If you had to pick a laptop basic on the information below which one would you pick? Computer 1 # Processor: Intel Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz) - 770 (2.13 GHz) # OS: Windows XP Media Center Edition / Home / Pro # Screen: 14.1-inch WXGA or TrueLife WXGA (+$25) # Memory: 512MB SDRAM standard, expandable to 2GB # Hard Drive: 40GB 4200RPM standard, 60GB (7200RPM) and 60GB - 100GB option (4200 RPM) # Optical Drive: CD/DVD Burner # Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 900 # Battery: 6-cell / 9-cell option # Wireless: Intel PRO Wireless 2200 (802.11 b/g) or 2915 (802.11 a/b/g) # Ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, headphone, microphone, monitor out, s-video out, ethernet, modem, FireWire # Slots: ExpressCard, 5-in-1 Media Card Reader Computer 2 # rocessor: AMD Turion 64 ML-37 (2.0GHz/1MB L2 Cache) # Screen: 17" WSXGA BrightView Widescreen (1680 x 1050) # Graphics: ATI Express Radeon 200M 128MB # RAM: 1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) # Hard Drive: 160GB (2 x 80GB @ 5400RPM) # Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support # OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional # Battery: 8-cell lithium ion # Weight: 8.1lbs # Wireless54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM) # Dimensions: 11.1"(L) x 15.62"(W) x 1.48"(min)/1.82"(max) # Ports: 1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34), 1 Type I/II 32-bit card bus (also support 16-bit), 1 IEEE-1394(Firewire), 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0), TV-Out (S-video), Integrated Consumer IR (remote control receiver), Headphone out w/ SPDIF Digital Audio, Microphone in, 1 RJ-11 (modem), 1 Expansion Port 2 Connector, 1 RJ -45 (LAN)

Is the RAM in Computer 2 expandable to at least 2 GB ? Also, do they cost the same ? Not considering cost, a quick recommendation would be Computer 2.

i presume that computer #1 is significantly smaller than computer 2. computer #1 comes with a nice 7k2 rev hard drive, computer #2 has a more powerful CPU and the better graphics solution. the optical drive in #1 could be just a combo drive. you can't really compare the two laptops. if you value portability then #1 is better for you, if you want to play games and watch movies on it, then get #2

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