The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

[smudger65]

Hi Everyone,
Now that Apple has just launched new versions of their laptops, does anyone know what outlets are discounting the previous models (of MacBook Pro specifically)?
Cheers.

[The_Chappers]

Hi Everyone,
Now that Apple has just launched new versions of their laptops, does anyone know what outlets are discounting the previous models (of MacBook Pro specifically)?
Cheers.

it might be worthwhile comparing the new macbook with the old macbook pro. You might find that the new macbook is faster and cheaper than the old pro even after a discount??

Just a thought.

Chappers

[nanker]

Hi

Can anyone steer me towards a sub £300 15" lappy with 2GB memory and preferably a 6 cell battery in order to keep the wife out of my study!

Many thanks in advance

[debjay]

Still need some advice to help narrow things down

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0664859379.122415198 5@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadefgljgfehcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34420&sku=576061&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

versus


http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5920G-302G25MI_Gemstone_403236.html

[JDPower]

Still need some advice to help narrow things down

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0664859379.122415198 5@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadefgljgfehcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34420&sku=576061&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null
Pros:
More RAM (though easy to upgrade RAM in other)
BluRay disc drive

versus

http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5920G-302G25MI_Gemstone_403236.html
Pros:
Faster processor
Better graphics card
Cheaper

Personally I'd choose the second, getting more for your money as RAM can be quickly and cheaply upgraded so apart from that the only real advantage the first has is a BluRay disc drive and are you really likely to be watching BluRay films on your laptop.

[snit_girl]

hi folks

I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop but can't spend too much.

I've been looking at the Acer Aspire 4920 Gemstone Laptop

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_4920_Gemstone_Laptop_LX.AKU0X.063/version.asp

but it's a bit on the expensive side for my budget.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

[JDPower]

hi folks

I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop but can't spend too much.

I've been looking at the Acer Aspire 4920 Gemstone Laptop

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_4920_Gemstone_Laptop_LX.AKU0X.063/version.asp

but it's a bit on the expensive side for my budget.

Does anyone have any recommendations?
Hate to burst your bubble but that laptop is not a decent gaming laptop and if thats too expensive for your budget then you aren't gonna be getting a decent gaming laptop. You'll need to add at least another £100 to get close.

The second laptop in the post above yours is one of the cheapest games capable laptops I've seen lately (£449), though may still struggle slightly with the more intensive modern games.

[debjay]

Pros:
More RAM (though easy to upgrade RAM in other)
BluRay disc drive


Pros:
Faster processor
Better graphics card
Cheaper

Personally I'd choose the second, getting more for your money as RAM can be quickly and cheaply upgraded so apart from that the only real advantage the first has is a BluRay disc drive and are you really likely to be watching BluRay films on your laptop.



Thanks for that. Had thought probably the 2nd one. Do you think 2gb RAM will be ok to start with?

[aaron772]

Thanks for that. Had thought probably the 2nd one. Do you think 2gb RAM will be ok to start with?
2GB of ram is ample at the moment

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[nanker]

Can no one help me find a £300 laptop with 2GB RAM and 6 cell battery? I would like works on it too, so would pay a little more. Please help, my old lady, she wants to take over my study.

[JDPower]

Thanks for that. Had thought probably the 2nd one. Do you think 2gb RAM will be ok to start with?
Yeah 2GB is fine and as I said its usually easy, and cheap, enough to upgrade in future if needs be.

For future reference you can make ordering the right type of RAM easy by using the memory scanner at Crucial which will pick for you exactly the right memory for the computer it is run on:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

[debjay]

Yeah 2GB is fine and as I said its usually easy, and cheap, enough to upgrade in future if needs be.

For future reference you can make ordering the right type of RAM easy by using the memory scanner at Crucial which will pick for you exactly the right memory for the computer it is run on:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/



Thanks for all of your help.

Do you mean that if I put the laptop model number in this website it will pick the correct upgraded memory for it? How easy is it to fit?
Does it make it confusing that there are different version of the Acer 5920g on the market?

[susank]

Can no one help me find a £300 laptop with 2GB RAM and 6 cell battery? I would like works on it too, so would pay a little more. Please help, my old lady, she wants to take over my study.

Fujitsu Siemens 3MB memory for £349 at Comet _ I bought one last weekend and it has works on it and a trial for Office 2007 - is ample for normal usage

[Kanny katwoman]

I'm looking for a laptop to take away on long sailing trips so it won't always be possible to plug in to mains power. Can anyone advise which makes have the best battery life? Somebody recommended the Dell Latitude E6400 but it's very expensive. Anyone know if the battery life would be significantly better on it. Thanks.

[boobbby]

I'm looking for a laptop to take away on long sailing trips so it won't always be possible to plug in to mains power. Can anyone advise which makes have the best battery life? Somebody recommended the Dell Latitude E6400 but it's very expensive. Anyone know if the battery life would be significantly better on it. Thanks.

Take a spare battery/external charger and when you are able to get a mains supply charge both your laptop and spare batteries up at the same time!!

[littleange]

I'm looking for a laptop to take away on long sailing trips so it won't always be possible to plug in to mains power. Can anyone advise which makes have the best battery life? Somebody recommended the Dell Latitude E6400 but it's very expensive. Anyone know if the battery life would be significantly better on it. Thanks.

I would recommend that you always take the battery out when it is charged and use the mains wherever possible (with the battery out - except when charging) to make sure your battery lasts as long as possible.

My husband and I both had the same laptop and he didn't bother to take his out much and I took mine out all the time and used the mains a lot. His battery only lasted 6 months and mine is just starting to show signs that it is isn't lasting as long after 18 months.

[nanker]

Thanks susank, this one looks promising especially since it's now reduced by £20.

Does it come with a 6 cell battery? cannot find this out on the comet website.

[GunJack]

GUys, someone a few pages back recommended Bigpockets for their cheapie refurb laptops....has anyone bought from them before, and what sort of service/standard of lappy did you get ?? Any help appreciated.....

[JDPower]

Thanks for all of your help.

Do you mean that if I put the laptop model number in this website it will pick the correct upgraded memory for it? How easy is it to fit?
Does it make it confusing that there are different version of the Acer 5920g on the market?
You can enter the details in the dropdowns, that way you can check the prices before you buy the laptop (to save time I've just entered the laptop details for you, click THIS LINK (http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=Aspire%205920G) to see the results).
Or you can run the scanner tool on the laptop when you get it by clicking on where it says "Scan my system" on the Crucial home page.

Memory is easy too fit, in fact crucial normally send instructions and advice on how to fit it with the memory you order. On most laptops it's usually just a case of unscrewing a small panel on the bottom, unclipping and sliding out the old memory them slotting in the new.

And no it doesn't really confuse matters with all the variations of that laptop as they will probably all use the exact the same type of memory anyway.

But, although more RAM is never a bad thing, you probably don't need to worry as 2GB is a perfectly reasonable amount (the maximum you can use is 4GB anyway) :)

[debjay]

Thanks. I have ordered the laptop. I went for the one from simplyacer in the end having considered the options and listened to your advice.
Cheers

[JDPower]

Thanks. I have ordered the laptop. I went for the one from simplyacer in the end having considered the options and listened to your advice.
Cheers
Glad to help, and I think you've got a cracking laptop for the money (if I was in the market for a new laptop I'd be seriously considering that one myself ;) )

[ItsaBoo]

Hi everyone,

I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop - I have a HP 530 Notebook PC that my parents bought. I'm applying to enter uni Sept/Oct 2009 and want it to last for the 3/4 year course and then some so that I don't feel the need to upgrade again before I can afford to. Will my current laptop be sufficient? 1015 MB RAM, Intel Celeron M 520 @ 1.60 GHz, Windows Vista Basic. If not, the focus points of the upgrade would be speed and battery life. Maybe a switch to XP, or Linux if it's easy enough to use.

Also, my friend (not a user of MSE) is looking to buy a laptop for uni to last even longer (medicine student). Her budget's about £900 at the maximum, any better suggestions?

General laptop recommendations would be great, since we'll be buying in May-July.

[**woody123**]

I'm interested in these 2 cheap laptops.

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/637224

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-4147.aspx

Its for my mum and dad just for internet use and getting to know computers. On camparison the tesco one looks the best. Just thought i would put them on here encase anyone had missed them.

[boobbby]

I'm interested in these 2 cheap laptops.

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/637224

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-4147.aspx

Its for my mum and dad just for internet use and getting to know computers. On camparison the tesco one looks the best. Just thought i would put them on here encase anyone had missed them.

Both those have only 1GB RAM and microsoft vista basic

For about the same money you can get an Acer Aspire with with 2GB memory and Vista Home. (Gives a much more enjoyable experince with Vista) Look at the earlier posts or go to amazon.co.uk

[Lezanne26]

I'm looking for a £300ish laptop for my 14yr old - wants it for GCSE coursework etc, playing Sims, communicating with friends on MSN and Bebo.

I've been looking at Acer 5920 - seems just what I'm looking for and it has an integrated webcam. However this webcam is only 0.3 megapixel - would this be any good?

Also seen Toshiba Equium (with AMD Turion processor) in PC World with 1.3 megapixel webcam although at £449 this is a little more than I wanted to pay. Does anyone think prices will come down between now and Christmas?

[jackthenipper]

I would wait untill the January sales now if i was going to buy anything electrical. I'm looking for sat nav but i'm just going to hang off & see.

[debjay]

I'm looking for a £300ish laptop for my 14yr old - wants it for GCSE coursework etc, playing Sims, communicating with friends on MSN and Bebo.

I've been looking at Acer 5920 - seems just what I'm looking for and it has an integrated webcam. However this webcam is only 0.3 megapixel - would this be any good?

Also seen Toshiba Equium (with AMD Turion processor) in PC World with 1.3 megapixel webcam although at £449 this is a little more than I wanted to pay. Does anyone think prices will come down between now and Christmas?


