Lenovo Ideapad Y430:
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5800 (2.0GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
2GB DDR3 SDRAM
320GB SATA HDD (5400 rpm)
Dual Layer Multiburner Drive (DVD-RW)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500
14″ WXGA
10/100M Ethernet as well as Modem
Intel® 5100 a/g/n WiFi
Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5800 (2.0GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache)
2GB DDR3 SDRAM
320GB SATA HDD (5400 rpm)
Dual Layer Multiburner Drive (DVD-RW)
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500
14″ WXGA
10/100M Ethernet as well as Modem
Intel® 5100 a/g/n WiFi
Compaq Presario CQ40-131TU:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5800
• 2.0 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB
1024 MB
DDR2 PC2-6400 (800MHz)
250 GB
5400 rpm
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support
14.1” WXGA
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (shared)
Webcam with Integrated Microphone
Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
High speed 56K modem
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g
p/s: discuss it me why.
Noth laptops are devices and need to be repair 1 day.
check the waranty . Is it on site (* the engineer will come to ur place to repair it ) check if it is 1 year or 3 years and if the waranty service provider is available at ur area or not.
Whats the price & warranty terms ?
Assuming both these models cost you same, and have same warranty terms, I will go for Lenovo. Primary reasons are more RAM and larger Hard Disk. Further, the Wifi in Lenovo is of newer technology than the one in Compaq.
In my opinion the workmanship of both is more or less the same.
Webcam included in Compaq is not significant for me. You can always have an extternal USB cam, and its not expensive.