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A Compaq Evo D510 Desktop Computer

The Compaq Evo was a series of business desktop and laptop PCs and thin clients made by Compaq and Hewlett-Packard (following the 2002 merger). The Evo brand was introduced by Compaq in May 2001 as a business-oriented brand, and replaced Compaq's Deskpro brand for desktops and Armada for its notebooks. [1] Evo itself was never really succeeded, but Compaq stopped producing Evo, leaving Presario as Compaq's only brand.

Design

The Desktops were small and made to be positioned horizontially instead of vertically, so the monitor could be placed on top to save space. Most featured a sleek silver and black compact design. The early models shipped with CD-ROM drives, but Compaq eventually shipped Evos with CD-RW drives and DVD-ROM drives. The design of some models only allowed for one CD or DVD drive, but some models had bigger designs for 2 CD or DVD drives. Some of the models also shipped with a 3 1/2 Floppy Drive, positioned below the CD or DVD drive. Most models also had 2 USB 2.0 ports in the front for convienience, as well as having two in the back for human interface devices and external volumes. Most also had a headphone and microphone jack in the front, with line in and line out in the back.

The laptops were a conservative design, described by one reviewer[2] as "the old-school black, squared-off-corner business notebook". Most models had a tough black case reminiscent of IBM's ThinkPad, a midsize 14" or 15" screen, and Good multimedia capability. It offered 256 MB RAM as standard but that amount can be easily upgraded to 512 MB or even 1 GB, which puts it in line with modern laptops.

The thin clients were based on the Geode processor family.

Distribution

The Compaq Evo Desktop computer was a great option for buisnesses and schools because of its compact, cheap design. It was affordable and had the needed specs for buisnesses and schools.

All Compaq Evo computers were shipped standard with Windows XP running on them. Some customers downgraded to Windows 2000 or Windows Me to cope better with the Evo's low power and specs. Most Compaq Evos shipped with Pentium 4 s, but some Laptop Evos shipped with Centrino platforms.

The last Evo-branded models were released in 2003, later replaced by re-branded (like other Compaq-branded products) as HP Compaq products.

List of Models

Desktop Models:

  • Compaq Evo D300 series
  • Compaq Evo D310 series
  • Compaq Evo D311 series
  • Compaq Evo D320 series
  • Compaq Evo D380 series
  • Compaq Evo D381 series
  • Compaq Evo D500 series
  • Compaq Evo D510 series
  • Compaq Evo D520 Desktop PC

Notebook models

  • Compaq Evo N200 series
  • Compaq Evo N210 series
  • Compaq Evo N600 series
  • Compaq Evo N610 series
  • Compaq Evo N620 series
  • Compaq Evo N800 series
  • Compaq Evo N1000 series

Thin clients

  • Compaq Evo T20[1]
  • Compaq Evo T30[2]

References

  1. ^ HP puts Evo name out to pasture
  2. ^ Ars Technica: "The Compaq Evo N620c"


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