With a fresh installation of Windows XP Professional on the Inspiron 600m it typically performs quickly and responsively providing a great web surfing experience through either the Ethernet port or the integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless networking feature.
There are numerous refurbished laptops under 200 which all offer the same basic functionality as well as reliability for extremely low prices. The Dell 600m is just one of the basic examples of these and can often be bought through the laptops under 200 dollars category. There are several different system configurations you can find on the Dell Inspiron 600M such as processor speed, hard drive size, and the overall amount of RAM (system memory).
The Dell Inspiron 600M is typically powered by the Intel 1.7GHz Pentium 4M processor which is still considered to be an adequate CPU for basic computing activities such as surfing the web, email sending and receiving, office applications, general software usage, watching movies, burning CDs or DVDs, and any other typical activities which is what most people use their portable computers for.
This model has been around for several years now and was offered in various configurations including 1GB to 2GB of RAM (system memory), as it is designed to take a max of 2GB.
Usually you can find an 80GB hard drive with Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition updated with Service Pack 3 fully installed along with any additional software packages which may be included on the auction laptop which are often refurbished laptops with warranties.
Full burning capabilities in the form of a CDRW / DVD combination optical drive is very common on the typical Dell used laptop computer.
For watching DVD movies on these 200 dollar laptops the 14.1 inch TFT display which offers a maximum 1400 x 1050 resolution is decent. The ATI Radeon 9000 integrated video with 32MB of video RAM offers quite sufficient graphic power designed to play basic games and provide bright, life-like video while watching DVD movies.
The Dell Inspiron 600M includes such practical features as 2 USB ports, integrated Ethernet 10/100 LAN port, microphone and headphone jacks, S-Video port, 15-pin standard VGA connector, PCMCIA Type I/II/III slot, 56K modem, Lithium-Ion battery, and much more. It may be a basic model but when all you need is the basics you wind up saving money because you are not paying for additional features you do not need.
The Dell Inspiron 600m was originally marketed as a thin, lightweight laptop as it weighs in at only 5.2 lbs. making it very easy to carry around while traveling. With a screen which is large enough to watch movies and a keyboard large enough to provide a comfortable typing experience this used 200 dollar laptop may be a bit basic compared to some of the more expensive models but it has proven to be very reliable and can be bought for a low discount laptop price.
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