It is a IBM Think Pad,T 20, Lenova, Intel Celeron, 700 MHz, 192 MB of RAM, 10 GB hard drive, Windows XP Pro and CD ROM. I will need it for my daughter in college. She will need to do research and write papers. She also like to download pictures and music. She also like to watch movies on the computer. Will this one work. Do I need to reconfigure anything once I get it.
2006-12-11 00:37:34 · 6 answers · asked by gr8rn89 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
this is a laptop built in the year 2000, ergo 6 years old. the best thing on it is the Windows XP Pro on a CD. i suppose you found it on ebay and are on a tight budget.
what's wrong with this laptop? a 700MHz Celeron can't run Windows XP with only 192MB. laptops have an estimated life span of 4 - 6 years, in some exceptions up to 8 years, but after 5 years every computer is definitely old. reconfiguring something on an old laptop is only wasting more money - sorry for the bad news, but this is fact.
cheapest new notebooks nowadays are around $400 - $500, but you haven't to reconfigure anything and there is also a warranty of 1 year.
this is a pretty good notebook for $500
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Compaq-Presario-15-4-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-C306US/sem/rpsm/oid/160283/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
a hint for all Celeron bashers: the Celerons of the 4xx series have the same core as the Core Solo and Core Duo and are therefore pretty good.
2006-12-11 01:22:13 · answer #1 · answered by shockwave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is going to be downloading graphics and music, that processor will be a little slow. Also is the CD Rom a read/write drive? For basic work such as reports and such, that would be plenty, but if she wants to get into the other stuff I would want more RAM, a faster processor, and a larger hard drive.
Ron
2006-12-11 00:43:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ron75 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That system won't cut it. It's already WAY out of date and is likely to be old enough to be near to the end of it's lifecycle... meaning that it's likely about to be ready to die.
Go with the HP nc6320 Windows XP Professional Edition Solo T1300 1.66GHz Processor 40GB 512MB DVD-CDRW Drive 15XGA Integrated Wireless Internet Notebook that you can get for less than $1,000 at www.stupidcheapcomputers.net. It's new and will be able to take her thru her entire college.
2006-12-11 23:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by toringeek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will work for college however if she wants to watch movies she will need to add a dvd player.
I saw a commerical yesterday where bestbuy had new laptops for 399 so maybe look at that
2006-12-11 00:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Mitchell b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IBM?? More aimed toward business i would go with a DELL more user friendly and it lets you customize it how you wish.
Based on what your needing it for i would go with at least a Pentium M if stilled offered or a Pentium Due.
2006-12-11 02:45:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jnsp52 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a little slow, but it will work...not sure about the movies though. For research and typing papers it will work fine...and probably for music too.
2006-12-11 00:40:34 · answer #6 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