From what I have read on here and researched myself most laptops struggle with games unless they have a separate graphics card which can mean they cost loads. I went for the ACER 5920g which I know will probably still struggle with a lot of games but it does have a separate graphics card (the g means gaming)

[BMcN]

I am looking for a laptop for a family member. Looking for a basic spec, 2gig+ of ram and a reasonable processor. Only thing it really must have are a built in webcam and mic as it will be used for Skype a lot.

What do you think of this HP on ebuyer:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149335

4gig of RAM, integrated graphics (although reviews say it is a lot better than the normal X3100 chips you get). Only thing I am not sure about is the AMD processors, not ever really had a laptop with one - anyone have any better suggestions?

[drunknmunky]

Hi all,

I'm after a fairly basic spec laptop:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
2Gb RAM
160Gb hard drive
17 inch screen
Intergrated Web Cam

...however the main thing is that is that it should have very long battery life. (it's going to be used at clients houses for around 4 hours where I can't really ask to recharge the battery)

Budget is around £600, although obviously the lower the better.
I'd stick to the reliable manufacturers i.e. Sony, Toshiba, Acer etc as i'm buying this on behalf of someone else.

I have found this one http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/5817056/Sony-Vaio-AR71-J-Pentium-Dual-Core-T2370-1-73GHz-3GB-200GB-17-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html
but its seems to be pretty over-specced for what I require, and just over the £600 budget.

Does anyone have any recomendations, or ideas on how I can find out which laptops have a good battery life? I've been searching google for the past hour without much luck.

Thanks in advance.

[JDPower]

Only thing I am not sure about is the AMD processors, not ever really had a laptop with one
Absolutely nothing wrong with AMD processors, personally I've always preferred them.

[bugeyed]

As this thread is huge I apologize if someone has posted the same.
Ebay hosts 2 major computer manufactuers factory outlets. HP and Dell.
Search for 'hp_marketplace_uk' and 'dellfactoryoutlet' (try searching product description if you dont find them straight away)
They sell off three types
reconditioned/refurbished - been found faulty and returned = now perfect
Old stock - Lines no longer produced/replaced by newer model
Overstock - Ordered more than they think they can sell

There are fantastic bargains to be had

I just bought a new desktop HP Pavilion a6355
8800ghz Phenom quad core processor clockable to 9600ghz
3GB Ram
500gb sata hard drive
Nvidia GT8500 graphics card
Dual layer DVD burner with lightscribe
Windows Vista home Premium
80gb pocket media drive
Media keyboard and a mouse

Auction number 380073460357

All that for £272 + £5 postage (yep - £5 to post a whole desktop system)

Last year I bought a widescreen laptop, 4ghz P4, 120gb hard drive, DVD rewriter, 128mb graphics card, wireless, bluetooth - £232 again from HP

Also check out 3M outlet (3mselect) for stationary supplies on ebay (the scotchtape people)

My favourite seach for a real bargain on ebay is to search for the word 'outlet'

Try 'brother_uk' for printers and 'canon_uk1' - cameras and photo printers

Worried about refurbished - they come as new, unmarked, and have been through the quality assurance twice

:money:

[drunknmunky]

Hi all,

I'm after a fairly basic spec laptop:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
2Gb RAM
160Gb hard drive
17 inch screen
Intergrated Web Cam

...however the main thing is that is that it should have very long battery life. (it's going to be used at clients houses for around 4 hours where I can't really ask to recharge the battery)

Budget is around £600, although obviously the lower the better.
I'd stick to the reliable manufacturers i.e. Sony, Toshiba, Acer etc as i'm buying this on behalf of someone else.

I have found this one http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/5817056/Sony-Vaio-AR71-J-Pentium-Dual-Core-T2370-1-73GHz-3GB-200GB-17-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html
but its seems to be pretty over-specced for what I require, and just over the £600 budget.

Does anyone have any recomendations, or ideas on how I can find out which laptops have a good battery life? I've been searching google for the past hour without much luck.

Thanks in advance.

Anyone? I'm hoping to buy one this weekend

[littleange]

Anyone? I'm hoping to buy one this weekend

A quick google search suggests the battery only lasts 95 minutes.

[littleange]

This suggests batteries are getting better, but will cost a bit more!

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39029450,49298530,00.htm

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop_latitude_e6400?c=uk&l=en&s=bsd&cs=ukbsdt1

[Omega_1]

Sorry if in wrong place but quite some time ago 'Dead_Eye_Jones' posted somewhere in MSE Forums that he was scouring everywhere at the time for a pocket book sized lap-top that was capable of e-mails and other light applications, could play DVD's and had a very good battery life. The other criteria was a cheap price because at the time prices were falling. Does anyone have suggestions to match this criteria please ?

[whiterose11]

found this laptop, really cheap only 299 just a little worried about processor, do i need dual core? i will only really be doing internet, email, msn, and a bit of word and excel once in a while.
do people think this is good enough thanks in adavnce

Web exclusive product - Emachines 15.4" widescreen laptop with Intel Celeron mobile processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Premium.
Screen size: 15 inches
Processor: Intel Celeron Mobile
Memory (RAM): 2048 MB
Storage (hard drive): 160 GB
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/480932/EMACHINES-EME510-1A2G16?cm_sp=FeatureEnd-_-Laptops-_-position1

[JDPower]

found this laptop, really cheap only 299 just a little worried about processor, do i need dual core? i will only really be doing internet, email, msn, and a bit of word and excel once in a while.
do people think this is good enough thanks in adavnce

Web exclusive product - Emachines 15.4" widescreen laptop with Intel Celeron mobile processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and Windows Vista Home Premium.
Screen size: 15 inches
Processor: Intel Celeron Mobile
Memory (RAM): 2048 MB
Storage (hard drive): 160 GB
Operating system: Windows Vista Home Premium

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/480932/EMACHINES-EME510-1A2G16?cm_sp=FeatureEnd-_-Laptops-_-position1
It will do fine for what you require it for but personally I wouldn't buy a single core laptop. Applications are going to grow increasingly dual core dependant and you could probably get similar spec with dual core processor for similar money (£300-350) anyway.

[proxima]

Hi all,

I'm after a fairly basic spec laptop:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
2Gb RAM
160Gb hard drive
17 inch screen
Intergrated Web Cam

...however the main thing is that is that it should have very long battery life. (it's going to be used at clients houses for around 4 hours where I can't really ask to recharge the battery)

Budget is around £600, although obviously the lower the better.
I'd stick to the reliable manufacturers i.e. Sony, Toshiba, Acer etc as i'm buying this on behalf of someone else.

I have found this one http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/5817056/Sony-Vaio-AR71-J-Pentium-Dual-Core-T2370-1-73GHz-3GB-200GB-17-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html
but its seems to be pretty over-specced for what I require, and just over the £600 budget.

Does anyone have any recomendations, or ideas on how I can find out which laptops have a good battery life? I've been searching google for the past hour without much luck.

Thanks in advance.

The bad news is that looking for a laptop with long battery life and a 17 inch screen is a bit of an ask, unfortunately.

The good news is that Dell have released some laptops with ridiculously long battery life (http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/08/12/new-dell-latitude-notebooks_3A00_-no-more-business-as-usual.aspx), if you're willing to sacrifice a couple of inches of screen size:

www.dell.co.uk/latitude (http://www.dell.co.uk/latitude)

There are quite a few options on screen size, not sure how closely the spec matches your requirements though.

[elly2]

hi my dd wants a laptop for christmas i have £300 max to spend, she mainly needs it for school work and msn etc etc , she doesnt play games and battery life isnt that important. she would prefer a widescreen if poss and it needs to be wireless does anyone have any ideas please tia.

[proxima]

hi my dd wants a laptop for christmas i have £300 max to spend, she mainly needs it for school work and msn etc etc , she doesnt play games and battery life isnt that important. she would prefer a widescreen if poss and it needs to be wireless does anyone have any ideas please tia.

Might be worth checking out the eBay outlets mentioned by bugeyed... they have some excellent deals on laptops which have been reconditioned.

As this thread is huge I apologize if someone has posted the same.
Ebay hosts 2 major computer manufactuers factory outlets. HP and Dell.
Search for 'hp_marketplace_uk' and 'dellfactoryoutlet' (try searching product description if you dont find them straight away)....

Or, PC World are doing a nice little Packard Bell for £300 (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0025730338.122520978 8@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdiadefhmmddggcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=637224&category_oid=#productInformationSection).

HTH

[real1314]

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-6256.aspx

This seems decent? for £349

2.2ghz proccy core 2 duo, 4mb cache, 2gb memory and 160gb hdd. Standard intel x3100 gfx.

[JDPower]

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-6256.aspx

This seems decent? for £349

2.2ghz proccy core 2 duo, 4mb cache, 2gb memory and 160gb hdd. Standard intel x3100 gfx.Another nicely specced Acer for reasonable money from Tesco :money:

[minxtress]

As this thread is huge I apologize if someone has posted the same.
Ebay hosts 2 major computer manufactuers factory outlets. HP and Dell.
Search for 'hp_marketplace_uk' and 'dellfactoryoutlet' (try searching product description if you dont find them straight away)
They sell off three types
reconditioned/refurbished - been found faulty and returned = now perfect
Old stock - Lines no longer produced/replaced by newer model
Overstock - Ordered more than they think they can sell

:money:
Hi I have tried searching on Ebay for dellfactoryoutlet but it isnt bringing up any results, can anyone help?Am I searching in the wrong place, can someone tell me where to type this to bring it up please. I found the hp one using the item number given but no luck with Dell thanks.

