Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Houston teachers soon will be getting their own laptop computers from Compaq Computer Corp., a hometown vendor. The Houston school district will purchase some 15,000 Compaq laptops in an exclusive ...

Walmart and Best Buy appear to have kicked off a price war in time for the back-to-school shopping season, with both retailers offering Compaq laptops with 15.6-inch screens for under US$300. Walmart ...

Over the years I have used HP & Compaq laptops and have realized that the only support out there is those provided by general hardware websites and HP/Compaq's 'great' offshore support. <BR><BR>Unlike ...

We know, we know. A lot of you don’t like projects that consist of gutting a vintage computer (or anything else, for that matter) and replacing its internals with modern electronics. But can you ...

Compaq Computer has begun shipping versions of its Presario 1200 notebook with Advanced Micro Devices' 1.1GHz Athlon 4 and 900MHz Duron mobile processors. A Presario 1200 with the 1.1GHz chip, for ...

I'm in the market for a new laptop, and these may best fit the bill. Would anyone with personal experience with one of these (HP 3000 series, Compaq 1000 series, Toshiba M35 series) care to share your ...

New HP laptops it would seem, the $800 Compaq nx9020, a $1200 nx9020, and a nx9040 with a to-be-announced price. The entire line is aimed at small-business users that need something to perform basic ...