Which of the 2

scuttle.vb

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Here are the specs of the two laptops i can get:

Compaq Presario V3018TU
Processor - Intel® Core™ Solo Processor T1350 with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology (1.86GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB)
512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz)
Cache - 2MB Level-2 Cache
Hard drive - 60GB (5400 rpm)
Optical drive - Super Multi Drive Dual Layer DVD±RW/±R
Graphics - Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (up to 128MB shared with or more than 512MB system memory)
High speed 56K modem
Integrated 10/100 LAN, Intel® Pro/Wireless 3945ABG 802.11 a/b/g WLAN, integrated Bluetooth
Battery - 2.0Ahr 6-cell Lithium-Ion battery
Display - 14.1" colour WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen Display
Pointing device - Touchpad pointing device with 2-way scroll
I/O interfaces - (1) 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader slot, (1) IEEE 1394 port, (1) S-video out, (1) VGA port, (1) Notebook Expansion Slot, (1) Headphone, (1) Microphone jack, (1) AC adapter, (1) RJ-11, (1) RJ-45, (3) USB 2.0 ports
Security features - Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
PC card slots - (1) ExpressCard/54 Slot (supports both 34 and 54 form factors)
Audio - Altec Lansing speakers, with volume control and mute buttons
Warranty - 1-1-0 (1 year Part, 1year Labour, 0 year Onsite)

HCL leaptop p5601
Processor-Intel Pentium M processor 725(2 MB cache,1.6 ghz,400 Mhz FSB)
512MB (1 x 512MB) DDR RAM
Hard drive-40 GB HDD
Optical Drive-24xCDRW-DVD combo
Chipset-Intel 855 GME chipset
Display-14.1" W XGA
High speed 56K modem
LAN/USB Ports/Wireless LAN


which one should i get?
will i be able to play games like CS,Doom 3,HL2 at medium settings on these?
 
It's pretty obvious that you should get the first one (better processor, faster RAM, larger hard drive). However, I'm guessing the integrated Intel video chip is pretty crappy, so I doubt you'll have much for gaming at all :( Buy a desktop if you want to game :)
 
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