Found it!!!Thanks anyway

[stamford]

hi my dd

Translation required please

[real1314]

Translation required please

DD= Dear Daughter. (cf DH/DW/DS)

[cazxx1]

hi all could you tell me the difference between packard bell mx37-s-200 and a packard bell mx37 or is there any cheers

[hipoh]

I weas going to spend around £300 for a laptop but thinking it through i think i'll go for this one:

http://www.dixons.co.uk/product.php?sku=709231&camp_id=froogle

Teh advantage beign that i get a blu ray player with the laptop which i can then hook upto the tv for 1080p films.

Anyone found/find this cheaper?

thx

[robertbyfield]

Hi the cheapest laptops can be found at www.ebuyer.com (http://www.ebuyer.com) no reconditioned - good supplier and easy to deal with - however if you find a laptop you're thinking about buying my advice would be to run a google check on the make n odel as it might be on special offer somewhere else :beer:

[firbyfred]

I want a laptop for my son, he has started at senior school and in need of one for homework, internet etc
On a couple of pages back this laptop was talked about http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_4920_Gemstone_Laptop_LX.AKU0X.063/version.asp

which I thought would do him.
I checked with Dell today and they have http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&kc=NRS15252&l=en&m_30=136643&oc=N1152503&rbc=N1152503&s=dhs

it is priced at £398 with the extra webcam which I know he would like.
The acer is almost £50 cheaper, is the Dell worth the extra money? I don't know much about acer computers, what do you think?
thanks

[littleange]

I think the proccesor in the Acer is probably better

[firbyfred]

I want a laptop for my son, he has started at senior school and in need of one for homework, internet etc
On a couple of pages back this laptop was talked about http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_4920_Gemstone_Laptop_LX.AKU0X.063/version.asp

which I thought would do him.
I checked with Dell today and they have http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&kc=NRS15252&l=en&m_30=136643&oc=N1152503&rbc=N1152503&s=dhs

it is priced at £398 with the extra webcam which I know he would like.
The acer is almost £50 cheaper, is the Dell worth the extra money? I don't know much about acer computers, what do you think?
thanks

anymore thoughts please?

[minxtress]

Hi I have searched high and low for a good laptop deal and seen this this morning, I rang my local staples who had one in!!Apparently each store got 2 or 3 yesterday so you might be lucky. I think its a brilliant deal!!!
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/267193/fujitsu-li2735-laptop-3gb-ram-120gb/
Hope it helps someone.

[littleange]

Shame it's a celeron, I'd spend a little extra and get a Core 2 duo

[minxtress]

Shame it's a celeron, I'd spend a little extra and get a Core 2 duo

Its only for my 8yr old so more than adequate Id imagine.

[diamondlight]

As this thread is huge I apologize if someone has posted the same.
Ebay hosts 2 major computer manufactuers factory outlets. HP and Dell.
Search for 'hp_marketplace_uk' and 'dellfactoryoutlet' (try searching product description if you dont find them straight away)
They sell off three types
reconditioned/refurbished - been found faulty and returned = now perfect
Old stock - Lines no longer produced/replaced by newer model
Overstock - Ordered more than they think they can sell

There are fantastic bargains to be had

I just bought a new desktop HP Pavilion a6355
8800ghz Phenom quad core processor clockable to 9600ghz
3GB Ram
500gb sata hard drive
Nvidia GT8500 graphics card
Dual layer DVD burner with lightscribe
Windows Vista home Premium
80gb pocket media drive
Media keyboard and a mouse

Auction number 380073460357

All that for £272 + £5 postage (yep - £5 to post a whole desktop system)

Last year I bought a widescreen laptop, 4ghz P4, 120gb hard drive, DVD rewriter, 128mb graphics card, wireless, bluetooth - £232 again from HP

Also check out 3M outlet (3mselect) for stationary supplies on ebay (the scotchtape people)

My favourite seach for a real bargain on ebay is to search for the word 'outlet'

Try 'brother_uk' for printers and 'canon_uk1' - cameras and photo printers

Worried about refurbished - they come as new, unmarked, and have been through the quality assurance twice

:money:

Thank you for this helpful post, I have just bought a laptop

[vescolove]

Get a contract phone with a free laptop
Pay no more than 350pounds
Build a PC its cheaper, need any help message me im an it technition(yeah and i cant even spell it lol)

[MissPop]

Get a contract phone with a free laptop
Pay no more than 350pounds
Build a PC its cheaper, need any help message me im an it technition(yeah and i cant even spell it lol)

But building a PC isn't exactly easy...! My other half is doing a Computer Science degree and he couldn't, for love nor money, get his to work. Even the local repair shop couldn't sort it out. It could easily turn out more expensive!;)

[vescolove]

But building a PC isn't exactly easy...! My other half is doing a Computer Science degree and he couldn't, for love nor money, get his to work. Even the local repair shop couldn't sort it out. It could easily turn out more expensive!;)

Lol fair enough, but anyone wanting too do this make sue u have compatible hardware, search lessons on youtube, if u CAN do it it is cheaper lol

[littleange]

It's not hard to build a pc, just might take some time to research what bits are compatible. I'm sure there is enough info on the web to help.

But this thread is about laptops, a PC maybe cheaper to buy, but will cost more in electricity!

[chrisdarkfire]

Anyone know anywhere that sells laptops without Microsoft operating systems - preferably pre-loaded with linux but empty is fine. Ideally around the £300 mark

Really don't see the point in paying for a huge insecure OS that is slow and eats hard drive and memory when I all I want is
Office Apps - Open Office is free, good and fast (and opens saves in MS if required)
Email - Thunderbird, free, good and fast
Browsing - Firefox free, good and fast

[real1314]

Anyone know anywhere that sells laptops without Microsoft operating systems - preferably pre-loaded with linux but empty is fine. Ideally around the £300 mark

Really don't see the point in paying for a huge insecure OS that is slow and eats hard drive and memory when I all I want is
Office Apps - Open Office is free, good and fast (and opens saves in MS if required)
Email - Thunderbird, free, good and fast
Browsing - Firefox free, good and fast

There's loads of lappys for around £300, if they've got XP/vista just wipe it and use linux if that's what u want, or dual boot it?
Or was it more about making a point about linux vs MS?

Anyways, I've gone for the Acer dual core 2.2ghz from Tesco, £330 after a £9 voucher and quidco, plus 1050 club card points.

[fedupconsumer]

looking for a cheap laptop with the following basic specs

15inc Screen
100GB HD
DVD RW Drive
1gb RAM
Memory card slot


For about £250-£325

any help will be appreciated

[bumpydog]

Anyone know anywhere that sells laptops without Microsoft operating systems - preferably pre-loaded with linux but empty is fine. Ideally around the £300 mark

Really don't see the point in paying for a huge insecure OS that is slow and eats hard drive and memory when I all I want is
Office Apps - Open Office is free, good and fast (and opens saves in MS if required)
Email - Thunderbird, free, good and fast
Browsing - Firefox free, good and fast

Dell do a line of laptops preloaded with Ubuntu:
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

hope this helps.

[lynseyf]

There's loads of lappys for around £300, if they've got XP/vista just wipe it and use linux if that's what u want, or dual boot it?
Or was it more about making a point about linux vs MS?

Anyways, I've gone for the Acer dual core 2.2ghz from Tesco, £330 after a £9 voucher and quidco, plus 1050 club card points.

Hi,
I'm wanting to buy this laptop as well, can you tell me where you got all the discounts/vouchers. I have topcashback at 3% and have found a voucher on hotukdeals for double clubcard points.

Thanks

[radarjay]

My parents are buying my son a laptop for Christmas as we got rid of his very old desktop. He does some work online on various websites, a lot of web browsing and is really keen to start playing Sims2 as a friend has it and he would also like to be able to play his Flight Simulator game as even my 12 month old Dell desktop won't play it, neither would his old desktop or obviously my Macbook.

He needs something with at least 2gb RAM, something that will be fast for web browsing so he can complete his online work quickly and something capable of play Sims2, Flight Simulator, Nancy Drew pc games etc. He isn't interested in shot em up or war games etc.

Budget is pretty much anything up to £600 ish but obviously the less spent the better.

Any suggestions welcome as the games thing is driving me mad, I never expected his 2 year old games not to work on my 1 year old expensive Dell desktop!

[boobbby]

My parents are buying my son a laptop for Christmas as we got rid of his very old desktop. He is home educated and so does some work online on various websites, a lot of web browsing and is really keen to start playing Sims2 as a friend has it and he would also like to be able to play his Flight Simulator game as even my 12 month old Dell desktop won't play it, neither would his old desktop or obviously my Macbook.

He needs something with at least 2gb RAM, something that will be fast for web browsing so he can complete his online work quickly and something capable of play Sims2, Flight Simulator, Nancy Drew pc games etc. He isn't interested in shot em up or war games etc.

Budget is pretty much anything up to £600 ish but obviously the less spent the better.

Any suggestions welcome as the games thing is driving me mad, I never expected his 2 year old games not to work on my 1 year old expensive Dell desktop!

Games depend on the graphics card that is fitted to a computer. The more powerful graphics card the more expensive the computer. If you need a computer to play modern games you will pay a lot more for a laptop than you would for a desktop computer. You might find it is cheaper to upgrade your Dell Desktop and get a laptop for homework and the Internet!

[dbs]

Thinking of buying this for my son Advent 5401 for £400 from Currys,
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1401057122.122616871 2@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfdadefjdfjlgecflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34014&sku=676404&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=0

Is it any good? Any alternatives would be great.

What about a refurb from Currys? seen a similar spec for about £300.

My son wants the 2mp web cam would be surfing the net,playing some games nothing special(he has a xbox360)doing photos,doing videos from his mobile.

Thanks

[boobbby]

Thinking of buying this for my son Advent 5401 for £400 from Currys,
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1401057122.122616871 2@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfdadefjdfjlgecflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34014&sku=676404&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=0

Is it any good? Any alternatives would be great.

