Laptop advice please. Lenove, HP????

Purpose: Simultaneous running Internet (10 pages a time), excel, media player, avast antivirus

Compaq Presario C702

Celeron 1.73, 512,80gb= Rs. 24750 = 600$

Lenovo 3000G400 33Q,

Celeron 1.73, 512,80gb = Rs 26000 = 600$+

I will surely upgrade the system to 2gb ram. Rest remains same.

So I will be shelling out 2000Rs more (50$)

Do you think I can run the things I said mentioned above with out significant difference compared to a high-end thinkpad. (Rs 60000 / 1500$)

What all limitations/problems do you asses?

I have the budget to go more, but is it necessary?

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I think you are fine as long as you are not programming etc. Then you need the high end. Stay with low budget, invest the saved money since at work you will be working with their computer why waste. Good luck!

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compaq -processor's speed will be the biggest limitation , go for a dual core u will be getting windows xp with it, since vista is here go for that other than tat laptop is fine

same goes with lenovo
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Compaq Presario C702 is a good choice you'll do more than open internet pages. its very good for d price.
well, hp would provide you better after sale service. and yes its gonna make a diff. cmpared to a high end thinkpad. its the compatibility issues incase of upgrade in future. for normal hp max ram is 2 gb...but for high end thinkpads its more, same goes for the processor and cache obviously. if u r a tech geek -go in for a high end model. otherwise normal with ram upgrade serve serve the purpose well aswell.