Which laptop (notebook) is better? plz help?

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Apr,19

9:55 am

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Hi guys n gals! I came across two laptops, but can’t really decide which one? Could you computer Gurus help me out a bit plz? Its my wife’s birthday and i need to get one for her
Here are the specifications, which one do you think i should buy? Thanks

DELL D400/1
Processor Type: Intel Centrino Mobile

Processor Speed: 1.6GHz

RAM Size: 512MB
Hard Drive Size: 40GB

Hard Drive Type: IDE

Optical Drive: DVD ROM

Operating System: Windows XP Professional

Card Reader: N/A
Display Type:

Display Type: TFT

Display Size: 12.1"
Display Resolution:

Display Resolution: N/A

Graphics Memory: Intel Graphics 32MB
Ports:
Ports: USB x 2, Serial Port x 1, VGA x 1, PC x 1
Webcam: N/A

Wired Networking: Ethernet

Wireless Networking: WLAN 802.11bg
Other Features: Other Features: 1 year warranty

DELL D600
(Factory Refurb)1yr warranty

Intel Centrino Mobile 1.6GHz Processor,
1GB DDR RAM,
40GB Hard Disk Drive,
14" SXGA TFT Colour Screen,
DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive,
32MB Radeon 9000 Graphics Card,
56K Modem,
10/100 LAN,
Wireless LAN,
1x Microphone jack,
1x Line-in jack,
1x Line-out jack,
1x PC card slot (type 1/2),
1x Infrared,
2x USB 2.0,
1x Parallel,
1x External VGA,
1x S-Video (7-pin),
Ofiice 2003 90 Day Trial,
Windows XP Pro Operating System,

1-Year Full Warranty

I really can’t make up my mind. Will both of them play videos on youtube? Will it connect to the wireless easily? Do i have to buy a dongle just to connect it to the internet or the wireless feature in it does the trick? Thankyou in advance

Those are both very slow laptops and wouldnt recommend either to be honest.

If you are on a budget maybe a netbook is a better idea. They are basically mini laptops but you should be able to get them with better hardware than that for a reasonable price.

However if you want a laptop then you should be able to get something with at least a first generation i3 cpu, 3 gig of ram and 250gig HDD for £350.

For internet you need to have the internet and a wireless router at your home. Otherwise you would need a dongle of somesuch. Wireless cards just help connect to your source of the internet wirelessly.

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5 Responses to “Which laptop (notebook) is better? plz help?”

matty_2049, on April 19th, 2011 at 3:30 pm Said:

May I ask you why you are getting such low end laptops?
Not to be rude, just wondering.. Today I got a Acer Aspire with a triple core processor, lots of ram 4gb lots of hard drive space 640gb nice radeon HD 4250 graphics card.. For 449.99… I will assume you just have a small budget?
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Macintosh OS X, on April 19th, 2011 at 4:09 pm Said:

MacBook Pro 13" switch to Mac you’ll love it.
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Naf, on April 19th, 2011 at 4:20 pm Said:

DELL D600
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Genome, on April 19th, 2011 at 4:48 pm Said:

Those are both very slow laptops and wouldnt recommend either to be honest.

If you are on a budget maybe a netbook is a better idea. They are basically mini laptops but you should be able to get them with better hardware than that for a reasonable price.

However if you want a laptop then you should be able to get something with at least a first generation i3 cpu, 3 gig of ram and 250gig HDD for £350.

For internet you need to have the internet and a wireless router at your home. Otherwise you would need a dongle of somesuch. Wireless cards just help connect to your source of the internet wirelessly.
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siamese fighter, on April 19th, 2011 at 5:29 pm Said:

for a first time or an emergency laptop it would have to be

r the dell d600 because it has more ram . both of them will play on youtube. its more to do with your internet connection. the quicker the connection the better results you will have.
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