Need Laptop buying advice. Help please.

Ok so i'm thinking of getting a new Laptop but since i'm not a tech freak need help. I have no interest in a gaming laptop i'm just looking for one to use the internet, watch online videos in SD and HD, do college works in word and store pictures and wallpaper. I was looking at one at my local Officemax but it have a Intel Celeron processor of 2.0 Ghz.

After doing some research i have found that some site tells this processor is outdated plus my old Desk Top had a Celeron and everytime i tried to watch a Gametrailers.com HD video that aren't even 720p it looked like in slow motion and the Screen was 60 Hz. My brothers PC have a Anthlon 64 x 2 and doesn't do this.

1. Is this cause by the Celeron being outdated?

2. If i get a new Laptop with Celeron will i have trouble with those kind of videos?

3. Should i at least get one with a Pentium dual core processor?

4. Will a max support of 4GB of DDR2 RAM be sufficient for me?

No to Celeron its garbage, and not worth a single cent. Core 2 Duo will be more then enough for what you do.

Aight....for what your going to be using the laptop for (websurfing, office work, etc. etc.), the price you should end up paying should be no more than $750. A laptop at this price should serve your needs very well. If I were you, I would begin my search at Newegg.com and go from there. Newegg, for the most part, does not sell junk (i emphasize "for the most part"). The Newegg website is very easy to use and has many "filters" that you can use to narrow down your search. The "customer reviews" found on Newegg can be very helpfull as well. For what you'll be using this laptop for, I would recommend multiple processor cores and RAM OVER the GPU (graphics) and the overall speed of the processor. Also, try to get one with Windows 7.

As was mentioned you don't need a very high end laptop for what you're interested in. Stay well under $1000. Look for either a Core 2 Duo or Turion X2 CPU. Also stay away from the netbooks that are currently the rage. Those might not even be as powerful as a Celeron. Since you aren't gaming, you can go with an integrated graphics chip, which is the lowest power available (also the cheapest). You might want to look at the stuff at Best Buy and Walmart. They've got some pretty decent prices.

As was mentioned you don't need a very high end laptop for what you're interested in. Stay well under $1000. Look for either a Core 2 Duo or Turion X2 CPU. Also stay away from the netbooks that are currently the rage. Those might not even be as powerful as a Celeron. Since you aren't gaming, you can go with an integrated graphics chip, which is the lowest power available (also the cheapest). You might want to look at the stuff at Best Buy and Walmart. They've got some pretty decent prices.

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Hey if i get one with a AMD processor can i change it later with a Intel one?soulreaper-4

And with another AMD?

And with another AMD?

soulreaper-4

That's a name that I haven't heard in a while. I think that the Sempron is in the same weight class as the Celeron. I don't think that will handle HD decoding very well.

what can't i do without a dedicated graphic card.soulreaper-4