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there is a big difference between the celeron and the celeron M
"Jay B" <jayB@audiman.net> wrote in message news:sAXlg.22$XJ3.4@fe09.lga...
> the dell inspiron 1300 is fine, but get the next step up, which is a 
> pentium-M 1.8 they often have on sale for about $500, with 512mb, 60gb, 
> wireless and dvd burner.  i got 2 of them for clients. and they perform 
> well for the money.
> i would not buy any celeron processor ever.
>
> Phred wrote:
>> G'day mates,
>>
>> Once upon a time I would have happily shelled out for a Dell, but Rod has 
>> somewhat psyched me out with his claim about the Dell HDDs operating at 
>> the upper limit of their temperature specs.  (Does that explain why all 
>> laptops are now "notebooks"?  Too hot to use on the lap without risk or 
>> third degree burns, or sterilisation at very least?)
>>
>> Anyway, I was looking at the specs of several notebook "specials" (end of 
>> fin year and all that :) so I'm wondering what you good folk out there 
>> think of these models.  (My apologies in advance for the shape of the 
>> following "table", but a fixed font may *help* interpret it.)
>>
>> Dell Inspiron 1300   Compaq Presaria v2627  Toshiba Satellite A100/301
>> CPU:  Celeron M380   AMD Sempron 1.8GHz     Celeron M 1.4GHz
>> RAM:  512MB DDR2     512MB                  256MB
>> HDD:  40GB           40GB                   40GB
>> VDU:  15.4" Wide     14" Wide               15.4" Wide?
>> CD/DVD 24x Combo     Combo                  Combo
>> O/S:   XP Home       XP Home                XP Home
>> Wireless: Yes        Yes?                   Yes?
>> Price:    $899       $849 (cashback)        $994
>>
>> The Toshiba seems to be out of consideration, unless it comes with *very* 
>> good recommendations for reliability, in particular.
>> The Dell RAM is shared with graphics; don't know about the others.
>> I *assume* they all have a built-in modem for dial-up?
>>
>> My main use would be for off-site email/web browsing/USENET (and maybe 
>> those from the lounge chair if I install a local wireless network :).
>>
>> Advice, comments, anecdotes based on experience... all welcome.  TIA.
>>
>> Cheers, Phred.
>>