Compaq Presario

The Presario brand has gone through a number of iterations over the years, with five generations (or "Series") of computers being produced by Compaq prior to its acquisition by HP in 2002. These generations included new computer models at the time of introduction, used several different design changes to the desktop and tower cases for each series of computers, utilized many generations of [[Intel]] and AMD processors (with Cyrix processors being offered up until the mid-to-late 1990s), and introduced newer hardware at the time of each generation. In the mid-1990s, Compaq began manufacturing [[Computer display|PC monitors]] under the Presario brand to complement other monitors that were made by Compaq at that time. From 1993 to 1998, a series of all-in-one units, containing both the PC and the monitor in the same case, were also released. The first [[laptop]] and [[notebook computer]]s in the Presario family came to the market in 1996.

The Presario brand has gone through a number of iterations over the years, with five generations (or "Series") of computers being produced by Compaq prior to its acquisition by HP in 2002. These generations included new computer models at the time of introduction, used several different design changes to the desktop and tower cases for each series of computers, utilized many generations of [[Intel]] and AMD processors (with Cyrix processors being offered up until the mid-to-late 1990s), and introduced newer hardware at the time of each generation. In the mid-1990s, Compaq began manufacturing [[Computer display|PC monitors]] under the Presario brand to complement other monitors that were made by Compaq at that time. From 1993 to 1998, a series of all-in-one units, containing both the PC and the monitor in the same case, were also released. The first [[laptop]] and [[notebook computer]]s in the Presario family came to the market in 1996.

In May 2002, [[Hewlett-Packard]] (HP), a former information technology company known for their line of personal computers such as the [[HP Pavilion|Pavilion]] among others, acquired Compaq in a stock swap. At this time, the Presario brand name would be repurposed for a line of low-end home desktops and laptops made by HP under the Compaq brand name as part of HP's strategy to use the Compaq brand for its consumer and budget-oriented products, being sold concurrently with HP's other products. The Presario line of laptops meanwhile replaced the then-discontinued [[HP OmniBook|OmniBook]] line of business notebooks around that same year (with the brand name being reintroduced 22 years later as a line of consumer-oriented laptops with [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] technology as part of HP's restructuring of its consumer products in 2024{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=May 20, 2024 |title=HP resurrects '90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/hp-resurrects-90s-omnibook-branding-kills-spectre-dragonfly/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Cranz |first=Alex |date=May 20, 2024 |title=HP is simplifying its laptop lineup and embracing the AI PC |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160524/hp-omnibook-elitebook-ai-pc-laptop-surface-event |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Verge |language=en}}). The Presario line of computers would continue to be produced for a few more years up until the Compaq brand name was discontinued by HP in 2013.{{efn|name="cpqdiscontinuenote"|It has been said that the Compaq brand name was discontinued in 2013 due to "marketability issues", however this has not been officially confirmed as such by HP.}}

In May 2002, [[Hewlett-Packard]] (HP), a former information technology company known for their line of personal computers such as the [[HP Pavilion|Pavilion]] among others, acquired Compaq that year. At this time, the Presario brand name would be repurposed for a line of low-end home desktops and laptops made by HP under the Compaq brand name as part of HP's strategy to use the Compaq brand for its consumer and budget-oriented products, being sold concurrently with HP's other products. The Presario line of laptops meanwhile replaced the then-discontinued [[HP OmniBook|OmniBook]] line of business notebooks around that same year (with the brand name being reintroduced 22 years later as a line of consumer-oriented laptops with [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] technology as part of HP's restructuring of its consumer products in 2024{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=May 20, 2024 |title=HP resurrects '90s OmniBook branding, kills Spectre, Dragonfly |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/hp-resurrects-90s-omnibook-branding-kills-spectre-dragonfly/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Cranz |first=Alex |date=May 20, 2024 |title=HP is simplifying its laptop lineup and embracing the AI PC |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160524/hp-omnibook-elitebook-ai-pc-laptop-surface-event |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Verge |language=en}}). The Presario line of computers would continue to be produced for a few more years up until the Compaq brand name was discontinued by HP in 2013.{{efn|name="cpqdiscontinuenote"|It has been said that the Compaq brand name was discontinued in 2013 due to "marketability issues", however this has not been officially confirmed as such by HP.}}

===Timeline of models===

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