Yes there are better ones than that.. Even the one I got for free is better HP Compaq Presario 1.7GHz, 512Mb, 80Gb, DVDRW, 15.4", VHB Presario C710TU Specifications 1.7GHz Intel Celeron M 530 Processor 1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz Front Side Bus 512Mb DDR2 RAM, 1 free slot 80Gb 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive Super Multi 8X DVDRW with Double Layer 56Kb Modem, 10/100 Network Wifi (802.11b/g) 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800) Windows Vista Home Basic It now has 1.5gig of ram