Compaq Presario 1200 Notebook (700-MHz Pentium III, 64 MB RAM, 6 GB hard drive)

by Compaq

Product Details

• Item Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005O03A
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,403 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1973

Product Description

Compaq Presario 1200 Notebook

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Efficient, easy to use laptop., May 11, 2005

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D. Young "comper" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compaq Presario 1200 Notebook (700-MHz Pentium III, 64 MB RAM, 6 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

This is the Mellenium edition of the Compaq Presario. I use it at home, and children use it for homework and research.
I have found it easy to use. No problems in all the time I've had it. Even tho' I don't have DSL or cable, it works pretty fast.
I highly recommed this for everyday use. Probably not what a business needs.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It knows how to handle itself, June 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Compaq Presario 1200 Notebook (700-MHz Pentium III, 64 MB RAM, 6 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

I have a Presario 1202 and it's been working a charm for me. I have 800MHz, 128MB RAM (with 320MB maximum), 10 GB hard drive running Windows 2000 Professional. I have to say that this laptop has been working wonders for me. I haven't had one single problem with this machine and it has been very efficiant and fast. My system has been stable, my hardware has functioned 110% my only problem with Compaq is their online chat support. I aksed them general questions about how to use my machine to its "best" and their chat window kept showing the start of the conversation with no way to scroll to the last said message.

It begins to make me wonder if they can't fix their own online chat support window, how will they fix a laptop if it fails? However, despite this minor issue with Their website, I have had nothing but good help from them. A particular consultant was first to give me a BIOS update for best performance. I have not had my system crash once yet, as I said. All functions work perfectly and the system has some intelligent speed system on it. I'm not sure what US models are like but I am told by the US Compaq/Hewlett-Packard supprt people that they can differ.

If you're in Australia, I'd feel very, VERY safe in buying this product. Value for money with quality to boot. For those having SOFTWARE related problems, quit blaming the HARDWARE. Just because you can't control a mouse properly, or fumble with buttons or can't configure your programs properly, that is YOUR fault, not Compaq's. I think they've done an excellent job and some people just need to set things up instead of thinking all is well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Tech Support, May 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Compaq Presario 1200 Notebook (700-MHz Pentium III, 64 MB RAM, 6 GB hard drive) (Personal Computers)

I bought a Compaq Presario 1200. A few months after I had it the battery circuit and the motherboard crashed. I was told by Compaq that the warrenty would not cover the repairs. Now I am stuck with a laptop that is not worth spending the money to fix. I would encourage anyone considering purchasing this product to think twice. It's definitly not worth the cost.