Would you consider this a good lap top? Or wht would be better? and what is the diff. between note and lap?

Question

I have a computer but never had a lap and would like to get one just don't have a clue as what to get PS can't afford to expensive.$$


Item Specifics - PC Laptops
Brand: Dell Hard Drive Capacity: 120 GB
Family: XPS Screen Size: 17 inches
Processor Type: Intel Core Duo Operating System: Windows XP
Processor Model: -- Primary Drive: DVD+/-RW
Processor Speed: 2,100 MHz Condition: New, Sealed in Box
Memory (RAM): 2,000 MB

Answer 1

For your tasks (and 99.9% of notebook users) a $500 Sunday special from BestBuy or CircuitCity will do just fine.

The biggest difference between a $500 notebook and a $1,000 notebook is a slightly faster processor, which isn't going to be noticeable unless you edit raw DV (digital Video) from a camcorder or encode DVD's, and even then I don't think it's worth double the price (you might wait 10% for an encode to be finished compared to the $1,000 notebook).

This is the best deal in the ads this week:
http://www.officedepot.com/ddSKU.do?level=SK&id=520185&Ntt=toshiba%20notebook&uniqueSearchFlag=true&An=text

Add 2gb of RAM from newegg.com for $65:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231116
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=memory+laptop&search=Search

And you have a dual-core notebook with 2gb of RAM, large hard drive, DVD/CD burner, wireless, etc. for about $500.