Customer Reviews

Compaq Presario SR5505F Desktop PC (2.2 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4200 Dual Core Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, DVD Drive, Vista Premium)

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

 

 

I bought this PC for a friend based on name brand and low price. While not an Intel CPU and only having 1 gig of RAM, this box is perfect for a budget user who want access to the Internet primarily for Email and browsing. It will get the job done. I added another Gig of RAM to help windoZe Vista to run faster/smoother, ran the Decrapifier to rid it of the commercial bloated software that is crammed into these name brand computers now a days, added a firewall and off it went. Great box for a spare also.

This is a great deal for anyone on a budget. While the AMD Athlon doesn't have the performance of an intel, it doesn't carry the bloated price tag of an intel either.
The 1024MB of RAM is upgradable to 4gbs, so there is plenty of room to build up as you go along.
The 160GB hard drive may not be large enough for users who have lots of mp3s, but it is plenty of space for the casual users.
The only complaints I have about it are:

1. Windows Vista. If you're new to windows vista (like me) then you'll either have to give yourself plenty of time to acclimate to the new OS, or down grade to another version. Either way it's still a windows. :(

2. Unrelated to the product its self. Shipping and delivery. I chose 'next day delivery' with my order...BIG mistake. This makes the second time in a row I've had to call Amazon customer service about an order being late/not showing up at all.

I haven't bought a new computer since I got my first one 9 years ago. It was a Compaq Presario too, and it was always very reliable. So I trusted the brand name, and I wanted another one and Compaq's are very good bang-for-your-buck pcs. The SR5505F is very fast and dependable, and it may not have all of the features that a serious video-gamer needs, but that's okay because I'm not into video games at all. I just like to surf the net and shop online, etc. and for that it's more than enough computer-power for me.

I just added another gigabyte of RAM and now it's even more fast and reliable, and it has a great price, too.

This computer is so Quiet!!, there has to be no sound in the room to hear it running. Fast response when web surfing or reading email. Hp will always be my choice in computing. OH! Free Shipping/Thank's to Amazon.com
Thank You.

not the most outstanding pc but worth every penny... the only issues i have are with vista.. not with the actual pc.. i had a small issue with windows loading for the first time, but the HP support that came with it was more helpful than i expected.. they walked me through some troubleshooting which included unplugging the ram card but it was easier than i thought.. i was up and running within an hour... all in all its the best pc i have used which was under $400

Bought this for my daughter and it is great it works fast and we hooked it to the internet and she was off and running. We did get the exter memory card and put it in before we started so it worked great from the start and is still going strong!

Low cost decent computer. Not for gaming but if you just need a computer for surfing, emailing, and other basics, this is one darn good deal. I give it 4 stars because it came with only 1 gig of RAM and because I hate Vista.