What about a refurb from Currys? seen a similar spec for about £300.

My son wants the 2mp web cam would be surfing the net,playing some games nothing special(he has a xbox360)doing photos,doing videos from his mobile.

Thanks

A very good choice .. nice specs...should be able to do most things without any problem!

BB

[littleange]

Personally, I wouldn't bother with a used laptop, the battery might be useless!

[real1314]

Hi,
I'm wanting to buy this laptop as well, can you tell me where you got all the discounts/vouchers. I have topcashback at 3% and have found a voucher on hotukdeals for double clubcard points.

Thanks


Have a look at the discount codes & vouchers board on here, there's a Tesco thread.

I ended up with £9 quidco (3%); £9 voucher; double clubcard & tesco credit card points = 1020 pts. Effectively just under £321

[lollipoplady]

I would appreciate some comments on this laptop http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/497835/HP-G60-120EM
this seems ok

I am looking for a laptop capable of running Sims 2 and have a budget of about £600. Any ideas what I can buy. I have read that I should stay away from 8400 and 8600 graphics cards (?) as they have problems.

I have also looked at this http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_Laptops+-+Toshiba&CatIds=21797,35750,90634&webid=396276&affixedcode=WW
but I am not sure the AMD processor plus its black and shiny = damn annoying to keep clean!

[lollipoplady]

Here is the link for the HP stats http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01561643&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=uk&lang=en&product=3816515

[dbs]

Thinking of buying this for my son Advent 5401 for £400 from Currys,
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1401057122.122616871 2@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfdadefjdfjlgecflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34014&sku=676404&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=0

Is it any good? Any alternatives would be great.

What about a refurb from Currys? seen a similar spec for about £300.

My son wants the 2mp web cam would be surfing the net,playing some games nothing special(he has a xbox360)doing photos,doing videos from his mobile.

Thanks

This PC survey has got me thinking are Advent worth it they come bottom of the pile.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/awards/index.php?pageId=1

[jostenning]

Need to buy a reliable laptop - only to use for browsing internet (no gaming, or downloading music and videos), saving photos and the occasional word document.
Any ideas please? Only ever used a PC but as I have wireless internet access I was thinking of getting a laptop now they have come down so much in price.
Please let me know of any makes to avoid too! Thanks.

[Hartley Hare]

Can't quote exact laptop prices but this auction company seem to sell a lot of laptops...they specialise in electrical retail stock, though sell some vehicles, apparently they were featured on a BBC documentary about the credit crunch recently:

www.johnpye.co.uk

I went a while back and I'd advise anyone going to their auctions to properly inspect the goods beforehand; some are almost like new in the box, while others are unboxed and look more like spares without software and don't power up. You can test each unit, they don't have any guarantees but they seem pretty cheap. Since I've been they seem to be selling more laptops.

[lucylou]

Hi, could anyone help me please.I would like to buy a laptop for my husband but don't know which one to chose .I have saved 100 pounds of vouchers for amazon so ideally would like to buy one from there.I saw this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/G60-114EA-15-6-inch-Laptop-Intel-Pentium/dp/B001H9O20W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226569757&sr=1-1

and was wondering how good it is.he uses his laptop for everything, a few games, spreadsheets, pictures, downloading ecc.
thanks:beer:

[littleange]

Hi, could anyone help me please.I would like to buy a laptop for my husband but don't know which one to chose .I have saved 100 pounds of vouchers for amazon so ideally would like to buy one from there.I saw this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/G60-114EA-15-6-inch-Laptop-Intel-Pentium/dp/B001H9O20W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226569757&sr=1-1

and was wondering how good it is.he uses his laptop for everything, a few games, spreadsheets, pictures, downloading ecc.
thanks:beer:

You might need a separate graphics card for games, rather than onboard.

[lucylou]

Hi, is an extra graphic card really necessary?
what do you think of that laptop.is it worth the £400 price?
:beer:

[littleange]

Hi, is an extra graphic card really necessary?
what do you think of that laptop.is it worth the £400 price?
:beer:

What games does he play?

[10past6]

Opps, posted elsewhere but just noticed this thread :o I'm looking for a laptop for my OH who is also a silver surfer, it's purely for browsing so my question is it possible to get something for around £200.00.

[MissPop]

Opps, posted elsewhere but just noticed this thread :o I'm looking for a laptop for my OH who is also a silver surfer, it's purely for browsing so my question is it possible to get something for around £200.00.

On that budget, your best bet would be a netbook - very small, but designed with internet in mind :)

Asus EEE PC - £180ish
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Eee-PC-4G-Widescreen/dp/B00109V054/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226598515&sr=8-4

Acer Aspire One - £180
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-One-Netbook-Sapphire/dp/B001BZ920W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226598647&sr=1-2

These are the lower end models in their respective ranges - but they will suffice for internet browsing :) The Acer has a model priced at £220 on Amazon that has 1GB of RAM, which is a bit better for internet browsing, IMO.

[littleange]

What's browsing like at 800 x 480?

[10past6]

On that budget, your best bet would be a netbook - very small, but designed with internet in mind :)
Thank you Miss ;)

May I ask, what's the difference between a laptop and a notebook? :confused:

*I've no idea about technology* :o

[didier]

laptop from comets - any suggestions?

I have just received £500 comets vouchers and would like to buy a laptop. I need it to be wireless as I work away from home but apart from that I have no special requirements. Any suggestions would be really appreciated as I know very little about various specs - thanks

[JDPower]

Thank you Miss ;)

May I ask, what's the difference between a laptop and a notebook? :confused:

*I've no idea about technology* :o
A laptop and a notebook are the same thing, they started to discourage calling them laptops when the specs started to improve and as a result they produced more heat causing overheating for laptops and your lap if used just on your lap (they usually require some airflow to the underneath).

A netbook on the other hand is completely different - it's designed for just web browsing and word processing etc and are therefore smaller, lower spec, usually no hard drive (so no good for saving movies/music etc on) and no cd/dvd drive. Oh and they often have the Linux operating system instead of Windows to save on some of that small hard drive space and bring the price down (as you're not paying for Windows)

[10past6]

A netbook on the other habd is completely different
Thanks for the information, I must apologise for my previous post, I miss read the advice posted, I thought Miss had said “Notebook” rather than “Netbook”

The one issue I have with the links posted above by Miss, I'm not sure the screen size is big enough due to my OH eye sight, although for an extra £30.00 or so, I could have a notebook with Windows? :confused:

[dbs]

Looking at these two at the moment Sony Vaio NS10 L/S DCt3200
£449 two year guarantee 15inch screen.
http://www.johnlewis.com/230518865/Product.aspx

HP DV9827 better spec 17 inch screen £479 other retailers want £550 for this.
http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_technology-bundles&CatIds=,91677&webid=396238&affixedcode=WW

But I cant make my mind up HP better spec 1 year guarantee or Sony less spec but 2 year guarantee?

[JDPower]

Thanks for the information, I must apologise for my previous post, I miss read the advice posted, I thought Miss had said “Notebook” rather than “Netbook”

The one issue I have with the links posted above by Miss, I'm not sure the screen size is big enough due to my OH eye sight, although for an extra £30.00 or so, I could have a notebook with Windows? :confused:
I think you've answered that particular query yourself then ;)

[mbanbrook]

I'm happy with the £99 Elonex ONE which goes under a few different names. It currently doesn't support Flash heavy websites, such as Youtube. Not sure if that's important to you?

http://www.littlelinuxlaptop.com/

[10past6]

I think you've answered that particular query yourself then ;)
Thank you JD, When I first thought about buying a laptop I had no idea what I was looking for, at least with the help from the members on here I now have a better idea, I just need to find something within my price range ;)

[shimmershelly]

I've just ordered one from Dell Outlet
If you want one with dedicated graphics you can add that in the search criteria.
I got a Inspiron 1535 (in Pink!) with a 256mb ATi Radeon card, dual core, 250gb hard drive and 2gb Ram for £373.00 delivered, which I thought was quite a bargain.

[lucylou]

Hi he normally plays football pc games like fifa:confused:

[hiya99]

HEWLETT PACKARD DV9823EA

is this a good laptop thanks

AMD Turion 64X2 Processor TL-60 <LI class=indentFeature>(2.0 GHz, 1600 MHz, 1 MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium (javascript:showEditorial('Genuine-Windows');)
3 GB Memory
160 GB Hard Drive

[robb01]

HEWLETT PACKARD DV9823EA

is this a good laptop thanks

AMD Turion 64X2 Processor TL-60 <LI class=indentFeature>(2.0 GHz, 1600 MHz, 1 MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:showEditorial%28%27Genuine-Windows%27%29;)
3 GB Memory
160 GB Hard Drive

Ive had pretty good luck w/ HP personally, i think that is a good one http://1person1million.com/img/824/r08c1006bidc/biggrin.gif

[sarabur]

Hi,

This is my first visit.

Am interested in the HP G60 114EA and saw it online on HP's own site and Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/G60-114EA-15-6-inch-Laptop-Intel-Pentium/dp/B001H9O20W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226739937&sr=8-1.

At £399 for 3072 RAM and 160gb hard drive seems a good buy especially as HP seem to offer 10% to new customers and 8% cashback from another online site.

Any thoughts????

[rachelandgromit]

Hi

I am looking for a laptop which will do the following:

Surf net/dowload burn music/dvd
Do word processing/s.sheets
Chat online
play cd/dvd's

I don't do gaming, so it is only basics really. From things I've read I'm possibly trying to steer away from Acer and anything with 'Celeron', however I'm not sure why! :p For the past 2 years I've had a Fujitsu Siemens Amil Pro and (perhaps it was just a dodgy one) but it had more problems that any laptop I've ever had and it spent all of it's 12 months warranty period going back at to and even then it had problems!

