Compaq Presario 2145US Laptop (2.00-GHz Athlon XP-M 2400+, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

by Compaq

Product Details

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• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008X3SF
• Item model number: DC955A#ABA
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,684 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 4, 2003

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

As part of Compaq's ultra-affordable Presario 2100US series of mobile computers, the Presario 2145US is short of high-tech amenities such as wireless communication, DVD burning and world-class speed. It is, however, no slouch when it comes to commonplace tasks such as light to medium duty personal or business applications, general schoolwork, Internet browsing, and e-mail.

At the heart of the Presario 2145US is a 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP-M 2400+ processor. Compaq has complemented this cost effective CPU with a generous 512 MB DDR SDRAM system memory (expandable to 1024 MB) and an ATI Mobility Radeon 4X AGP graphics chipset with 64 MB shared (not dedicated) memory. As such, the unit is not the best choice for 3-D games, animation or drawing packages and high-complexity business apps. Sharing the data storage duties is a sizeable 60 GB hard disk and a DVD/CD-RW combo drive through which you can burn and play audio CDs, archive data and watch your favorite movies. In its stock setup, the system will not allow you to record to DVD media.

At 12.96 by 10.72 by 1.57 inches and 7.25 pounds, the Presario 2145US is slightly below average size and therefore comfortably portable. The unit is equipped with a large 15-inch display screen capable of crystal clear 1024x768 resolutions. Other features include two USB 1.1 ports for plug and play peripheral connections, an 88-key keyboard, a Touch Pad with on/off and dedicated up/down scroll surface, and a pair of internal stereo speakers. Communication connectivity options include a 56K modem for low-speed Internet and email access and a high-speed RJ-45 LAN connector. The computer doesn't come with a wireless communication option, or FireWire and USB 2.0 ports for fast data interaction with peripherals such as digital camcorders.

Pre-installed software includes Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Money 2003, Microsoft Works 6.0, and a variety of multimedia applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars My first laptop., March 2, 2011

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traxman57 (Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compaq Presario 2145US Laptop (2.00-GHz Athlon XP-M 2400+, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive) (Personal Computers)

I bought this laptop in 2002 I believe and was very happy with the features. I was able to do pretty much everything I wanted on it, including playing my favorite game at the time which was Command and Conquer Red Alert II. Like the above description says, it is not suitable for heavy duty gaming, but some of the less graphically challenging games run OK on it. Regular DVD movies run fine on here with no lag if you keep the junk off you hard drive. The JBL speakers and sound system sounds pretty good, but I usually hook up a little 2.1 powered speaker system to it for more realistic game and movie sounds as well as playing my MP3 collection.

This system is a good travel companion, and has served me well on many family outings, allowing me to play games and watch movies which I packed in the bag. The Wi-Fi came in handy a number of times as well, especially when my cell phone battery died!

I like the styling of this laptop and have found it to be a reliable computer. I am still hooking it up to the charger and using it to help my wife to learn some basic computing, as she is a Noob at it. Even though it is now almost 9 years old it still runs, although I have to run it off the supply since the battery doesn't hold a charge too well anymore.

If you can still find one in good working order it would still work fine as a student computer, or as a backup home computer. Also, once again it's still great on trips for watching your old DVD collection! Just don't expect too much out of the battery. Also I recommend adding at least another 512meg of ram.