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the celeron is only less able(I wouldnt use inferior) than the p2/p3 in
graphics/programming. so Id advise you to get a p2.
what about www.dell.com?
otherwise get one with the longest warranty-most laptops are made by one
or two companies in taiwan and slapped with a sticker and parts in the
usa.
you might want to get a network adaptor and modem if the school wont let
you keep the ones they lend/give you.
get a 8mb video card in it if you can.

Julia wrote:

> I have this headache of choosing a notebook for my university use. I
> was hoping any computer guru out there would be kind enough to offer
> me some help. I would be using the notebook for programming (JAVA),
> for website-designing, for graphics, multimedia authoring(Director)
> hopefully, and also word processing. I created a table to highlight
> what the important factors are to me. I may be wrong, but I have this
> view that Celeron is inferior to Pentium II. My budget is actually
> <$4000, but now I am wondering whether extra few hundred dollars might
> be worth the extra hard disk and screen size. [The specific models are
> below the table.]
>
>

  Notebook               1            2            3          4           5
  Processor              PII300       Cel366       PII400     Cel400      PII400
  Hard Disk              4.8 GB       4.0 GB       10.0 GB    4.0 GB      9.3 GB
  RAM                    64 MB        64 MB        64 MB      128 MB      64 MB
  Price                  S$3738       S$2492       S$4224     S$2795      S$4415
  Brand                  Acer         Compaq       Compaq     Toshiba     Toshiba
                                                   < 2.0 kg
                                                              3.0 kg
  Weight                 1.8 (without 3.0 kg (with (without   (with CDrom UNKNOWN
                         CDrom & FDD) CDrom & FDD) CDrom &
                                                   FDD)       & FDD)
  Screen Size            12.1"        12.1"        14.1"      12.1"       14.1"
  Warranty(international 1 year       2 years      3 years    3 years     3 years
  doesn't matter to me)  (carry-in)   (local)      (on-site)  (on-site)   (on-site)
  FDD & CDrom            External     Internal     External   Internal    Internal
  Modem (my school is
  providing a "Network & Yes          No           No         No          No
  Modem Adapter")
  Special Stuff          Looks cool   Was rated    Like its   Cheap...128 Powerful.
                         and is very  5th in "Top  light      MB of RAM.  Often read
                         light. Was a 5 Notebook"  weight but             about.
                         winning      Survey by    hate ugly              Price a
                         notebook in  PCMagazine.  docking                little
                         a Taipei     Cheapest     bays and               steep. the
                         thing. Acer  here.        like its               steepest
                         is not                    power.                 of all in
                         reputed for                                      fact.
                         notebooks
                         though. And
                         the 1 year
                         warranty is
                         suspicious.
                         Also has a
                         3D graphics
                         accelarator
                         (dunno what
                         that means)
>
> S$1 approx = US$1.7
>
> 1: Acer Travelmate 330T -- 2: Compaq Armada 1500C -- 3: Compaq Armada
> MS --
>
> 4: Toshiba Satellite 2590CDT -- 5: Toshiba Tecra 8000S
>
> I would be grateful if you would drop me an email or simply reply to
> this NG, as to which notebook you would choose.
>
> * * * * * * * * THANK YOU for your time! * * * * * * * *