That's the comp they used in Iraq and Afganistan by our troops.. as previously mentioned, they are rugged as he!!. They are made to survive a 5 foot drop. That being said, I don't like the 20gb hard drive...very small by todays standards, The memory is small also. Almost all my comps run 8 GB or more, and even my laptop has 4gb. Nothing wrong with WinXP, but that comp doesn't come with any op system, so figure $80-$100 more for XP, and more for 7 (forget Vista)
You can probqbly find XP on eBay for a little less, but you're still looking at a min of $50. So, figuring XP for $50, a bigger hard drive ($50) and more memory ($25-$50) you are looking at an additional $150 min to get it upgraded to any sort of workable condition for modern programs. Plus, by todays standards, the CPU is slow. Most laptops are running at 3.5g or more.
Go to Tiger Direct (
www.tigerdirect.com) and look at their laptops. They come complete, and once you consider the cost of upgrading this one they are in the same catagory price wise. More bang for the buck
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