Why is one better than the other?

Question

I read the specs for both of them and I can't figure out why the glaring rating difference? My best guess, it's subjective and I should ignore the "ratings". I was leaning towards the 2nd one. Btw.. is compaq a good company as HP and Toshiba's and Dell's or once again.. everyone has their "favorites"??


http://circuitcity.com/ssm/Compaq-Presario-15-4-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-V6101US/sem/rpsm/oid/162394/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do


http://circuitcity.com/ssm/Compaq-Presario-15-4-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-V6110US/sem/rpsm/oid/166643/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

Answer 1

Did you read the specifications?

I went to the sites in your question and there is nothing to compare looking at the specs!


Glaring differences?
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AMD Turion™ 64 X2 TL-50 OR older, slower 32 bit • Mobile AMD Sempron™ 3400+

• 100GB hard drive compared to • 80GB hard drive

64 X2 TL-50 is a dual core, 64bit Processor, don't even consider the Sempron!

100GB drive to a 80GB drive? Is that a question?

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http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Best/ntfs-boot-iso.html

http://www.disk-image.net/products.htm

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

http://www.errornuker.com/info/01.php?hop=product1

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder

http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads2.html

http://www.ntcompatible.com/Acronis_True_Image_9.0_Build_2337_s61449.html

http://www.theosfiles.com/

http://www.data-recovery-reviews.com/windows-startup-disasterrecovery.htm?gclid=CMSl0b7X2YcCFSJxYAodKy6Lpw

http://www.winternals.com/

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,25181-order,1-page,1-c,alldownloads/description.html

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/Windows-XP-PowerPacker.shtml

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,674406,00.asp

http://windows.about.com/od/tipsarchive/l/bltip632.htm
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Answer 2

Answer: definetely the second PC is better, although both processors are AMD, the first one has a sempron processor, and the second one a turion processor, is like comparing the power of a 4 cylinder car with a 8 cylinder car, both take you form A to B, but the second one is going to be smoother, faster, and in the case ot these PCs, if, in the future you want to change the OS to the new Microsoft Vista, you can do that with a Turion, but not with a sempron.
besides... I have the experence that processors sempron and celeron, they tend to freeze more often than any others...

Answer 3

I'd ignore the reviews.
there are not enough reviews to make a substantial difference. Although both systems say 2 when I clicked on the one only one review showed up...

HP bought out compaq

In regards to laptops.
I've owned HP - and never had a problems with them.
Currently I own a Dell and I've not had any problems there either.
I switched to dell because of a company I used to work for only went with Dell and they have offices in every state. So that told me something about their dependability.

Answer 4

You want to know the diffrence?

PC 1:
Processor
Processor brand AMD
Processor type Mobile Sempron
Processor speed 1.8GHz
Bus Speed 1600MHz
Level 2 cache 256KB
Memory
RAM 512MB
Memory Type (RAM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)
RAM expandable to: 2GB
Storage/Drives
Hard Drive Speed 5400RPM
Hard drive size 80GB
Burns DVDs No
Graphics and sound
Screen size 15.4"
Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800
Video memory 128MB
Video Memory Type Shared
Ports
USB 2.0 2
FireWire 0
Infrared port No
PC card No
Express Card Yes
S-video Out Yes
Media card slot No
VGA Yes
TV tuner No
Internet/networking
Dial-up Modem Included
Ethernet Yes
Wireless 802.11b/g
Bluetooth No
Built-in Webcam No
Dimensions
Height 1.6 inches
Width 14.1 inches
Depth 10.1 inches
Weight 6.6 lbs.

PC 2:
Processor brand AMD
Processor type Turion 64 X2
Processor speed 1.6GHz
Bus Speed 1600MHz
Level 2 cache 2 x 256KB
Memory
RAM 512MB
Memory Type (RAM) Info unavailable
RAM expandable to: 2GB
Storage/Drives
Hard Drive Speed 5400RPM
Hard drive size 100GB
Burns DVDs Yes
Graphics and sound
Screen size 15.4"
Maximum screen resolution 1280 x 800
Video memory 128MB
Video Memory Type Shared
Ports
USB 2.0 2
FireWire 0
Infrared port No
PC card Yes
Express Card Yes
S-video Out Yes
Media card slot No
VGA Yes
TV tuner No
Internet/networking
Dial-up Modem Included
Ethernet Yes
Wireless 802.11b/g
Bluetooth No
Built-in Webcam No
Dimensions
Height 10.1 inches
Width 14.1 inches
Depth 1.6 inches
Weight 6.6 lbs.


Pc 2 is a dual core processor which can make your computer preform better. It is also taller then the first one and thiner then the first once. That is the only diffrence I see. It has a lower processor speed 1.6ghz instead of 1.8ghz only because it is dual core. both the computer has the same bus speed at 1600mhz

As for PC prefrences I have none, laptops are almost the same unlike desktop. It all leads to what was your experience with the companies laptop. If its good you buy anotehr one in the future if it is bad you try another company.

Answer 5

The only difference I can see is in the processors, the first one I think would give you great battery life, but would be as good for computer intensive stuff. The second one would be good for doing things like photo and video editing and gaming, the first one wouldn't be as good for doing those types of things.