celeron or pentium???

foxyuk

seeking new laptop after yesterday...

is this spec any good??

DELL Inspiron 2500 Cel 900MHz 256MB 20GB CD-ROM 14" Win


or

Dell Inspirion
Processor Speed: 996 MHz Processor Type: Intel Pentium III
Hard Drive Capacity: 18.6 GB Memory (RAM): 348 MB
Screen Size: 15 inches Primary Drive: DVD+/-RW

Little_John

neither are much better than what went through the window

Blacksheep1979

If they're free fair enough - if you're paying for them look elsewhere.

nubianhustler

stick to centrino when looking for laptops, celeron is slow thats why its a bit cheaper

Blacksheep1979

centrino isn't a processor....

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nubianhustler wrote: »

stick to centrino when looking for laptops, celeron is slow thats why its a bit cheaper

Not when it's a Celeron-M when compared to a Pentium-M. It's just rather old hat. But in this case it's really old and slow.