I was really thinking of any Toshiba as I seem to think these have quite a good name but I am open to suggestions. I don't mind refurbs however I want a full 12 month warranty!

I'm looking at as close to the £250 mark as I can however will consider a bit more expensive if I can reduce it with cashback/vouchers/codes.

I know this is a big ask, but I'm really stuck! I just can't decide what is better and hoping someone can come up with something constructive!

Thanks everyone.

[nmjams]

i've been looking for a laptop around the £350 mark, to be honest, like most people, i've been wanting a lot more for my money than realistically possible.
just now i came across a laptop that was due for release on play.com in a couple of weeks @ £399 with a pretty good spec.
i did a good old google search and found it @ £379 with free delivery from laskys.com

has anyone bought one of these? or anyone had experience buying from them? or seen it cheaper anywhere else?
http://www.laskys.com/computing/laptops_and_pdas/laptops/toshiba_sat_l350_170.html

also, topcashback offer 3% cashback from laskys :)

[pittcity]

Thinking of buying this for my son Advent 5401 for £400 from Currys,
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1401057122.122616871 2@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfdadefjdfjlgecflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34014&sku=676404&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=0

Is it any good? Any alternatives would be great.

What about a refurb from Currys? seen a similar spec for about £300.

My son wants the 2mp web cam would be surfing the net,playing some games nothing special(he has a xbox360)doing photos,doing videos from his mobile.

Thanks

I've had no problems, battery or other with the refurbished Advent I bought from Currys earlier in the year....just like new only a lot cheaper. Also no probs if you want to return it to a big high street company!!

[welant]

http://direct.tesco.com/promo/?id=S00008076
Cheap laptop with a cheap all in one printer, all for under £300

The laptop is very bottom-of-the-range, but this still looks like a good deal if you need both and dont need anything special

[Hardeman]

Hello everyone!

I just wondered if anyone can tell me what the minimum technical specifications are that I should be searching for on a laptop. Its for my daughter - 14 - homework, internet etc etc etc. I keep loggin onto the sites that sell laptops but I haven't got a clue what to put into the search boxings :cool: :o - I would be etremely grateful if you can give me some specs to search on...

hope that makes sense...

thanks in advance...:beer:

Hardy x

[will69]

Hello everyone!

I just wondered if anyone can tell me what the minimum technical specifications are that I should be searching for on a laptop. Its for my daughter - 14 - homework, internet etc etc etc. I keep loggin onto the sites that sell laptops but I haven't got a clue what to put into the search boxings :cool: :o - I would be etremely grateful if you can give me some specs to search on...

hope that makes sense...

thanks in advance...:beer:

Hardy x
Hello, I just bought a re-conditoned lap-top for £95.00 for ebay, and you have to load the programs like windows etc yourself, its already wifi enabled so I thought it was not too bad a deal, as this was for my 14year old daughter and I think spending ££££ is just daft, if you need more details I will try and get them for you
:j

[Hardeman]

thanks will69 - that would be useful -- is windows etc easy to load?

Hardy

[will69]

thanks will69 - that would be useful -- is windows etc easy to load?

Hardy
just sent you a private message with a bit more info

[10past6]

I’m still looking for:

14” or 15” notebook
XP or Vista
For internet / music no games though
Refurbished or new will do as long as it has a 12 month warranty
1 GB Ram
Around £200 - £300 mark

Any suggestions please?

[GunJack]

10past...that deal at tescos may suit you...not too bad spec-wise for your needs, couple of quid quidco cashback and some clubcard points :)

[statman]

I am looking at this deal

HP Business Notebook 6735S
AMD Dual Core, 2gb mem, 160gb hd, wifi, 15.4", Vista/XP Pro downgrade (whatever that means)
£363.75 from PC world

would anybody be able to tell me if this is a good deal as a business laptop??

Thanks

[10past6]

10past...that deal at tescos may suit you...not too bad spec-wise for your needs, couple of quid quidco cashback and some clubcard points :)
Hi Jack :hello:

Cheers for that, just a couple of things if I may, I'm wondering if the prices will come down any further due to the "Current Sales" taking place right now, any opinion? if I can get it cheaper than £300.00 all the better for me :j

Also, does this (http://www.reevoo.com/browse/product_type/laptop?order=lowest_price) site or this (http://www.reevoo.com/browse/product_type/laptop?order=lowest_price) one have anything cheaper given what I'm after? :confused:

Oh, btw, I've never used quidco and I don't have a Tesco clubcard.

[GunJack]

10past - effectively, you're looking at dixons/currys/pcworld refurbished machines there...looks like they've had some stocks in and you'll get a dual core processor with 2GB RAM for your £300...or if you can live with a slightly smaller screen, dual core with 1GB from £240...with the 12-month guarantee. I got my Advent lappy from pcworld as a refurb....absolutely fine, no bother, had it for 7 months no issues. Happy hunting :)

[10past6]

Jack, seeing as :A have a :beer: on me ;)

[Hugbubble]

Hi all

Been keeping my eye on the prices of sony vaio's dual core for a time. Have just seen that tesco direct are doing a sony core 2 duo for 449

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-6446.aspx

not much more expensive than the sony vaio dual core's i've seen.

Can someone more techy than me please reassure me that this is a good deal???

Many thanks

[crazygeordiegirl]

I have just looked on the dixons refurb list and they have tons of advent ones for £300, will I b ok with this or should I hold on for a toshiba one do you think?

[boobbby]

Hi all

Been keeping my eye on the prices of sony vaio's dual core for a time. Have just seen that tesco direct are doing a sony core 2 duo for 449

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-6446.aspx

not much more expensive than the sony vaio dual core's i've seen.

Can someone more techy than me please reassure me that this is a good deal???

Many thanks

You wont go far wrong with this laptop... good memory ..good graphics card..good processor... good CPU..good hard drive...good specs all round with some decent software and it is a Sony !!

[Alikay]

I have just looked on the dixons refurb list and they have tons of advent ones for £300, will I b ok with this or should I hold on for a toshiba one do you think?

I've just ordered one of these for DS2 (age 14) - the Advent 5301 recon. for £234.95 (hopefully get a few nectar points too). It seems OK for the money, and he'll mainly use it for MSN, surfing and a flight simulator game etc. We've been looking around for a couple of weeks, and decided on this one as we can't really afford to spend more.

[10past6]

I've just ordered one of these for DS2 (age 14) - the Advent 5301 recon. for £234.95 (hopefully get a few nectar points too). It seems OK for the money, and he'll mainly use it for MSN, surfing and a flight simulator game etc. We've been looking around for a couple of weeks, and decided on this one as we can't really afford to spend more.
I purchased the same item yesterday, and for the reason you gave.

[GunJack]

I have just looked on the dixons refurb list and they have tons of advent ones for £300, will I b ok with this or should I hold on for a toshiba one do you think?


I've got an advent, and it's been fine :)

10past - told you you'd get sorted...just a case of softly, softly, catchee (numpty) monkey :D

p.s. numpty, if you read this, no offence, of course ;)

[10past6]

10past - told you you'd get sorted
Your support stopped my flagging Jack ;)

[tkblueyonder]

Just seen this deal at Staples it looks like a goodun to me for the money? any comments appreciated!

http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_technology-bundles&CatIds=,91677&webid=397643&affixedcode=WW

[crazygeordiegirl]

I've just ordered one of these for DS2 (age 14) - the Advent 5301 recon. for £234.95 (hopefully get a few nectar points too). It seems OK for the money, and he'll mainly use it for MSN, surfing and a flight simulator game etc. We've been looking around for a couple of weeks, and decided on this one as we can't really afford to spend more.
Haha, I also ended up ordering the same, they are now sold out, I wonder why!!! :beer:

[crazygeordiegirl]

Just seen this deal at Staples it looks like a goodun to me for the money? any comments appreciated!

http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_technology-bundles&CatIds=,91677&webid=397643&affixedcode=WW
Looks ok however I had read that a laptop needs a good 2gb ram to run vista smoothly.

[MissPop]

Looks ok however I had read that a laptop needs a good 2gb ram to run vista smoothly.

My (ex) laptop had 1GB and ran Vista Home Premium no probs :)

[JDPower]

Looks ok however I had read that a laptop needs a good 2gb ram to run vista smoothly.
RAM is easily upgraded and usually reasonably cheap (around £20-40 for 2GB depending on laptop)

Edit: A quick look on Crucial.com shows 2GB for that laptop is £24.66 (4GB is 43.66)

[10past6]

I also ended up ordering the same, they are now sold out, I wonder why!!! :beer:
I purchased one on Thursday, I received an email saying my order was being processed and would receive a further email once despatched "Depending on Availbility"

I've heard nothing more, is this just normal practice, I'm curious if the have them in or not.

Anyone know who delivers laptops for Dixons?

[GunJack]

10past - can't remember who delivered mine, but pcw/dixons/currys are the same group...just checked my receipt e-mails (mine was from pcw) and the first stated subject to availability, second was beginning to process order, and the third one confirming the purchase and delivery was 4 days later...hope this helps

[10past6]

the first stated subject to availability, second was beginning to process order
I've had those 2 email Jack :j and the third one confirming the purchase and delivery was 4 days later...hope this helps
It's the third email I'm waiting on, maybe they don't work the weekend, I'll give it a few days into next week.

Thanks Jack ;)

[GunJack]

No probs 10past...keep us informed, I want to be the first to know when you have it in your mitts :D

[10past6]

I want to be the first to know when you have it in your mitts :D
:eek: :eek:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[hungrynurse]

hi guys, need your help! Ive been charged with finding a laptop for my sister in laws Christmas present (11). She needs it for homework, internet & music. From what Ive read, not overly sure how much RAM I need, but think 2GB. Can any one advise me on what other spec I need to look for, and even better if anyone can recomend a sub £300 inc delivery laptop. She doesnt want a recon, and would rather a known brand type. Thankyou!!!

