Used, general-use laptop. Help me choose! Specs included.

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Have an opportunity to choose between a few different models of used laptops for cheap. Thinking of picking one up for general use purposes (basic photo sharing, spreadsheets, internet).

Wondering if any of you guys could make any recommendations on which to choose out of the 3? Heres the specs and prices. They would be set up with WinXP Pro.

DELL LATITUDE C640 Pentium 4 Mobile 2.4GHZ Laptop

$260.00

# Processor Type: Pentium 4 Mobile

# CPU Speed: 2.4GHZ

# Num of CPU: 1

# RAM (MB): 512

# Hard Drive Capacity: 36.0GB

# CD Type: DVD-ROM

# Rem Media: NONE

# NIC: 10/100Mbps Ethernet

# Modem: 56K

# Screen Size: 14.1 inches

# Screen Type: ActiveMatrix TFT Color

# Ports: 1 Parallel,1 PS2,1 RJ-45,1 Serial,1 USB,1 VGA,2 PCMCIA,AUDIO,IR,RJ-11,S-Video OUT

# Operating System: NONE

# Notes: LIGHT SCRATCH ON SCREEN

COMPAQ EVO N610C Pentium 4 Mobile 1.8GHZ Laptop

$220.00

# Processor Type: Pentium 4 Mobile

# CPU Speed: 1.8GHZ

# Num of CPU: 1

# RAM (MB): 512

# Hard Drive Capacity: 40.0GB

# CD Type: DVD-ROM

# Rem Media: NONE

# NIC: 10/100Mbps Ethernet

# Modem: 56K

# Screen Size: 14.1 inches

# Screen Type: ActiveMatrix TFT Color

# Ports: 1 Parallel,1 PS2,1 RJ-45,1 Serial,1 VGA,2 PCMCIA,2 USB,AUDIO,IR,RJ-11,S-Video OUT

# Operating System: NONE

# Notes: NONE

IBM THINKPAD T40 Pentium Mobile 1.5GHZ Laptop

$300.00

# Processor Type: Pentium Mobile

# CPU Speed: 1.5GHZ

# Num of CPU: 1

# RAM (MB): 512

# Hard Drive Capacity: 40.0GB

# CD Type: DVD-ROM

# Rem Media: NONE

# NIC: GIG-Eth/802.11b

# Modem: 56K

# Screen Size: 14.1 inches

# Screen Type: ActiveMatrix TFT Color

# Ports: 1 Parallel,1 RJ-45,1 VGA,2 USB,AUDIO,RJ-11,S-Video OUT

# Operating System: NONE

# Notes: NONE

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[vettelovr1124 10+ year member]

I'd get the IBM, myself. I'm not a fan of Compaq or the Pentium 4M processor.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Anyone else have an opinion?

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

get the dell I have the C840 myself with similar specs works fine for me.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Okay, have 3 votes for IBM, and 1 for Dell. Why is the P4 such a POS processor? I like the ibm too, but if I'm going to get near double the processing speed with the Dell for less money, I can't help but lean towards that. Any other suggestions?.