what sakor said. plus, i think you could get a better deal on that setup than 11 hundren bucks. seems a bit overpriced for what you are getting. a single core proc and a x300. even if it is with a lcd monitor.
an1 know if this harvey dude is legit. bad grammer/spelling could come from him being a non native speaker, but his message is extremely impersonal, niether quoting j berridge's name, nor the part in which j berridge is looking for. plus...
my dad has a toshiba satillite. i absolutely incredibly hate it. their other models might be better, but if i were you i would stay away. i hated that computer immensely. mainly design issues, but nevertheless, i hated it
well if a compaq/hp model is a must have for you, then yea, its a decent deal. the screen is a bit smaller than most standard laptops you might have seen, but overall the specs are great for what you plan to do with it.
the compaq proc is a AMD TURION 64. although it has 64bit capability, allowing it to potentially process double the info at a time (on some programs) it doesnt have dual core. dual core is different in that it essentially has 2 cpu's on...
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the compaq however doesnt have the dual core that he wants. a 1.6 should be fine if all you are doing is what you mentioned above, an upgrade might be worth it if its within 100$. actually, you probably can get away with using the CPU in...