Rank from Best to Worst deal

[Frodo Baggins]

Can you guys do me a favour and rank the following in order of thes best deal? My uses include programming and just general work excluding games. I'm not a gamer. I plan to bring my laptop with me around University, but I don't mind if it's heavy/big. All these laptops are on sale, and the sale ends pretty soon, so hopefully, I'll get some quick opinions. If possible, could you give a few words on why you chose your particular ranking? All prices are Canadian, so divide by 1.31 to get the US equivalent. All prices are local, so no shipping required. I was looking to spend UNDER $1500 Canadian, so only the first laptop falls into my budget. However, I'm willing to make an exception if a deal is just too juicy to give up. It all depends on what you guys think.

Notebook #1

1299.85
The Compaq Presario R3210CA Notebook PC is ready to impress at home, at school, or on the go. Powered by the Mobile AMD™ Athlon™ XP-M processor, 256MB DDR SDRAM memory and offering the freedom and flexibility of 54g™ 802.11b/g WLAN, this stylish notebook is sure to impress with performance, quality, and mobility.

Features:
Mobile AMD™ Athlon™ XP-M processor 2800+ with PowerNow!™ technology and 256KB L2 cache
256MB DDR SDRAM (1x 256MB) at 333MHz, expandable to 1280MB DDR (1 x256MB, 1 x 1024MB)
40GB 4200RPM hard drive
Video Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go with 32MB DDR RAM (dedicated)
24x DVD/CD-RW Combo drive
15" XGA TFT (1024 x 768) display
Integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45)
54g™ Integrated 802.11b/g WLAN
External Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 Parallel, 1 headphone out, 1 microphone in, 1 VGA, 1 TV-Out (S-Video), 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45, 1 PCMCIA Card slot
Windows XP Home
Symantec™ Norton Antivirus™ with 60 day complimentary Live Update; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Restore CDs; Windows Media Player and Movie Maker; RecordNow; InterVideo WinDVD; Apple iTunes; Adobe Photoshop Album STE; Microsoft Works; Microsoft Money; Microsoft Office 2003 TRIAL (Student/Teacher Edition)
Dimensions: 11.18"L x 14.25"W x 1.8"H
Weight: 7.8lbs.
1-year Limited Hardware Warranty.

Notebook #2

1399.99
The HP Pavilion ZV5210 Celeron 2.8GHz Notebook is great as a replacement for a desktop computer and is ideal for both the home/home office and the student. The ZV5210 features a 15" WXGA TFT display, 512MB DDR SDRAM, a 40GB hard drive and a CD-RW/DVD combo drive to make your own CDs and watch DVD movies. More Info

WebID: 10046402
Mfr. Part Number: PF130UA#ABL
Audio Type 16-Bit Stereo Sound
Average Battery Life 2 Hours
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Cache 512KB
CPU Speed 2.8GHz
CPU Type Intel Celeron
Fax/Modem 56K V.90 Modem
Hard Drive 40GB 4200RPM
I/O Ports 3 x USB, 1 x IEEE 1394; See Below
Included In Box Battery, Charger, Manual
Network Card 10/100, 802.11b/g High-Speed Wireless
Optical Drives CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive
Other Software MS Money, MS Works; See Below
PC Card Slots 1 Type II or 1 Type III
Pointing Device Touchpad
Preloaded Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Product Dimensions 36.2(W) x 4.6(H) x 29.4(D) cm
Product Weight 3.6 kg
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 512MB DDR SDRAM
Removable Storage No
Screen Size 15.0"
Screen Type XGA TFT
Speakers Built-In Harman/Kardon Speakers
System Bus Info Not Available
Video Type 64MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour

Notebook #3

1499.99
The Cicero F-120C-E1 Mobile Centrino 1.5GHz Notebook includes 1024MB of SDRAM, DVD+R/RW Combo drive, 80Gb Hard disk drive, integrated 10/100 NIC and wireless 802.11b/g networking. The 12.1" WSXGA High-Definition BrightView display and 128MB Nvidea GeForce FX Go5700 Graphics processor will meet all your viewing and graphics needs. More Info

