would this be a smart buy

[rockhead]

i know nothing about laptop's so would this be worth it? the it at work is having a auction right now it is $50
Dell Inspiron 4150, no power supply 2.0GHz Processor 256MB Ram 30GB Hard drive DVD rom in working condition Monitor good Includes Windows XP Professional with Reinstallation CD

 

[Bodaggit23]

Yeah, a working laptop is worth $50.

The power supply means no cord to plug it in and recharge?

 

[rockhead]

ok i can get one of thoes for cheap. is it a good laptop, is it fast, that sort of thing and what can i do to make it fast? i hate slow computers and it is my bigest pet peave.

 

[Bodaggit23]

A rocket ship it is not.

Is it worth $50.00 to have laying around? Yes.

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium 4 Processor-M
Clock speed: 1.9 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Wireless LAN: optional
Hard drive size: 40 GB
Graphics processor: ATI Mobility Radeon 7500
Graphics RAM: 32 MB
Display diagonal size: 14.1 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 31.9x3.68x25.4 cm
Weight: 2.85 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Home

 

[PHATSPEED7x]

For $50 it would make a good "backup" laptop.

 

[rockhead]

so what would make the biggest improvement as speed goes?

 

[Bodaggit23]

so what would make the biggest improvement as speed goes?

Another 256 of RAM is about the only option.