general performance is OK.

Touchpad mouse buttons have always been a bit flaky. Sometimes pick up taps that never occurred. Not a huge problem but irritating.

BIG PROBLEM - the AC adapter plugs on these machines are mounted on the motherboard itself. They are notorious for getting loose. Unless you can find someone willing to try precision soldering - it CANNOT BE REPAIRED. Soldering is a problem because there is a high risk of overheating other components next to the power jack on the motherboard and making the board totally inoperable. If you take one into any big name repair shop (e.g., CompUSA), the only repair they can offer is to replace the motherboard. The price of JUST a new motherboard is at least $400. Add the labor costs and you have now spent more than the machine is worth.

If you are thinking of buying one of these used, I'd recommend against it.

UPDATE ** UPDATE

Found a place to repair the power connector on my motherboard. Laptop Rescuer in Santa Clara, CA. Works good as new. Only cost $150. Much cheaper than buying another laptop.

The Acer USB port disconnects when copying images from some camera. This is one of the main things I wanted to use it for.
Tech support stepped me through a few updates, but was unsuccessful in helping me.

Well the system is a good as other HP models. The system has enough power and memory to complete any task a mobile user can through at it. The bigest problem is Firmware, it has been updated twice since my purchase in early january. So much for right the first time.