Hellcat said:

Not enough RAM. Will struggle with even just the OS, internet explorer and word/excel etc.

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cardiff ulysse said:

OK, so I need 512MB RAM minimum. How would you compare / rate the following two ?
(Would the Dell be wireless enabled as a matter of course, nowadays?)

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/519892

£349
Intel Celeron M 410 A Processor 1.46GHz
400MHz FSB
1MB Cache
512MB RAM
60 GB Hard Drive
DVD Super Multi Dual Layer Optical Drive
15.4" Widescreen Display
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
128MB ATI Xpress Integrated Graphics
1 year FREE warranty



http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/notebooks_good?c=uk&cs=ukepp1&l=en&s=dhs

£329
Mobile AMD SempronTM processor 3500+ Processor
Genuine Windows ® Vista TM Home Basic Operating system
512MB 533MHz DDR SDRAM Memory
14.1" Wide XGA screen Monitor
60GB SATA Hard Drive (5,400rpm) Harddrive
Internal 8x DVD+/-RW Drive Optical Drive
Integrated Graphics Graphic Card
56K Data Fax Modem

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arc said:

not always. my laptop is a p3 500 with 256mb ram running XP pro and it's kept tidy. it has no issues with general use.

thats just me being picky though, if i could fit more ram in there then i would - hell this PC has 2gb!

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arc said:

i dont tidy it constantly, i just dont click yes to any stupid tool bar thing that pops up or install silly things that make daft noises etc.

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