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What could I trade my PC laptop for? Suggestions?

NovaRealta

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I bought an Imac a few days before christmas and I love it, so now i want to try to trade my HP Pavillion ze5620 for an ibook on craigslist.

I could really use some advice! what type of ibook could i get for this?

Thanks


Here are the specs...

Pavillion ze5620us
Microprocessor

Intel Celeron Processor - 2.8 GHz

Microprocessor Cache

128KB (L2 cache)

Memory

512MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 256MB) at 266MHz

Memory Max

Maximum Memory 1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB)

Video Graphics

ATI MOBILITY RADEON 4X AGP and 3D architecture

Video Memory

64MB DDR (shared)

Hard Drive

60GB enhanced-IDE hard disk drive (4200rpm)

Diskette Drive

External USB Floppy Drive available for customers via hpshopping.com or local retailers

Multimedia Drive

DVD-ROM/CD-RW Combo

Display

15.0-inch XGA TFT (1024 x 768) display

Fax/Modem

Integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11 connector)

Network Card

Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)

Wireless Connectivity

54g Integrated 802.11 b/g Wireless LAN

Sound

16-bit Sound Blaster Pro-compatible audio; internal Altec Lansing speakers; AC audio link: volume control buttons and mute button

Keyboard

101-key compatible

Pointing Device

Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad

PC Card Slots

One Type I/II 16-bit with support and 32-bit card bus
External Ports

Three Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
One Parallel SPP/ECP standard interface
One PS/2 keyboard/mouse
One headphone-out
One microphone-in
One VGA (15-pin)
One TV-Out (S-video)
One RJ-11 (modem)
One RJ -45 (LAN)
Dimensions

12.96 (L) x 10.72 (W) x 1.79 (H) inches

Weight

7.5 lbs

Security

Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password
Accepts third-party security lock devices
Power

90W AC adapter (3 wire)
8-Cell Lithium-Ion battery
 
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Not much. Nothing less than 2 or 3 years old anyway. That celeron kills it.
 
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I was hoping for a 12" or 14", 512 MB Ram, airport, combodrive, don't care about the rest, because i'd use the imac for that... I just wanna use it for surfing online a bit...
But you're saying nobody would want it, huh?

What makes the Celeron so bad? Sorry, don't know much about processors..
 
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its just old technology that has been since replaced. I still have a celeron in my PC box as yoou can see in my sig, and for what I use my PC for its fine, for now at least, but I know for a fact I will upgrade my PB to a MBP before even thinking about a wintel upgrade.
 
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Thank you for your response. If I get any responses to my craigslist posting, may i run them by you??
 
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NovaRealta said:
Thank you for your response. If I get any responses to my craigslist posting, may i run them by you??
Click to expand...

yeah sure, i bet others would be willing to chime in also...
 
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What makes the Celeron a "bad" processor is the fact that the L2 cache is very low (128kb compared to 1mb) and the bus speed is also very low (400mhz compared to 800mhz).
 
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NovaRealta

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Ok, I dont completely understand, but i kind of see what you're saying thanks.
 
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Great thank you. That would be appreciated.
Although I just booted Ubuntu and that doesnt look to bad either, - except for the wireless configuration (which I'm researching right now) - that looks like it would be an all day/night/week/ready-to-give-up task...
 

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