Ron Colby wrote:

> I have recently come to find out that Compaq computers are
> also proprietary and this has caused me some reason for concern since
I am
> seriously considering purchasing Compaq's latest offering, the
Presario
> 4860, 333 Mhz 'puter. When I called Compaq and tried to glean
information
> regarding the chip set on the motherboard and back ground information
on
> the various mechanisms that make up  the computer I was informed that
that
> information was unavailable. I would appreciate any information
regarding
> Compaq computers in general and where on the Net I could possibly
locate
> information concerning what goes into a Compaq computer.

The main thing you should think about if you are thinking about
purchasing a
computer that is manufactured by a large computer company is that they
will not
use the same brand name parts you would.  This keeps their cost down,
but could
possibly  cause you a large amount of grief.

I purchased a Compaq computer for my son, to get him off mine.  It is
the only
computer that I have ever purchased from a major company.  My son is
almost
seven and has had the computer for approximately one year without any
major
problems.  I just wanted an inexpensive machine that I could add a
network card
to and that is why I purchased a pre-built machine.  Compaq makes a good

computer and as far as I know offers good support.

My company purchases Compaq computers and in general they work fine.
The
problem will come if/when you plan on upgrading your computer.  You will
find
that it will be more difficult than if you had a system built for you.
Having
a system built for you will cost a little more, but it is well worth
it.  You
will know what parts are in your computer and they will be able to be
replaced
without undue hassle.  In building your computer you can skimp on the
parts
that are unimportant to you and spend extra on those that are important
to
you.  If you build it yourself you also get the pride of knowing that
you can
do it.  (The problem with that is that if it doesn't work, you get to
fix it.
:-)    )

Those are my thoughts,

Robert
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