HP L2 - 128 KB x 4 - Write-Back - DIP 28-PIN

Advantages: great portability
Disadvantages: Problems with this hp model

...Notebook speed issue I think data bus speed is the culprit here. The Front Side Bus (FSB) is the data channel that connects the processor, other chips, memory, and the video circuitry. The motherboard in this HP laptop runs at a pokey 100MHz FSB. A comparably-priced Toshiba (A45-S121) runs at 266Mhz FSB using the same 2.8GHz Celeron. The processor can support up to a 400MHz FSB. See this HP laptop series specs at --------------- To date, all Celeron 2.8GHz processors have had on-die L2 cache of only 128KB. The Pentium 4 versions have L2 cache of up to 512KB and run at a 533MHz FSB. This includes HP ZE5xxx series notebooks built with Pentium 4 CPUs. Lastly, when running on battery, the power saving setup of most notebooks will throttle back the CPU speed to increase battery life. You might be able to override this by adjusting... Read review

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Advantages: High Specs, Low Price, Great Graphics, Dual Core CPU, Two 120gb Hard Drives
Disadvantages: None i Can think of

...compatible sound Altec Lansing® speakers Keyboard: Full size desktop keyboard (with separate numeric keypad layout) Pointing Device: Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute buttons, 2 Quick Launch Buttons PC Card Slots: One ExpressCard/54 slot (also supports ExpressCard/34) External Ports: 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards 1 VGA port 1 HDMI port; 4 USB 2.0 ports 1 IEEE-1394 1 RJ 11 modem connector 1 RJ 45 Ethernet connector S-video TV out Remote control infrared port (Remote Control optional) 2 Headphones-out one w/ SPDIF Digital Audio, 1 Microphone-in port Cable docking connector Dimensions: 28.50 cm (L) x 39.60 cm (W) x 4.18 cm (max) H Weight: 3... Read review

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Advantages: cheap, good quality laptop with decent features, upgradable.
Disadvantages: no bluetooth. memory will need upgrading if moving on to Windows Vista

...it to struggle with only 512mb memory so i upgraded it to 2 gig and it performs very well with 256mb alocated to the shared graphics Technical specifications Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Processor & chipset AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile processor with up to 2 x512KB L2 cache, AMD PowerNow!™ Technology and HyperTransport™ Technology support ATI Mobility RADEON® Xpress 1100 series chipset Memory 512mb DDR2 memory 2 x 256mb, upgradeable to 4 GB using dual soDIMM modules (dual-channel support) HDD 120gig ATA/100 hard disc drive Storage DVD-Super Multi Drive Display 15.4" WXGA high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, 16 ms response time, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing on dual displays via... Read review

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