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Compaq Presario M2000

CPU: 1.4-GHz Celeron M 360 • Display Size (inches): 15 • Wide Screen: No • Total HD Size (GB): 40 • Min. Weight (lbs.): 6.3 • Price When Reviewed: $579
Compaq Presario M2000 (Front)
Compaq Presario M2000 (Front)
Compaq Presario M2000 (Back)
73.0 Good
Last updated
October 21, 2005
Test Center Reviewed by
Carla Thornton
Pros
  • Offers a bargain price
Cons
  • Sluggish WorldBench performance
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $579 (null)
  • Performance:Poor: 58
  • Features:Poor: 55
  • Design:Good: 74
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $579 (null)

Very Inexpensive: $579 (null)

Performance Poor: 58

Poor: 58
World Bench 5 Tests - Fair: 60
World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee 1055 
Adobe Photoshop 482 
Adobe Premiere 917 
Ahead Nero 1504 
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 796 
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 720 
Microsoft Office XP 677 
Windows Media Encoder 611 
Mozilla 610 
Multitasking 1087 
Musicmatch Jukebox 751 
Roxio VideoWave 586 
WinZip 706 
Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries 1 
Battery Life (Office Applications) 2:06 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 17.53 
Return to Castle Wolfenstein, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 14.93 
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 16-Bit 25.79 
Unreal Tournament, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.9 

Features Poor: 55

Poor: 55
CPU & Memory
CPU 1.4-GHz Celeron M 360 
System Memory 256 
Type of Memory DDR333 SDRAM 
Video & Display
Display Size (inches) 15 
Horizontal Resolution 1024 
Vertical Resolution 768 
Video Chip Set Integrated Intel 852GM 
Video Memory Using main memory 
External Monitor Interface AGP 
Wide Screen No 
Storage
Total HD Size (GB) 40 
Optical Drive Speed 8 
Optical Drive Type DVD-ROM 
Removable Optical Drive No 
Floppy Drive No 
Number of Media Slots 0 
Other Removable Media Drive None 
Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports No 
Parallel Ports No 
USB Ports 2 
FireWire Ports 1 
Microphone Ports Yes 
Headphone Jacks Yes 
S-Video Ports No 
Composite Video Ports No 
Docking Station Port No 
Infrared Port No 
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port No 
Mini PCI Port Yes 
PC Card Slots 1 
Express Card Slots 0 
Connectivity
Network Port 10/100Base-T ethernet 
Wireless LAN Type Not included 
Bluetooth No 
Modem Type V.92 
Other
Standard Number of Batteries 1 
Type of Batteries Lithium ion 
Built-In Speakers Stereo 
Dimensions 13.2 by 11.1 by 1.8 
Min. Weight (lbs.) 6.3 
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories) 7.2 
Accessories Notebook, AC adapter 
Pointing Device Touchpad 
Operating System Windows XP Home 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Hewlett-Packard sells Compaq-brand laptops, which received mostly average grades. One sour note: Reliability is subpar, according to readers. 
Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems Average 
Reports of products with failed components Average 
Reports of products with any significant problems Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Average 
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category Worse than Average 
Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support Average 
Overall quality of vendor's phone support Average 
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service Average 
Overall quality of service Average 

Design Good: 74

Good: 74
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