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Reviews: Value Desktops
Compaq Presario SR5350F
CPU: 1.8-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2160 • Graphics Adapter: Integrated Intel 945G • Monitor Model: Compaq wf1907 • Total HD Size (GB): 360 • WorldBench 6 Word Score: Superior • Price When Reviewed: $680
Compaq Presario SR5350F (Front)
Compaq Presario SR5350F (Front)
Compaq Presario SR5350F (Back)
Compaq Presario SR5350F (Open)
85.2 Very Good
Last updated
February 07, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Richard Jantz
Pros
  • Very inexpensive
  • Large (360GB) hard drive
Cons
  • Poor integrated graphics
  • Bundled mouse is ball-style, not optical
Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $680 (2/7/2008)
Performance: Very Good: 85
Features: Very Good: 83
Design: Good: 73
Pricing
Very Inexpensive: $680  
Performance
Very Good: 85  
WorldBench 6 Tests - Superior: 71
WorldBench 6 Component Results (seconds)
Adobe Photoshop CS2 625 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 DirectX 618 
Autodesk 3ds max 8.0 SP-3 Rendering 928 
Firefox 2 414 
Microsoft Office 2003 with SP-1 421 
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9.0 307 
Multitasking 524 
Nero 7 Ultra Edition 482 
Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator 1.5 262 
Winzip Computing WinZip 10.0 400 
Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Overall Graphics Score Poor 
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 9.6 
Doom 3, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 8.9 
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 12.45 
Far Cry, 1280 by 1024, 32-Bit 10.89 
Features
Very Good: 83  
Basics
CPU 1.8-GHz Pentium Dual-Core E2160 
System Memory 2048 
Video & Display
Graphics Adapter Integrated Intel 945G 
Graphics Board Type Integrated 
Graphics Board RAM (MB) Using main memory 
Graphics Board RAM Type Using main memory 
Monitor Model Compaq wf1907 
Monitor Type LCD 
Monitor Size 19 
Storage
Hard Drives
Total HD Size (GB) 360 
RAID Type none 
Optical Drive Type DVD±R DL/DVD±RW 
Optical Drive Speed
Expansion
PCI Slots
PCI Express Slots
Open PCI Express X16 Slots
Open PCI Express X1 Slots
Open Slots
External Drive Bays
Open External Drive Bays
Internal Drive Bays
Open Internal Drive Bays
Ports
Serial Ports
Parallel Ports
Front USB Ports
Rear USB Ports
Front FireWire Ports
Rear FireWire Ports
Other
Audio Adapter Model Integrated Realtek AC'97 Audio 
Audio Channels 2.1 surround 
Network Adapter 10/100 network adapter 
Case Type Minitower 
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) 
Included Software Microsoft Works 9, Norton Internet Security 2008 
Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 
Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category Good news/bad news for HP?s Compaq line of desktops: Core components are quite reliable, but overall reliability is below average. 
Reilability 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 Better than Average 
Reports of products arriving with problems Better than 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: 73  

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