I want to get a laptop to take with me to college. I’m gonna use it for school but also for music, etc. And I don’t really want to spend a lot. Here’s the two options I found:
Dell 15.4" Inspiron 1526 Green Laptop PC w/ AMD Sempron 3600+ Processor 598.00
With a 15.4" high-definition widescreen, integrated graphics and a DVD burner, this model packs a lot of entertainment options into a highly mobile package. Additional highlights include 3GB of memory, a spacious hard drive, wireless LAN, Windows Vista Home Premium, and Microsoft Works
Key Features & Benefits:
15.4" TrueLife widescreen LCD
Presents vivid 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution with more than 16 million colors
2 GHz AMD Sempron 3600+ mobile processor
Boots and loads applications quickly and easily for reliable, responsive computing
3 GB of DDR2 system memory
Offers excellent performance with today’s demanding applications
250 GB hard drive
Provides plenty of storage for documents, games, music, photos and videos
DVD+/-RW drive with dual-layer capability
Lets you burn DVDs and CDs in a variety of disc formats
802.11g wireless LAN
Connects to wireless home and office networks or to Wi-Fi hotspots for convenient Internet access
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium edition with Service Pack 1
Makes your computing experience more efficient, more secure and more fun
Gateway® M-7301u 15.4" Widescreen Notebook Computer With Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T3200, Pink 499.99
The Gateway M-7301u notebook handles your work and digital entertainment needs with ease. Share photos, burn DVDs, view movies, listen to music and enjoy high-performance wireless networking. It features the Intel Pentium dual-core processor, a huge 3GB memory, a generous 250GB hard drive, plus advanced wireless networking capability and a webcam.
The Multiformat DVD drive lets you burn and play CDs and DVDs, including DVD-RAM and Double Layer DVDs, with a capacity of 8.5GB per disc. Labelflash™ technology lets you burn high-resolution images directly onto the label side of discs (Labelflash media required, sold separately).
Wireless-N (draft 802.11n), the latest in wireless, can provide increased wireless speed and range, particularly in a Wireless-N network. It is also compatible with 802.11b/g formats, for seamless connectivity with most existing wireless networks.
An integrated 5-in-1 memory card reader lets you access digital photos, MP3s and other files from these flash memory formats: Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro and xD-Picture Card.
The Gateway M-7301u notebook offers:
15.4"-diagonal widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) Ultrabright™ LCD screen
Intel Pentium dual-core processor T3200 operating at 2.0GHz
1MB L2 cache
Up to 667MHz frontside bus
3GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2GB + 1GB, the maximum configuration)
250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
Multiformat DVD drive with Double Layer support (reads/writes DVD±R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD±R Double Layer, CD-R/RW); supports Labelflash disc labeling
Wireless-N: 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless LAN
10/100Base-T Ethernet network port (RJ-45 port)
56K V.92 fax/modem
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 HDMI port, to view HD content (video and audio) on an HDTV via a single cable connection
Built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, for live video chat and still photos
5-in-1 memory card reader: reads SD, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, xD-Picture Card
ExpressCard/54 slot: also support ExpressCard/34
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500MHD with up to 1308MB shared memory
High Definition Audio (2-channel) with built-in stereo speakers
1 headphone/SPDIF audio output jack and 1 microphone input jack
6-cell lithium-ion battery (2200 mAh)
Dimensions: 1.5"H x 14"W x 10"D
Weight: 6.28 lb
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1 comes installed, providing enhanced security and productivity, and new ways to organize, find and share information. Other software included:
Microsoft Works 9.0
Microsoft Money Essentials
CyberLink® Power2Go
Adobe® Reader® 9.0
Adobe Flash® 9.0
Google™ Toolbar
Google Desktop Search
Norton 360™ 2008 (60-day trial)
The Gateway M-7301u notebook is backed by the manufacturer’s 1-year limited warranty on parts and labor.
Product details
Item # 993100
Manufacturer # LX.W220X.003
processor brand Intel
processor model Pentium Dual-Core
processor speed 2.0 GHz
hard drive capacity 250 GB
memory 3 GB
memory speed PC2-5300
memory type DDR2 SDRAM
maximum memory capacity 3 GB
Wi-Fi capability included (Wi-Fi ready) yes
included integrated drives DVD±RW/DVD-RAM/DVD±R Double Layer
diagonal screen size 15.4 inches
notebook computer weight 6.28 lb
operating system Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1
screen resolution 1280 x 800
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