Compaq Presario 5900Z-750
By John Morris, PC Magazine
December 7, 1999
In this age of cheap computers, the Compaq
Presario 5900Z-750 ($3,460 street, as
tested) sounds pricey. The Presario
5900Z-750 that we tested came chock-full of
features, however.
For starters, it has a generous
34GB IBM Deskstar 34GXP hard
disk (see review), a 10X DVD drive,
and a 4X CD-RW drive. For music
on the go, Compaq even threw in a
Diamond Rio 300 portable digital
audio player (see review). More
standard features in our test system
included 128MB of SDRAM, a
Creative Labs Annihilator graphics
card (based on the GeForce chip
set) with 32MB graphics memory, a
10/100 Ethernet adapter, and a 56K
modem.
Pop a DVD into the system and enjoy a movie with the
19-inch monitor and superb Klipsch Pro Media
five-speaker audio system. But the speaker system
was more difficult to set up than the Dimension XPS
B733r's three speakers.
The Presario 5900Z-750 has two FireWire ports and
twice the number of USB ports (four) as the Dimension
XPS B733r. More important, two of these USB ports
and one FireWire port are located on the front of the
case. The Presario 5900Z-750's only real drawbacks
are that the case is difficult to open and close and that
it has a shorter warranty than the competition.
Compaq Presario 5900Z-750. Street price: $3,460.
With Athlon/750 CPU, 128MB SDRAM, 34GB hard
disk, 19-inch monitor. Compaq Computer Corp.,
Houston; 800-888-0220; Company Info. |