[bestpud]

I purchased one on Thursday, I received an email saying my order was being processed and would receive a further email once despatched "Depending on Availbility"

I've heard nothing more, is this just normal practice, I'm curious if the have them in or not.

Anyone know who delivers laptops for Dixons?

Dunno about laptops but our pc from Dixons (few weeks ago) was delivered by DHL.

[boobbby]

I've had those 2 email Jack :j
It's the third email I'm waiting on, maybe they don't work the weekend, I'll give it a few days into next week.

Thanks Jack ;)

Mine is being delivered on Sunday from Dixons !! (no extra charge )

[crazygeordiegirl]

Mine is being delivered on Sunday from Dixons !! (no extra charge )
When did you order?

& how did u manage to get that for free!?

[10past6]

how did u manage to get that for free!?
My delivery is also free, it was included within the price of the item.

[madlyn]

i have spotted a toshiba L300-11V for £349.00, which is just the sort of thing i'm looking for.
does anyone have one or a similar model?
and is it any good?

[crazygeordiegirl]

My delivery is also free, it was included within the price of the item.
As was mine, but I couldnt pick when it was delivered!

[10past6]

I couldnt pick when it was delivered!
Neither could I, in fact, I'm still waiting to be informed when it's being despatched.

[boobbby]

Neither could I, in fact, I'm still waiting to be informed when it's being despatched.

Mine came today(Sunday) and it was possible to check 24 hours before, the actual time period they expect to deliver. They gave me 1630 - 2000 and it arrived at 1630 also had a phone call 30 mins before delivery !!
The delivery men said they work until 2200 hrs.

[10past6]

The delivery men said they work until 2200 hrs.
Hello booby

When did you order yours?

[boobbby]

Hello booby

When did you order yours?

Monday the 17th November

[10past6]

Monday the 17th November
Mine may come this week, I orderd it on Thursday 20th

[handful]

I haven't read through the whole thread (for obvious reasons) but if you want a decent specced laptop for £349 you won't go far wrong with this offering from Tesco Direct http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-6256.aspx

I bought one a couple of weeks ago for my OH and this is the fourth Acer in the family, we have not had a minutes problem with any of them. If you compare the spec with others at this price point it is an excellent deal. 2.2ghz Core 2 Duo processor, 2048 mb RAM (essential for Vista but many have half this) 160GB HD.

For those that have a problem with Acer, this is another deal I considered and is also a good spec for the money although it is a little more.

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/654/861/-/3499291/Hewlett-Packard-Pavilion-GZ974EA-Athlon-64-X2-TK53-2GB-160GB-DVD-SM-15-4-Vista-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html?searchtype=genre

[Mike J]

i have spotted a toshiba L300-11V for £349.00, which is just the sort of thing i'm looking for.
does anyone have one or a similar model?
and is it any good?

Ive been looking at this model as well. Seems a really good machine. Also on offer at Dixons that for an extra £10 you can have a lexmark all in one printer scanner etc.

[crazygeordiegirl]

Does anyone know what the turnover period for dixons is? I ordered mine on friday and have nothing (but the confirmation email) since then. A rough Idea on when it will be delivered would be nice.

[rare uk]

Does anyone know what the turnover period for dixons is? I ordered mine on friday and have nothing (but the confirmation email) since then. A rough Idea on when it will be delivered would be nice.
LOL you are probably so excited you can't wait for it. That's what I'm like when I order something new :j. It's only really been 2 working days.....I think it'll take Dixons more than that to deliver. You might get it tomorrow, but I am guessing.

[crazygeordiegirl]

LOL you are probably so excited you can't wait for it. That's what I'm like when I order something new :j. It's only really been 2 working days.....I think it'll take Dixons more than that to deliver. You might get it tomorrow, but I am guessing.

You must know me so well! :rolleyes:

[10past6]

Does anyone know what the turnover period for dixons is? I ordered mine on friday and have nothing (but the confirmation email) since then. A rough Idea on when it will be delivered would be nice.
I orded mine on Thursday, had a despatched confirmation email today :j

[crazygeordiegirl]

I orded mine on Thursday, had a despatched confirmation email today :j
Just got mine too!:beer: :j
How sad are we!!!

[Jo4]

Could anyone tell me what spec I should be looking for on a laptop, my budget is £500 but I would be willing to stretch to £800 for a decent one. It will be used for surfing the web, possibly watching movies, burning cds/dvds, word, exel and school work. I was thinking of a Sony Vaio VGN-FW11M but then I read something about the blu ray doing one thing but not something else, can't remember as I read it on a website about 2am!! :o :eek:

[10past6]

How sad are we!!!
Very, in fact I'm so sad I could cry :p :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Garetha]

If you buy from Tesco Direct there's a £13 off £90 discount code if you search - I don't think I'm allowed to quote it here.

But I might be allowed to give you link: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=16035735&postcount=50

The £13 code appears to work now

[JDPower]

Could anyone tell me what spec I should be looking for on a laptop, my budget is £500 but I would be willing to stretch to £800 for a decent one. It will be used for surfing the web, possibly watching movies, burning cds/dvds, word, exel and school work. I was thinking of a Sony Vaio VGN-FW11M but then I read something about the blu ray doing one thing but not something else, can't remember as I read it on a website about 2am!! :o :eek:
So are you actually wanting a laptop with BluRay drive???

[Jo4]

So are you actually wanting a laptop with BluRay drive???

The sales assistant in PC World said that I should make sure it had it as that was the latest thing on computers and that all computers would have it from now on. :confused:

What laptop would you recommend?

[Tharweb]

The sales assistant in PC World said that I should make sure it had it as that was the latest thing on computers and that all computers would have it from now on. :confused:

I thought Blu Ray was dead? (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=bluray+is+dead&meta=)

[pel.s]

http://www.bargaincrazy.com/epages/BargainCrazy.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BargainCrazy/Products/F018000R/SubProducts/F018000R02D

* Samsung R20 Plus 120GB Hard Drive
* The R series is inspired by technology that is user friendly and ideal for the whole family. Packed into a consistently sleek and slim design, these mobile computers are both stylish and reliable.
* Samsung R20plus Notebook
* Intel Pentium-M Dual Core (T2330) 1.6 GHz Processor
* 1024 MB Memory
* 120 GB Hard Drive
* 14.1 inch WXGA TFT Display
* DVD Super-Multi DL
* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
* ATI Radeon 1250M Graphics
* Colour - Black

Remember to use the 15% off code on the main page :) and 3% quidco £9
makes this £291 delivered for a few extra quid get urself some more ram aswell for a Very nice machine with good reviews, wont find much else this size being a pentium dual core machine ;0)

[Sergeant Troy]

Is there anything with good specs on the Dell website for about £350 or is that a site to be avoided? I am looking for a laptop for a friend, but don't have a clue about the specs really and it's doing my brain in.

[Garetha]

Is there anything with good specs on the Dell website for about £350 or is that a site to be avoided? I am looking for a laptop for a friend, but don't have a clue about the specs really and it's doing my brain in.
Try Dell Outlet for a bargain - they are 'as new' returns - always perfect in my experience and £55 off with free delivery at the moment.
http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?country=GBR&target=InventoryPage&lob_constraint=DIM
Research the model and spec on the main site first so you can spot any bargains.

[Jo4]

I thought Blu Ray was dead? (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=bluray+is+dead&meta=)

Some reckon it will be longer in 2010 others say it is still the in thing! :confused:

[stirlo]

I bought one of these the other week after much searching:

http://www.swindoncomputers.com/fujitsu-siemens-amilo-li2735-laptop-188-p.asp


fujitsu siemens,

2gb dual core
3gb ram

£309 delivered


dont think you'll be able to find another laptop of that power from a reputable 'high street' brand for much less than that price. Its also quite thin and light. on the downside, it's quite basic to look at, but seeing as im the only one looking at it, who cares???

[amd]

Just bought this for my 14 yr old daughter's xmas - they're flying off ebuyer's shelves....

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151240 £319 delivered (5 day saver!)

HP 6735s, 2Ghz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor, 1 gig and 1 gig free RAM (not sure if both fitted or just the 1!), 15.4" WXGA, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive, 120Gig HD, Wireless and 52K Modem, Bluetooth,built in Webcam and Mic and has VISTA basic. Should have decent battery time but can't find exact specs for that, and its black which is good cos she's into EMO!:rotfl:

[Jo4]

Hubby & I have been reading magazines and websites trying to work out which is the best laptop for us considering our needs and budget but we are none the wiser. Can anyone shed any light as to what we should be looking for and what we should be staying well clear of? :confused:

[ZebShaw]

Hi,

Not very computer minded (just had to resubscribe to this website because I can't remember my original login or that for the e-mail account it was registered to) so hope I'm posting this in the right place.

Anyway I need a new DTR laptop. Has anyone seen any good deals on laptops with the following spec's:

17" decent monitor (lots of RAW photo processing)
3-4GB RAM
Dedicated graphics card with 256MB+ memory
2Ghz+ dual processor
HDMI output
(TV tuner and remote control would also be good but not essential)

But most importantly it's got to be a decent and thoroughly reliable model. I'm not good with computers so the less I have to worry about it the better.

I've found this HP reduced to £529 but there are some grumbles in the forums especially about its boot up time:

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=578f

There is also an ASUS for about the same but I've been told they're a bit cheap and cheerful. The good news is that I have a budget of £600 though would much prefer to spend £500 or even less if I can. Thanks for your time. Zeb.

[Samanthas]

Re:Aldi Or Lidl For Quad PC
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week48thursday08.htm

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7969.htm

and this
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20081201.p.TargaHighEndQuadCorePowerPC

Which is the best value for money or Bang for Buck?
there has been absolutely no price decrease even though these Discount Supermarkets were selling the same pcs 3 months ago and this supposed to be a serious recession hold off after Christmas?

