Any comment on these combinations?

[Michael]

HP PAVILION A1215L

Intel Celeron D 341, EM64T
2.93GHz, 256K L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB
Intel Graphic GMA 900 up to 128MB
8-channels Full Dolby 5.1/6.1/7.1
Surround Sound support Pro Logic IIx
256MB 400MHz DDR2 RAM
15" XGA Color LCD
16X DVD-ROM Drive
40GB 7200rpm Serial ATA HDD
6x USB Port, 2x IEEE 1394
Integrated 10/100 Mbps LAN
Free DOS
=> USD 530

HP PAVILION A1220L

Intel Pentium 4 Processor 519 3.06GHz
1M L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB, 90nm"
Intel 910GE Chipset
Intel GMA 900 Graphics, up to 128MB
9-in-1 Digital Media Reader Supporting
256MB DDR2 RAM (up to 2GB)
15" XGA Color LCD
CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive
80GB 7200rpm Serial ATA HDD
6x USB Port, 2x IEEE 1394
10/100Mbps LAN, 56K Modem
Free DOS Operation System
=> USD 660

[R0SS]

the 2nd ones better

R0SS

[GX1_Man]

Is the price the same? Does the price matter? Do you have a legal copy of XP to put on there? Is 256 meg of RAM enough to enjoy XP anyway?

[Michael]

GX1, the prices are at the lowest line.
I do have a legal XP Professional disc.
I know 256MB may not be enough but my main concern is whether the items listed worth the price.
P/S: My current machine is running XP with 384MB SD Ram, so I guess 256MB DDR2 Ram will almost do the same?

[GX1_Man]

If the processors are similar at all I wouldn't even consider this upgrade. (That assumes it is working OK.) Why the urge to get one?

[Michael]

I'm currently running on this 4-year-old machine:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional  
Intel Pentium IIIE, 733 MHz (5.5 x 133)  
Asus CUV4X-C (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 AMR, 2 DIMM)  
VIA VT82C694X Apollo Pro133A  
384 MB (SDRAM)  
NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000 (64 MB)  
Samsung SyncMaster 550(M)s [15" CRT]
Creative SB Live! Player 1024 Sound Card  
QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 20 (19 GB, 4500 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)  
ST340014A (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)  
CREATIVE iR CD5222E-B (52x CD-ROM)  
LITE-ON LTR-52327S (52x/32x/52x CD-RW)  
SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI (SMC1211TX)

I believe this machine is going down the hill...
One of the two USB port is not functioning well.
The soundcard's output is getting noisy.
Both HDD has bad sectors.
The CD-RW drive is malfunctioning.
CD-ROM drive is almost dead.