Pentium vs. Celeron

From: Michelle (Michelle_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 20:59:01 -0800

I'm buying my college-age sister a basic laptop. All she uses a computer for
is IM'ing (constantly), writing papers, burning CD's, playing solitaire and
surfing the net. I was looking at a Dell Inspiron 1000 that has a 2.20 GHz
Celeron chip & 512 Mb Ram w/ 2 Dimms. Or a Dell Inspiron 1150 that has a
2.80 GHz Pentium chip & 256 MB Ram w/ 1 Dimm. My question is...is a Pentium
chip really worth the extra $275 I would have to pay or can I make do w/ the
cheaper Celeron? Also, what is a Dimm and are 2 Dimms better than 1? That
is my "stupid question" for the day. I would appreciate any help anyone
could give me. Thanks! -Michelle from NJ