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I'm stuck between the following 3 choices. I'm not on the pc much. My DH and I use our current one primarily to surf, check email, play pogo.com sometimes. I also use Napster for my mp3 player. DH sometimes listens to radio shows. That's really it. Any opinions on brand, specs, etc is greatly appreciated. I prefer Windows XP, but Vista is fine. Size is not a factor. Webcam doesn't matter. I'm concerned about the ACER not having a CD ROM drive, but i really like the look and size. I know nothing about Q2. I currently have a Compaw that has lasted me wonderfully for 8 years now. But it has become slow and the screen is going out, so that's why we're looking to purchase another one. Acer 10.1" Atom 1.60GHz 160GB Notebook w/ 36 Month Warranty & $75 Rebate $500 Processor Model Atom Core Solo N270 Brand Intel Speed 1.60GHz System bus 533MHz Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM RAM 1GB Cache 512KB L2 Memory card reader Media Reader Compatible with SecureDigital, Memory Stick, xD Picture Card, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, Reduced-Size Multi Media Card Hard Drive Size/speed 160GB Ports USB 3 Audio 1 audio out, 1 microphone jack Monitor 1 VGA port Internet/Network Network Card RJ-45; Integrated LAN and Integrated Wireless LAN (Acer InviLink 802.11b/g wireless LAN) compatible w/ Integrated LAN data transfer rate of 10/100Mbps, WAN data transfer rate of up to 54Mbps and works with protocols WIFI, 802.11b, and 802.11g Additional Features Graphics/Video Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Audio Integrated Other Integrated microphone Accessories Included Keyboard 84-key Mouse Touchpad Speakers Integrated Camera Details Brand Acer Type CrystalEye webcam Power Specifications Battery Type 6-cell lithium ion AC Adapter Included Warranty Parts 36 months (1 year from Acer and 2 year USWC extended) Labor 36 months (1 year from Acer and 2 year USWC extended) Weight CPU 2.9 lbs. Software Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home HP 550 15.4" Celeron 2.0GHz 160GB Hard Drive Notebook w/ $100 in Rebates $598 Processor Model Celeron 550 Brand Intel Speed 2.0GHz System bus 533MHz Memory RAM 1GB RAM expandable to 4GB (requires 62-bit operating system) Cache 1MB L2 Memory card reader Media Reader Compatible with SD and MMC Hard Drive Size/speed 160GB / 5400RPM Optical Drives Optical Drive 1 SuperMulti DL Drive w/ LightScribe capability Ports USB 3 USB Type 2.0 Audio 1 microphone in, 1 headphone/line-out Internet/Network Modem 56Kbps V.92 Modem Network Card Integrated LAN and Integrated Wireless LAN compatible w/ data transfer rates of 10/100Mbps; WLAN compatible with protocols802.11b/g and data transfer rates of 54Mbps Additional Features Graphics/Video Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 Audio Integrated Hi-Definition (HD) Audio Support Accessories Included Keyboard Full sized keyboard Mouse Touchpad Speakers Integrated Mono Speaker Warranty Parts 36 months (1 year from HP and 2 years USWC extended) Labor 36 months (1 year from HP and 2 years USWC extended) Weight CPU 5.5 lbs. Software Operating system Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit Edition Q2 MSI Wind 12.1" Pentium Dual-Core 2.0GHz Notebook $499 Processor Model Pentium Dual-Core T3200 Brand Intel Speed 2.0GHz System bus 667MHz Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM RAM 2GB RAM expandable to 4GB Memory card reader 4-in-1 Compatible with SD, MMC, MS, MSPRO Hard Drive Size/speed 160GB Optical Drives Optical Drive 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Ports USB 3 USB Type 2.0 Audio Microphone, Headphone jack Video VGA Internet/Network Modem 56K Network Card RJ-45; 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN Additional Features Graphics/Video Intel GMA950 Graphics Accessories Included Keyboard 77-keys Mouse 2 button touchpad Speakers Built-in stereo speakers Camera Details Type Built-in Power Specifications Battery Type 6-cell AC Adapter Included Weight CPU 2.3 lbs. Software Operating system Windows Vista Home Premium

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1. my mom has the acer. it's good enough for what you pay but still pretty cheap quality. I have the dell, which i LOVE and not to mention it was free. i went to this website and completed an offer (it cost me about 4.99 for shipping) and then had 5 of my friends do it for referals and i actually got a dell netbook for free. how do they afford this? i have no idea, but it works. http://www.YourFreeNetbook.com/index.php...