The Compaq Presario

Compaq Presario

Presario is a series of desktop computers and notebooks from Compaq. The Presario family of computers was launched for the consumer marketplace in September 1993. Although HP has since acquired Compaq, the Presario name was not discontinued due to its marketability. In the mid-1990s, Compaq began...

 1700 is a notebook PC, first manufactured in 1999 and is notable for its Intel processors and 8 MB (8 MiB

Mebibyte

The mebibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The binary prefix mebi means 220, therefore 1 mebibyte is . The unit symbol for the mebibyte is MiB. The unit was established by the International Electrotechnical Commission in 2000 and has been accepted for use by all major...

) Mobility Rage M1 Graphics chip.

Specification

• • 500 MHz-700 MHz Intel Celeron
    Celeron
    Celeron is a brand name given by Intel Corp. to a number of different x86 computer microprocessor models targeted at budget personal computers....
    
    
  • 500 MHz-1000 MHz Intel Pentium 3 with speedstep
    SpeedStep
    SpeedStep is a trademark for a series of dynamic frequency scaling technologies built into some Intel microprocessors that allow the clock speed of the processor to be dynamically changed by software...
    
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  • 128-512 SODIMM SDRAM PC100 2 bank
  • 6.0 GB-40 GB (6 to 40 billion byte
    Byte
    The byte is a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits. Historically, a byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the basic addressable element in many computer...
    
    s) Hard drive
  • 2x USB 1.1
  • 3 hour high-capacity battery
  • 24x CD-Rom
    CD-ROM
    A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
    
     / 24x CD-RW
    CD-RW
    A CD-RW is a rewritable optical disc. It was introduced in 1997, and was known as "CD-Writable" during development. It was preceded by the CD-MO, which was never commercially released....
    
     / 8x DVD-Rom drive
  • Mobility Rage M1 AGP Graphics Chip with 8 MB Video RAM
    Ram
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  • 14 or 15" XGA Screen
  • 3.2 lb
    Pound (mass)
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  • 1.3" depth

The relatively large screen, coupled with thin and light casing, allowed a balance of power and portability; especially given the quoted 3 hour battery life. This made the notebook especially popular with business users.

Mobility Rage M1 AGP

The inclusion of the M1 Graphics Chip allowed the 1700 to compete closely with high-end notebooks from higher price ranges. This heightened attraction from the business market, as the system could comfortably run high-demand applications with relative ease in a lightweight and portable form.