Home > Consumer Reviews > Compaq Presario 2585us Laptop (2.80-GHz Pentium 4, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD+R/RW/CD-RW Combo Drive)

I just received my Compaq 2585US and am very happy with it. I bought it refurbished from another online retailer and it seems pretty good. What I have noticed is that:

1) The fan is loud, as others have proclaimed

2) The DVD player freezes at the start of a movie -I've worked with Compaq support from their web site for a couple of days and found that I needed to download Softpaq SP23136 which updates the drivers. Their customer service is nice (online chat) but I have to contact them at least three times in three days to finally find the problem.

3) For a P4, it seems very slow compared to my home PC (which is four years old).

Overall, it was a good value for my money ... (as soon as I work out the bugs).

I'll keep this short. This notebook does everything I want it to and more. As far as the fan problem the others mentioned, you can go to Compaq's website and download the KH.F.19 version of the BIOS which addresses the fan noise.

... What a deal! I am very pleased with its performance and it's capabilities. I have nothing bad to say about this laptop except for the loud fan, but that doesn't bother me. For a 2.8 P4, DVDRW, beautiful screen, wireless G, this is it. ... I think it is well made and extremely user friendly. The only problem I had was when connecting to my wireless home network for the first time. No TCPIP settings had been installed, but with a quick call to HP Help, I was up and running in no time. The sevice was really great and fast. I have only had this one for a week, but up to this point, I give it 5 out of 5. Are there better ones? Of course, but not at this price

I purchased the Compaq 2585 last week. I am thoroughly delighted with it. The screen is large and has great resolution. Though I am not sure if I will use the wireless technology it is a great option and feature to have.
I don't agree at all with the earlier reviewer who found it to be "cheap". Though I have never owned a laptop, I find this one to be of superior quality inside and out.
I do agree that the fan is a bit noisy, but that has never really bothered me. I love the fact that it is a Pentium rather than Celeron and I love the DVD/CD burner - which plays beautifully and seemlessly.
I love my new laptop and know that this one will last me a long time - both in quality and with its technology.

I just purchased a Presario 2585 US to replace my 2 year old Presario 2700. I must say, I am very disappointed in the quality of the product. I paid 1800 dollars and the laptop feels like a 25$ plastic gadget. The speakers are abissmal and I have heard that from other customers which means mine is not an exception. Battery power lasts for 2:15 hours and the keyboard is rickety and cheap.Performance is OK, but nothing like I expected it and the fan is very loud. My old laptop feels and looks like a Rolls Royce compared to this one and I can definitely say that this was the last Compaq I bought. Funny enough, I bought an HP laptop for my girlfriend, paid 800$ less and got a fabulous, solid and fast machine. The AMD processor gives 4:30 hours !! battery life and it is quiet and fast. What went wrong Compaq?