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Two laptops on sale this week: which one would you choose for simple internet and pic and reports for a 16 year old for x-mas - 1st laptop: please give me your opinion!

From Best Buy: - $ 399.99 upgrade to 1 GB - $480.00

Intel® Celeron® M processor 530 with 533MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 1.73GHz processor speed
512MB DDR2 SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media; also supports DVD-RAM
15.4" TFT-LCD widescreen display with TruBrite technology and 1280 x 800 native resolution; support for 720p
80GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-64MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory; S-video output
CD/DVD media controls for easy one-touch access to movies and music; Internet button conveniently launches default Web browser
5-in-1 bridge media adapter supports Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital and xD-Picture Card
4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer
Built-in Atheros high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100Base-TX Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; 56 Kbps modem
Weighs only 6 lbs. and measures just 1.5" thin for lightweight portability; lithium-ion battery
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Works 8.5, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more
Learn more about Windows Vista
Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, Core, Viiv, Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.


Or:

From Office Depot: $599.00 with a $150.00 Rebate

Toshiba Satellite® L45-S7409 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2310
The Satellite L45-S7409 notebook includes:
15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) LCD screen
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2310 operating at 1.46GHz
2MB L2 cache
Up to 533MHz frontside bus
1.0GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to 2.0GB
80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
DVD SuperMulti drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
Realtek 802.11b/g wireless LAN
10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN port
56K V.92 software modem
3 USB 2.0 ports
ExpressCard/54 slot, compatible with ExpressCard/34 format
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 128MB to 251MB shared memory (dynamically allocated)
Windows-compatible audio; built-in stereo speakers; headphone output jack and microphone input jack
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (4000 mAh)
Dimensions: 1 2/5"H x 14"W x 10 3/5"D
Weight: 6.2 lbs

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic operating system comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included:
Microsoft Works 8.5 (word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar)
Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5
Google Desktop
Google Toolbar
Adobe® Acrobat Reader
Sun® Java™ 2 Runtime Environment
Yahoo Music™ Jukebox
Toshiba ConfigFree™
Toshiba Disc Creator
Toshiba Game Console
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial, with 30 days of free updates)

To be honest, as a first laptop for general web browsing etc, the first one will be fine. What brand is it anyway?

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Ahh sorry - the one from Best Buy is:

Toshiba - Satellite 530 Laptop - Mist Gray
Model: A135-S7404 | SKU: 8547824

Which one would you buy?

Please help:



Two laptops on sale this week: which one would you choose for simple internet and pic and reports for a 16 year old for x-mas - 1st laptop: please give me your opinion!

From Best Buy: - $ 399.99 upgrade to 1 GB - $480.00

Toshiba - Satellite 530 Laptop - Mist Gray
Model: A135-S7404 | SKU: 8547824

Intel® Celeron® M processor 530 with 533MHz frontside bus, 1MB L2 cache and 1.73GHz processor speed
512MB DDR2 SDRAM for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB
Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media; also supports DVD-RAM
15.4" TFT-LCD widescreen display with TruBrite technology and 1280 x 800 native resolution; support for 720p
80GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-64MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory; S-video output
CD/DVD media controls for easy one-touch access to movies and music; Internet button conveniently launches default Web browser
5-in-1 bridge media adapter supports Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital and xD-Picture Card
4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports for fast digital video, audio and data transfer
Built-in Atheros high-speed wireless LAN (802.11b/g); 10/100Base-TX Ethernet LAN with RJ-45 connector; 56 Kbps modem
Weighs only 6 lbs. and measures just 1.5" thin for lightweight portability; lithium-ion battery
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition operating system preinstalled; software package included with Microsoft Works 8.5, Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more
Learn more about Windows Vista
Intel, Pentium, Celeron, Centrino, Core, Viiv, Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.


Or:

From Office Depot: $599.00 with a $150.00 Rebate

Toshiba Satellite® L45-S7409 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2310
The Satellite L45-S7409 notebook includes:

15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) LCD screen
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T2310 operating at 1.46GHz
2MB L2 cache
Up to 533MHz frontside bus
1.0GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory, upgradable to 2.0GB
80GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
DVD SuperMulti drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW)
Realtek 802.11b/g wireless LAN
10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN port
56K V.92 software modem
3 USB 2.0 ports
ExpressCard/54 slot, compatible with ExpressCard/34 format
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 with 128MB to 251MB shared memory (dynamically allocated)
Windows-compatible audio; built-in stereo speakers; headphone output jack and microphone input jack
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery (4000 mAh)
Dimensions: 1 2/5"H x 14"W x 10 3/5"D
Weight: 6.2 lbs

Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic operating system comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included:
Microsoft Works 8.5 (word processor, spreadsheet, database and calendar)
Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 5
Google Desktop
Google Toolbar
Adobe® Acrobat Reader
Sun® Java™ 2 Runtime Environment
Yahoo Music™ Jukebox
Toshiba ConfigFree™
Toshiba Disc Creator
Toshiba Game Console
McAfee® Internet Security Suite (trial, with 30 days of free updates)

The first one is fine for what you will be using it for, but get the 1gb upgrade.

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Gnome 2.22.3

Thanks!

That is what i was thinking - Do you think the 1 gb will be enough for Vista?
I don't know anything about the vista - but i have read a lot of people are having problems with it being slow even with 1 gb.

No, 1GB would not really be enough. But with a Celeron M, you will want to really install XP onto it, or if the person who is receiving the laptop has not used a computer before, you can save the expense of XP and install Linux.

PS: Please make sure you posts are not just for computer help - if you are not very technical, you can post in our general lounge. Otherwise you will find that your own threads are not replied to.

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Yes if he hasn't used a computer before I would go with Linux (Kubuntu) even if he has used one Kubuntu is better anyway

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Gnome 2.22.3

Well, KDE would probably be best if someone's had a little taste of Windows before...

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IMHO KDE is a lot easier to use the Gnome.

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Gnome 2.22.3

I'm not at all computer smart and don't know what you guys are talking about. but I will check into these and do some research.

Don't laugh but - KDE - does that stand for somthing that i should know? and Gnome? you got me.

KDE stands for K desktop enviroment. If you need help or information with linux visit http://www.compuforums.org/nix/.

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Gnome 2.22.3

Thanks!

That will help.

CF will be able to help you with Linux

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i would get linux ... its really unlimited to what it can do

id get the 2nd one with the pentium dual core processor 2 gb of ram and vista home premium or better ( or 1GB with xp)