Samantha

[crazygeordiegirl]

:eek: :eek:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
Did ur laptop arrive and is it ok? Mine is here and all up and running, very happy for the money :beer:

[10past6]

Did ur laptop arrive and is it ok? Mine is here and all up and running, very happy for the money :beer:
Hi CGG :hello:

Yes, it arrived yesterday, as it's a present I'm not setting it up, I'll leave that till Chrimbo day for someone else to do :p :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Alikay]

Did ur laptop arrive and is it ok? Mine is here and all up and running, very happy for the money :beer:

Mine didn't:(. Made a few calls over the last few days and finally got an email today saying they were out of stock and to call their sales line (an 0844 number) so their advisors can help me choose an alternative product. Yeah, right:rolleyes:.
So it's back to haunting this thread and the hotdeals one and hopefully find something decent for under £300.

[10past6]

Mine didn't:(. Made a few calls over the last few days and finally got an email today saying they were out of stock and to call their sales line (an 0844 number) so their advisors can help me choose an alternative product. Yeah, right:rolleyes:
Call them, what have you got to lose?

In fact, it may well work to your advantage when you tell them how disapointed you are ;)

They may well have something that's not been made public yet.

[dld2s]

Hubby & I have been reading magazines and websites trying to work out which is the best laptop for us considering our needs and budget but we are none the wiser. Can anyone shed any light as to what we should be looking for and what we should be staying well clear of? :confused:


What you need is really down to what you actually need the laptop for, failing that probably the best rule of thumb is the same as any pc system, get one you can afford with as much memory and as large a HDD as you can get. As for reliability I have had two Toshibas and at least 3 Dells, both makes are still going strong (older ones have been passed on/sold to family) I have to say I do prefer the Toshibas, why? I just think they look better.

I wouldn't touch Acer or Fujitsu, mainly through the fact I have had a few Acer products and two friends have bought Acer laptops (against my advice)each failed around 3-4 month after the warranty period, also my son works in IT and they trialed a laptop and desktop, they binned them after less than six months because of the problems they had with them, and lastly, in my experience their support sucks.

The reason I wouldn't touch fujitsu is because there was a spell (I don't know if it's still the same) where their HDD's were failing just after the warranty period ended (12 months, other HDD manufacturers were giving 24 months warranty) and yes at the time I did purchase 2 Fujitsu HDD's and yes they did fail after the warranty period, one around 14 months, to give the other one it's due it lasted around 19 months before failing.

[syledis]

I need to buy a laptop for my son and here are the specs, can anyone give me some advice please:


Budget £850 max
4gb ram
fingerprint reader!!
17 inch screen
good graphics card (512 minimum)

can anyone help me with this please?

[damoderby]

Re:Aldi Or Lidl For Quad PC
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week48thursday08.htm

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7969.htm

and this
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20081201.p.TargaHighEndQuadCorePowerPC

Which is the best value for money or Bang for Buck?
there has been absolutely no price decrease even though these Discount Supermarkets were selling the same pcs 3 months ago and this supposed to be a serious recession hold off after Christmas?

Samantha

I work for Aldi and these absolutely flew off the shelves yesterday, so you've no chance of them being reduced.

[crazygeordiegirl]

Hi CGG :hello:

Yes, it arrived yesterday, as it's a present I'm not setting it up, I'll leave that till Chrimbo day for someone else to do :p :rotfl: :rotfl:
Mine is also for christmas however I just wanted to test it to make sure it worked before wrapping it up for santa! ;)

[crazygeordiegirl]

Mine didn't:(. Made a few calls over the last few days and finally got an email today saying they were out of stock and to call their sales line (an 0844 number) so their advisors can help me choose an alternative product. Yeah, right:rolleyes:.
So it's back to haunting this thread and the hotdeals one and hopefully find something decent for under £300.
Thats sh** that, i have just reading back and you appeared to order yours before me.

Hope you find one soon, im sure there will be deals popping up all over!

[rare uk]

Thats sh** that, i have just reading back and you appeared to order yours before me.

Hope you find one soon, im sure there will be deals popping up all over!
Out of interest, which laptop did you guys order? I'm looking for one, problem is I want the world at a bargain price, and that's never going to happen:snow_laug:snow_grin

[10past6]

Out of interest, which laptop did you guys order? I'm looking for one, problem is I want the world at a bargain price, and that's never going to happen:snow_laug:snow_grin
I purchased from here, (http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?page=ProductList&category_oid=-32665&show_all=true&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes) take a look I'm sure you'll find something, I paid around £235.00 ;)

[Jo4]

Does anyone know the difference in Sony Vaio AW, AR, BZ and FW series? I know their AW series is replacing their AR series.

[Northernbloke]

Hi all
This little baby is available through Quidco with 8% cashback and an additional 10% off making it around £330! Not bad for a 3Gb machine. It may be cheaper next week with the VAT reduction!!!!!:beer: :j :T

[dld2s]

Hi all
This little baby is available through Quidco with 8% cashback and an additional 10% off making it around £330! Not bad for a 3Gb machine. It may be cheaper next week with the VAT reduction!!!!!:beer: :j :T
erm! am I missing something, what little baby:confused:

[Jake'sGran]

Out of interest, which laptop did you guys order? I'm looking for one, problem is I want the world at a bargain price, and that's never going to happen:snow_laug:snow_grin

After months of dithering I am thinking of bying the following tomorrow. They are saving it for me as there is only one and it is £439. Is it a good buy? According to the graph at the top of this section SONY is rated as the best, just above Toshiba.
I like the two year guarantee and many of the other features - thought it had a webcam. Must go check! Interested to hear anyone's comments.



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[Jo4]

Is the VGN-FW11M a good buy at £782.95 from PC World or is there are way of getting it cheaper with any codes or because I am a student? :confused:

[rare uk]

After months of dithering I am thinking of bying the following tomorrow. They are saving it for me as there is only one and it is £439. Is it a good buy? According to the graph at the top of this section SONY is rated as the best, just above Toshiba.
I like the two year guarantee and many of the other features - thought it had a webcam. Must go check! Interested to hear anyone's comments.



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Software included:
Microsoft Office Ready 2007 (60 days trial version)
McAfee Internet Security Suite (with 60 days free virus update)
VAIO Recovery Utility - HDD recovery (hidden partition)
Google software package
VAIO Music Box
Windows Media Player 11
VAIO Content Importer/Exporter
WinDVD 8.0 for VAIO
DivX Player & Converter
VAIO Movie Story
Picture Motion Browser
VAIO Movie Story
Easy Media Creator 9
Click to Disc/Editor
Adobe Reader 8.1

In my opinion, I wouldn't buy it for myself, but then again it is a Sony (VGN-NS10L/S I believe?), so some people will take comfort in that. I wouldn't buy it because I've seen better specs for that price, but 2 years guarantee with the laptop is great

The graphics card is not too good, so I wouldn't expect to play new games at full resolution and detail, the graphics card comes in at 102 in the following link (http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html)

I have seen a core 2 duo T5750, 4GB Ram, 250 GB Hard drive, an ATI Radeon 256MB card (not brilliant) and all of the above with only 1 years support though and no Draft N, for the same price, but it's not a Sony, it is an Acer.

I'm thinking of buying an Acer, but I'm just worried about how pants the support is supposedly - once again the internet is making me dither, sometimes too much info is not good. As long as it does all you want to then go for it, but I don't think it's a gaming laptop, but should be quite capable of everything else.

[rare uk]

erm! am I missing something, what little baby:confused:
LOL that got me too. CLUE: It's in the title of his post

[Buddingblonde]

I am ploughing through this post and making notes but I wondered if I posted my own request then someone might be able to help.

Laptop for an 11 year old so NO WEBCAM!

2gb and 120gb Harddrive or higher - decent processor - refurb or new

£300 or less.

Many thanks

[Alikay]

Following on from our disappointment with the Advent 5301 which we ordered (posted earlier in this thread) and then didn't get due to stock issues, have now ordered the Advent 5313 recon. Quite a bit pricier than the other one, but it's got a slightly better spec. and with a discount code and cashbackkings which has tracked OK it's come down to £285 ish. Fingers crossed we'll get it this time!

[Arcana]

http://www.bargaincrazy.com/epages/BargainCrazy.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BargainCrazy/Products/F018000R/SubProducts/F018000R02D

* Samsung R20 Plus 120GB Hard Drive
* The R series is inspired by technology that is user friendly and ideal for the whole family. Packed into a consistently sleek and slim design, these mobile computers are both stylish and reliable.
* Samsung R20plus Notebook
* Intel Pentium-M Dual Core (T2330) 1.6 GHz Processor
* 1024 MB Memory
* 120 GB Hard Drive
* 14.1 inch WXGA TFT Display
* DVD Super-Multi DL
* Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
* ATI Radeon 1250M Graphics
* Colour - Black

Remember to use the 15% off code on the main page :) and 3% quidco £9
makes this £291 delivered for a few extra quid get urself some more ram aswell for a Very nice machine with good reviews, wont find much else this size being a pentium dual core machine ;0)

The "add to basket" button is somehow not shown when I click on link. :confused:

I'm looking for a laptop for under £300 myself - ideally under £250. I've noticed HP are giving 10% off if you register + they are giving 8% quidco, making it 18% off which is not a bad discount. Just wondering if there's a better deal out there?

[ioscorpio]

Gateway Notebook £230

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=4785&CategoryID=11&SubCategoryID=345

What does this mean = Grade A factory rework stock

[flashy]

If you want a cheap laptop, http://www.bigpockets.co.uk are doing used Dell latitude D610's, which are a good spec, and will out live most laptops on the market today.

