Compaq compaq presario SR5710Y desktop computer Review

I have owned the Presario for 7 months and never had any trouble.  The Compaq Presario SR5710Y is faster than my laptop with Windows XP.  The Presario boots in about 45 seconds.  After I installed McAfee virus protection the virus protection took a little longer to load.  However, I can begin work on the computer while McAfee is still loading.  The processor being a dual processor pays off in speed.  Windows Vista is different than XP in many ways, though it is easy to learn.  Vista is full of security features that are easy to learn also.

One downside is the keyboard.  If you like a email and internet button, the Presario does not have these buttons on the keyboard.  Also, after only 7 months, the letters are wearing on the keys.  Specificaly the E key, D key, and O key are beginning to wear.  I can't read an E on the E key.  The E is mostly worn off.  I have not decided whether to call HP to replace the keyboard or buy an upgrade keyboard.

The DVD/CD burner is great.  I have used it to rip music CDs.  The DVD/CD burner supports Light Scribe.  That means you can buy blank Lite Scribe CDs or DVDs and the drive will etch a label with picture on the Light Scribe disk.  No sticking the label on the disk, the label is burned on by the drive.  Though I have not used Light Scribe yet, I think it is a cool feature that I might use in the future.