Which one would you prefer?

Which one would you prefer?

1-Inspiron 6000 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home
Display 15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
Memory 1GB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
Graphics Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Dell 1370 Internal Wireless (802.11b/g, 54Mbps)
Productivity Software No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Digital Music Musicmatch by Yahoo! Music - Basic music software
Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
Dell Service & Support Plans 2 Year On-site Economy Plan
Onsite System Setup No Onsite System Setup
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Digital Imaging Corel Photo Album™ 6 Starter Edition - Organize and Edit your photos
Mail- In Rebate None
Miscellaneous Inspiron 6000
Financial Software Pre-Installed No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.

TOTAL:$1,059.00 or

2-Inspiron 6400 Intel® Core™ Duo processor T2300 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows® XP Home
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Hard Drive 80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Digital Music Musicmatch by Yahoo! Music - Basic music software
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Dell Service & Support Plans 1 Year On-site Economy Plan
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Digital Imaging Corel Photo Album™ 6 Starter Edition - Organize and Edit your photos
Miscellaneous Inspiron 6400
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Mobile Broadband No Broadband Expresscard technology is available in the market now
Operating System Re-Installation CD PC Restore recovery system by Symantec
Purchase Intent Purchase is not intended for resale.

TOTAL:$1,014.00

 

depends on what you're using it for.

this will help

 

Do you plan on playing any games at all? While they both are on the weak end for gaming, the 1st one would do better then the 2nd. But if you don't plan on gaming then the 2nd would be the better choice.

 

well,, this will be my first laptop and I am a research assisstant at university.I am a mechanical engineer so i am going to use word,excell,autocad ... etc. However I like playing games as well..So I think first choice is better for me, is that true?

 

You are correct, the first one has a better video card, if you like gaming. I would go with that one. If you didn't game I would go for the second one.

 

I would also take the second one.

 

why second one?

 

I'd probably go with the 6400 myself, Core Duo will likely help you in AutoCAD, and while the 945 isn't a barnburner for gaming at least its Vista capable, and it'll run most things albeit poorly.