Question about Compaq 2800T laptop...

[Sybren]

Ok, after trying to decide between the Dell i8200 and the Compaq, it looks like the Compaq is probably going to end up winning. Here's my question though -- Compaq's page says nothing about battery life. What's the average battery life on the Compaq? Second, if I were to buy a 2nd battery, would I have to remove the CD/DVD drive in order to have 2 batteries in at once?

Thanks.

 

[bignick]

i have a compaq 2805 (p4 1.4 mobile), 512 megs of ram, and the 14.1 xga display. i easily get 3 hours out of the battery. now if you order the computer direct from compaq, which you should - then specify the larger battery as the one you want, 66whr.
i'm pretty sure i have the smaller one, since i bought mine from best buy.

also crucial is selling 256meg dimms for this laptop for $64 shipped (you have to use their little coupon on their website), which is cheaper than compaq sells it for.

 

[Sybren]

Thanks for the reply, and thanks for the info on the crucial. To do the crucial deal, do I need to actually select Compaq Presario 2800T memory from that memory selector, or do I just need to do the PC2100 SODimm by searching for standard memory type? And is the deal your referring to the $40 off? One last thing... do you happen to know if it's possible to have two batteries AND the dvd drive in the system all at the same time?

 

[bignick]

just choose a PC2100 SODIMM