Depending on the model, a Compaq Presario might use a SATA hard drive or an IDE drive. The former is found in most models released after 2003, and the latter in earlier PCs. Replacing an IDE drive is ...

The Compaq Presario CQ5210f ($390 list) is the computer to buy if you want a cheap, powerful sub $400 desktop PC. Available at Staples, it is priced like a nettop, yet has scads more power from a ...

The Compaq Presario CQ5320F ($399.99 list), available at Staples, straddles the line between great bargain and diminishing returns. Let me explain. Have you ever been to a gas station that has 8 ...

The Compaq Presario SR5130NX ($480 direct) is a middle-of-the-road offering from Compaq, backed by the HP behemoth. Since HP held on to the Compaq name (and brand) after the 2002 merger, Compaq has ...

The Compaq Presario 4010f desktop PC delivers all the productivity of a traditional PC in a sleek, streamlined desktop design. It comes fully loaded with essential features, including an AMD Sempron™ ...

Connect your Compaq Presario desktop or laptop computer to a TV using one of several methods. Older Presario desktops and laptops have a VGA or s-video output. Newer Presario desktops use a DVI port.

HP have announced a new range of consumer desktop PCs, together with an update to their MediaSmart Server software for TouchSmart PCs. Slimline, Pavilion and Elite desktops have all been announced, ...

Hewlett-Packard will maintain the consumer PC lines from both Compaq Computer and HP for now, an unexpected twist in a merger that in general will lead to fewer product lines. HP will continue to sell ...

Sheathed in a hypnotic, swirled-gray front casing, the Compaq Presario 5000 looks flashier than it is. In reality, it's a fairly pedestrian computer with few interesting extras. Compaq bills it as an ...

PC makers are taking the wraps off their newest desktop PC models designed for holiday shoppers. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard will announce three new desktop PC lines--the HP Pavilion a300 ...

Hewlett-Packard plans to turn the Compaq Presario into its cost-conscious consumer brand while pushing HP Pavilion models at gamers and other high-end PC buyers, a top Hewlett-Packard executive ...

PC makers are taking the wraps off their newest desktop PC models designed for holiday shoppers. Palo Alto, Calif.-based Hewlett-Packard will announce three new desktop PC lines--the HP Pavilion a300 ...