Bird Fan

I'm on a 3/512 package with SBC Global Yahoo DSL

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 2074 Kbps about 2.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 253 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2007/12/28 - 8:41am
Bottom Line:: 36X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 4.05 sec
Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 11.816 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 81.37 % of your hosts average (sbcglobal.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-1PCLE9XJA
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 [!]

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Upload Connection is:: 427 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 52 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2007/12/28 - 8:44am
Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 19.69 sec
Tested from a 1496 kB file and took 28.689 seconds to complete
Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 21.31 % faster than the average for host (sbcglobal.net)
U-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-0KWMYJ56P
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 [!]

Upload is decent but download is still a little slower than what I should be getting...

Got DSL installed today
got the 3 / 512 package.

so happy I'm done with Hughes.
finally.

All right, I'm due for a new laptop. I've got a few choices, but I really don't want to get anything other than a Dell, Sony or Toshiba.

I've got two Toshiba's in mind and a Sony and haven't looked at Dells yet because they're my last choice

AMD Toshiba
I like it because of the 160 gb hard drive which is faster than a 200 gb and I really don't need the extra 40 gb if it's going to be slower. And it's also cheaper -
http://www.circuitci...roductDetail.do

Intel Toshiba
The extra 40 gb might be useful, but do I really need 2 gig of RAM
http://www.circuitci...185074#proddesc

I guess the ultimate question between those two is processors.
Is the AMD Turion 64 processor better or just as good as the Core 2 Duo?

Also, Sony Vaio
Don't like it much, but it's a thought
http://www.circuitci...roductDetail.do

Anyway, most importantly, I need something to last me 3-4 years.

Thanks, your help is appreciated.

Ok, I have a bit of a stupid question. I was going through my bookmarks earlier and I have a lot. I'm thinking about deleting them, but would that do anything but save a little space? Do bookmarks slow down and jack up the PF usage like extensions do?

Would it be possible to replace the Celeron processor in my laptop to a Pentium M?

Would I see any improvement?

Btw, I have a Dell Inspiron 1150 with a 2.8 celeron processor.