NEW YORK--Summer vacation has just begun, but one computer maker is already getting ready for back-to-school shoppers. Compaq Computer on Wednesday announced three new models of Presario desktops, ...

Hewlett-Packard will maintain the consumer PC lines from both Compaq Computer and HP for now, an unexpected twist in a merger that in general will lead to fewer product lines. HP will continue to sell ...

HP’s Compaq 8000f Elite offers business-centric performance in a bite-size PC, but fumbles on a few essentials. Business-class computers like the HP Compaq 8000f Elite are a complicated bunch. Aimed ...

The Compaq Presario CQ5320F ($399.99 list), available at Staples, straddles the line between great bargain and diminishing returns. Let me explain. Have you ever been to a gas station that has 8 ...

hyper-threaded, which means that it will handle some multimedia tasks better than a true single-core processor, but not all. If you're in a graphics-intensive biz, you're going to want a system with a ...

The days of Compaq and Gateway laptops are long gone. But if you have fond memories of buying your first Compaq laptop down at Circuit City, there’s good news. The brand is back — but in a different ...

HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced two new energy-efficient business desktop PCs, including the industry’s first to feature a solid-state hard drive (SSD), which offers improved reliability. Both the HP ...

HP’s business-centric all-in-one lacks the bells and whistles of Consumer-oriented machines, but it offers strong performance and some room to tinker. All-in-one desktops generally have a tough time ...

To hear Rod Canion and his fellow co-founders of Compaq Computer Corporation tell it, Compaq was an amazing company during its 20-year existence. From humble beginnings on farmland north of Houston to ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. shocked the slumping technology world yesterday, announcing plans to buy Houston computer maker Compaq Computer Corp. in a $25 billion stock swap that would create one of the world ...