Looking to buy first Laptop, kinda computer challenged

[Mr. White]

I'm trying to find the best laptop I can get for around 700 bucks. I don't really favor one brand or the other, but I was looking at these two:
http://www.globalcomputer.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1741024
http://www.globalcomputer.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2986812

I don't really know much at all about what goes into a laptop, but question I had about them though is one has a 1.8 dual core processor and one is just a 2.6 processor, and I wondered what is better. But if anyone knows a better deal I can get besides those two, I sure would appreciate it .

 

[Jack Bauer]

I would go with the second one cause it is a dual core. But I really dont like gateways I think you should look into the dell or hp laptops they are usually better(IMO) than gateway.

 

[NFSbtown]

Check this one out from tigerdirect, I've just purchased it.


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2912723&body=REVIEWS

 

[Mr. White]

Ok so I've got it narrowed, can someone tell me which laptop is better between these two?
http://www.globalcomputer.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2986812
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2912723&body=MAIN
I really like the 2 gigs of RAM in the 2nd one, but I like the CPU in the first one more, and there's probably other things I have no idea about that are better in the first one just because it has a bigger price tag lol.

 

[madtownidiot]

You can always upgrade the RAM later. It's pretty easy to do. Go for the one with the faster processor.