which is better? (cheap laptop help)

[Moxiesky]

HP compaq

Tech Specs

Dimensions

Height

1.33 inches

Width

13.03 inches

Depth

9.57 inches

Weight

5 pounds

Ports

USB

4 ports

S-Video

Firewire 1394

Ethernet

VGA

Headphone/Speaker out

Smart Card Reader

Optical Drive

DVD-ROM

Processor

CPU Type

Core 2 duo

CPU Speed

2.0 GHz

Operating System

Windows XP Pro

Graphics

Type

Intel GM965

Memory

RAM

DDR2

Hard Drive

SATA

ibm thinkpad

Tech Specs

Dimensions

Height

13.2 inches

Width

9.3 inches

Depth

1.09 inches

Weight

5 pounds

Ports

USB

3 ports

Ethernet

VGA

headphone/speaker out

Ethernet & Modem

Smart Card Reader

1934 Firewire

Optical Drive

DVD/CDRW

Processor

CPU Type

Core duo

CPU Speed

1.8 GHz

Operating System

Windows XP Pro

Graphics

Type

Intel GMA x3100

Memory

RAM

2gb

Hard Drive

80gb

which one would you get they are off lease laptops and they are both under 200$

[qwertywarrior]

i would go with the ibm thinkpad

 

have you though of buying an android tablet instead like a nexus 7 ?

[Moxiesky]

i would go with the ibm thinkpad

why?

[qwertywarrior]

why?

much much much much better build quality

[Moxiesky]

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[Moxiesky]

have you though of buying an android tablet instead like a nexus 7 ?

i already have a tablet.

this is for school

[Goldilock]

my two cents, when buying cheap laptop for school always look for with the biggest RAM cos you never know when the laptop will be laggy due to the lack of RAM.

[Moxiesky]

my two cents, when buying cheap laptop for school always look for with the biggest RAM cos you never know when the laptop will be laggy due to the lack of RAM.

im going for computer programing

but whats the difference between the two rams.

and im doing html and css

first so i thought it would be fine to get a cheaper computer till the time comes,

im sure the computer wont last more than a year but right now i dont have more than 150 to spend on a computer