I’ve narrowed my choices down to three laptops with my budget.
Any pro’s or cons would be helpful. 
The Sony I get could now, its at the store, the other 2 I would have to order on-line and wait about 2 1/2 weeks.
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Compaq Presario R4000 Price- $1018.00[/color]
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[]– Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with SP2
[]– AMD Athlon™ 64 3200+ (2.0GHz/512KB L2 Cache)
[]– 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
[]– 128MB ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory™
[]– 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB)
[]– 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
[]– DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
[]– 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster™
[]– 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
[]– Microsoft® Works/Money
[*]– hpshopping in-box envelope
**Dell **Inspiron 600m Price- $1055.00
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[][/color][/size][/font]Chipset:
Pentium® M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home WHXP
[]Limited Warranty, Services and Support:
3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year At-Home Service plus Nights and Weekend 
[]Memory:
512MB DDR SDRAM 2 Dimms 512MB2D
[]Hard Drive:
60GB Hard Drive 60GB
[]Optical:
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive 24COMBO
[]Primary Battery:
6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery (53Whr)
[]Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed):
No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only ICOREL
[]Security Software:
McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-months MCAFE1Y
[]Dial-Up Internet Access:
6 Months America Online Internet Access Included AOLDHS
[]Wireless Networking Card:
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps) IP2200I
[*]Integrated Modem and NIC:
Internal 56K Modem and Integrated Network Card 56MPC
Processor Brand:
Intel
Processor Class:
Mobile Pentium 4 Processor
Processor Number:
538
Processor Speed:
3.2 GHz
Bus Speed:
533 MHz
Mobile Technology:
Other
L2 Cache Size:
1 MB
Memory Speed:
PC2100 (266Mhz)
Memory Technology:
DDR-SDRAM
Installed Memory:
512 MB
Maximum Memory:
1 GB
Hard Drive Capacity:
80 GB
Drive Controllers:
IDE (Ultra ATA/DMA)
Rotational Speed:
4200 RPM
CD-RW Write Speed: 24 X
CD-RW Rewrite Speed: 24 X
CD-RW Read Speed: 24 X
DVD Read Speed: 8 X
Additional Drives: DVD/CD-RW Combo
Sound Support: Digital Audio (16-bit)
Video Chipset: ATI RADEON IGP
Shared Video RAM: 64 MB
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Display Size: 15.4 in
Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Port Connectors: 3 USB 2.0
RJ-11 modem
i.LINK® (IEEE 1394) interface
RJ-45 Ethernet
VGA output
Parallel port
DC in
Audio - mini stereo headphone
Audio - mini monaural microphone
Video - A/V mini jack
Card Slots: Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
Type I CardBus
Type II CardBus
Network Support: Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)
Wireless Protocol: 802.11b
802.11g
Modem Speed: 56 Kbps
Input Devices: Keyboard
Touchpad
Battery Life (average): 0.5 - 1.0 Hours
Number of Batteries: 1
Installed Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
Included Software: Sony® Original Software:
VAIO Zone™ with WinDVD™
DVGate Plus™ - Digital Video
SonicStage® - Digital Music
PictureGear Studio™ - Digital Photo
VAIO Media™ - Network File Sharing
VAIO® K Series Software Bundle:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
Intuit Quicken® 2005 New User Edition
InterVideo® WinDVD®
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Calendar, Scheduling, Contact Management and Database
Anti-Virus Software:
Norton® Internet Security™ 90-Day Subscription - Norton AntiVirus®, Norton Personal Firewall, Norton Privacy Control, Norton AntiSpam®, Norton Parental Control
Intermute™ SpySubtract™ 30-Day Trial
Sony VAIO Update software
Sony VAIO Recovery Wizard software
Sony VAIO Help and Support software
In the Box: VAIO K45 Notebook
Standard Lithium-Ion battery
Power cord
AC adapter
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