WebID: 10046704
Mfr. Part Number: F-120C-E1
Audio Type Integrated Stereo Sound
Average Battery Life 3 Hours
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Cache L2 1MB
CPU Speed 1.5GHz
CPU Type Mobile Centrino
Fax/Modem 56K V.92 Modem
Hard Drive 30GB 4200RPM
I/O Ports 2 x USB 2.0, 1x VGA; See Below
Included In Box Manual, Software, Battery
Network Card 10/100 , 802.11g High-Speed Wireless
Optical Drives 24X CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
Other Software Microsoft Works 7.0
PC Card Slots 1 x Type II
Pointing Device Touchpad
Preloaded Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home
Product Dimensions 19.5(W) x 2.6(H) x 23.5(D) cm
Product Weight 2.0 kg
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 256MB PC2100
Removable Storage No
Screen Size 12.1"
Screen Type WSXGA High-Definition BrightView
Speakers Integrated
System Bus 400 MHz
Video Type Info Not Available
Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour

Notebook #4

1497.00
Hewlett Packard Pavilion ZV5030CA Notebook
Features:
2.66GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor
512MB DDR SDRAM
40 GB hard drive
15.4" TFT display
DVD/CD-RW combo optical drive
56K V.92 modem, 10/100 LAN NIC, 802.11b/b Wireless connectivity
ATI Mobility Radeon 128MB video memory (shared)
Windows XP Home!
1-year Parts and Labour Warranty.

 

[attack]

Numba 1: Notebook 3 is the best because it has 1gb of RAM, WSXGA, and the centrino!...and an 80gb, probably the lightest of them all...but I'm a big boy and can carry 2-3 lbs more so i wouldn't let that be a factor*shrug* stellar deal overall
Numba 2: Notebook 1 is a great performer, but I would throw in a stick of RAM to make it 512
Numba 3: Notebook 2, 100 less, only a celly, but it's better on battery life...and 100 less
Numba 4: Notebook 4, simply not even close to notebook 3...less RAM, proc isn't faster, and eats up a lot of battery.

That's my best to worst
Only drawback to notebook 3 is the smaller screen...which unless this is your puter for everything (i.e. you don't have a desktop) then it might be a turn off

 

[Frodo Baggins]

Notebook #3 has many typos on the website.

The proper changes should be: 256 MB RAM, 64 MB Intel 855 graphics card. No good, eh?

 

[Aslan]

Notebook #3 is still a pretty good deal considering the size. It's very difficult to get a notebook that small with anything other than integrated video, and even if you do, you'll end up paying a lot of $$ for it. My only qualm is that it's made by Cicero, but considering that they do nothing but rebrand other manufacturer's products, I don't think it's a major issue.

I would choose either notebook #1 or #3. Notebook #2 I don't like due to it having a Celeron processor and as notebook #4 has a P4, it may have heat problems in the long run. Furthermore, as ajrettke mentioned, #4 will also eat up the battery quickly.

 

[Frodo Baggins]

Notebook #3 is still a pretty good deal considering the size. It's very difficult to get a notebook that small with anything other than integrated video, and even if you do, you'll end up paying a lot of $$ for it. My only qualm is that it's made by Cicero, but considering that they do nothing but rebrand other manufacturer's products, I don't think it's a major issue.

I would choose either notebook #1 or #3. Notebook #2 I don't like due to it having a Celeron processor and as notebook #4 has a P4, it may have heat problems in the long run. Furthermore, as ajrettke mentioned, #4 will also eat up the battery quickly.

Same comments I've been getting by others.

So between #1 and #3, what do yall think? I'll have to pay an extra $230 bucks for #3 over #1. And with that money, I can get a wad of ram (a stick of 512 MB Crucial is less than $200 I think).