I have seen many Sony laptops come and go, all have dead batteries within a year or 2, then the LCD's fade!!

Dell's on the other hand, i have a 5 year old Latitude on its original battery running like new. Been dropped many a time, and it has never missed a beat.

Just my 2p worth!

[urbanlegend11]

Been looking for a replacement laptop for a few weeks. This 17" caught my eye for what seems to me an extremely low price for what you get. Perhaps you guys can point out its flaws or if it genuinely is a great deal. Its £489.34 by the way from pcworld.

spec is:

New glossy Acer Aspire 7720G featuring a 17 Crystal Briteview widescreen and a Blu-ray combo drive to watch your movies with HD quality. This fantastic laptop comes with Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium

Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 Processor (2 GHz, 667 Mhz, 2MB Cache) Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium 3GB Memory 250GB Hard disk drive Blu-Ray & Super Multi DVD drive 17" CrystalBrite display nVidia GeForce 9300M GS graphics Wireless & Wired network-ready Gloss black exterior with white interior Full product information about Acer Aspire 7720G Blu-ray laptop Laptop for the Home and Office Hide product information about Acer Aspire 7720G Blu-ray laptop Laptop for the Home and Office

Full specification Benefit
Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo T5750
Processor speed 2000 The higher the number of Megahertz (MHZ) the faster the processor should be
Memory Size 3 GB MB
Memory Type DDR II
Hard Drive Capacity 250 GB The bigger the capacity the more you can store
Optical Drives Blu-Ray Disc Drive
CD-ROM Speed 24 x Enabling access to CD ROM data. The higher the number the faster the speed
CD-RW Speed. 24 x Enabling you to access and store data on CD-RW disks. The higher the number the faster the speed
DVD-ROM Speed 8 x Enabling you access to data on DVD. The higher the number the faster the speed
Floppy Disk Drive NO Floppy disks are 3.5" square and store a small amount of data. CDs,DVDs and memory sticks are now usually used instead
Screen Size/Type 17" WXGA CrystalBrite
Graphics Card Type nVidia GeForce 9300M GS To enable images to be displayed on your monitor
Graphics Memory 256 MB The higher the memory the better quality images you are display
TV-out NO Allowing you to plug your laptop into a TV to watch DVDs
Wireless Enabled YES Allows you to connect to an existing wireless network such as in a office or a wireless hot spot
No. of USB Connections 4 The more connections the computer has the more equipment you can connect to your computer e.g. a modem, printer, scanner, digital camera, PDA
No. of Firewire Connections 1 High speed data transfer link for digital video and other media. Ideal for quickly downloading video images from a camcorder to PC
Infrared Port Included NO Allowing you to connect to other devices with infrared such as an infrared enabled mobile phone
Battery Type Li-ion
Battery life (up to) 2.50 hours
Weight 3.6 kg This is the weight of the appliance in KG
Height 43 mm
Width 404 mm
Depth 298 mm
Colour Gloss black exterior, white interior

[hiya99]

which laptop is better around the same price not sure what lookign for.

HP 6735s Laptop, AMD AthlonTM X2 Dual Core QL-60 1.9GHz, 4GB memory, 250GB HDD, DVD+-RW SMDL LightScribe writer, Webcam 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) WLAN Bluetooth Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium

HP DV6750ea Laptop - Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB Hard Disk, 15.4" Display, Vista Home Premium

[Spudnik]

Hi guys,

I'll need to buy a laptop for use from next summer, but was wondering when the best time to buy might be? I remember Dell having some great deals on this January, and assume that the same will happen next year. However, are there likely to be equally good/better offers next summer? Do you think it would be best for me to wait until then, or just snap up a good deal next month?

[cazxx1]

Im waiting after xmas for del as well

[Garetha]

Hi guys,

I'll need to buy a laptop for use from next summer, but was wondering when the best time to buy might be? I remember Dell having some great deals on this January, and assume that the same will happen next year. However, are there likely to be equally good/better offers next summer? Do you think it would be best for me to wait until then, or just snap up a good deal next month?
Because computer prices have fallen consistently over the years you will always get a better deal 'tomorrow'.
The best thing is to settle on a specification, get current prices, read reviews, post your spec & prices here - then take the plunge!
But if you don't need it for 6 months - then wait at least 4 months - prices will fall.

[cheap_charlie]

I am looking for a laptop for my daughter - she will use it mostly for the internet, uploading pictures and videos, and playing and storing her music.

I am looking for something in the region of 2 GB RAM and 160 GB internal memory.

She would love a pink one but my budget is pretty low - £350...or £400 at a push.

Any suggestions or recommendations please?

[Optimist]

Mmm well I was about to buy a Samsung NC10 but I notice everybody has put up their prices since last week...Must be a Christmas thing then they can put them back down for the sales so I think waiting until January will be a good move

[cheap_charlie]

Mmm well I was about to buy a Samsung NC10 but I notice everybody has put up their prices since last week...Must be a Christmas thing then they can put them back down for the sales so I think waiting until January will be a good move

Thanks for that. It's for her birthday in January so I'm able to do that!

[Optimist]

Thanks for that. It's for her birthday in January so I'm able to do that!

Oh sorry I wasn't actually replying to your post it was more a general winge that they had put the prices up just before Chrismas. I don't believe the Samsung NC10 meets your criteria it is a netbook as opposed to the laptop you are looking for

[nicky1312]

can anyone help im hunting a laptop for under £300 for my son thanks for any help.

[dehowletts]

www.medion.co.uk (http://www.medion.co.uk) (don't know how to do one of those nice links :()

:Ttee hee this made me chuckle cos you DID DO "1 of those nice links!!" fanks 4 making me smile.....:o

[chateauneufdupape]

I am thinking of getting a Toshiba laptop, either the Satellite U400-14B or the Satellite A300-1J1 but can't decide which one. I can't see why the U400 is more expensive when it has a smaller screen and doesn't have the Kardon speakers. It is a kg lighter though. Any thoughts / comments?

U400-14B Spec:-

Operating system
Genuine (http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/Contents/Toshiba_uk/EN/Others/msg.html) Windows® Vista® Home Premium Edition
Technology
Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology (http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?ppc_cid=IIP_02105066601&cc=GB) featuring Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor (http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?ppc_cid=IIP_02105071001&cc=GB&contentType=0) T5750, Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN network connection and Intel® GM965 Express chipset | clock speed : 2.0 GHz | front side bus : 667 MHz | 2nd level cache : 2 MB System memory
3,072 (2,048 + 1,024) MB | maximum expandability : 4,096 MB | technology : DDR2 RAM (667 MHz) Hard disk
320 GB DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)
Display
13.3 " | Toshiba TruBrite® WXGA TFT High Brightness display Graphics adapter
Intel® | Intel® GMA X3100 Battery
maximum life : currently no official Windows Vista® battery benchmark result available Physical dimensions
weight : starting at 1.9 kg | W x D x H : 314 x 229 x 27.5 (front) / 35.0 (rear) mm Wireless communication
Wireless Technology : Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) | Wireless Technology : Bluetooth® Warranty
1-year international warranty. Upgrade your standard warranty with Toshiba warranty extension, uplift and all-risks insurance packs. Toshiba EasyMedia
Integrated Bridge Media Adapter | McAfee® Internet Security Suite - Toshiba Edition | Google Software (Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer, Google Desktop, Picasa, Google Earth) | USB Sleep'n Charge | Toshiba Face Recognition | HDMI-CEC | S/PDIF | Internal HD 720p support | Dolby® Sound Room™ | Toshiba ConfigFree™ | Bluetooth® 2.1 with EDR | Diversity Antenna | Built-in camera & microphone | Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/ Draft-N) | Easy Keys | Toshiba Flash Cards | Smart Display Support Special features
SM BIOS compliant | integrated 1.3 Megapixels Web Camera for Video over IP | Multimedia Bar with 6 feather-touch Easy Keys (on/off function of white LED illuminated Touch Pad, Satellite logo and Easy Keys plus Rewind, Play, Stop, Forward, CD/DVD launcher) | Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology | integrated microphone for Voice over IP | HD Audio support
A300-1J1 Spec:-

Operating system
Genuine (http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/images/eu/msg/) Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition (pre-installed, Toshiba-HDD recovery)
Technology
Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology (http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?ppc_cid=IIP_02105066601&cc=GB) featuring Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor (http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?ppc_cid=IIP_02105071001&cc=GB&contentType=0) T5750, Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG network connection and Intel® GM965 Express chipset | clock speed : 2.0 GHz | front side bus : 667 MHz | 2nd level cache : 2 MB System memory
3,072 (2,048 + 1,024) MB | maximum expandability : 4,096 MB | technology : DDR2 RAM (667 MHz) Hard disk
250 GB DVD Super Multi drive (Double Layer)
Display
15.4 " | Toshiba TruBrite® WXGA TFT High Brightness display Graphics adapter
Intel® | Intel® GMA X3100 Battery
maximum life : up to 2h45min (Mobile Mark™ 2007) Physical dimensions
weight : starting at 2.78 kg | W x D x H : 362 x 267 x 34.5 (front) / 38.5 (rear) mm Wireless communication
Wireless Technology : Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g) Warranty
1-year international warranty. Upgrade your standard warranty with Toshiba warranty extension, uplift and all-risks insurance packs. Toshiba EasyMedia
Dolby® Sound Room™ | Google Software (Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer, Google Desktop, Picasa, Google Earth) | USB Sleep'n Charge | Toshiba Face Recognition | Smart Display Support | Toshiba Flash Cards | S/PDIF | Internal HD 720p support | Harman Kardon® Stereo Speakers | McAfee® Internet Security Suite - Toshiba Edition | Toshiba ConfigFree™ | Integrated Bridge Media Adapter | Diversity Antenna | Built-in camera & microphone | Easy Keys Special features
SM BIOS compliant | integrated 1.3 Megapixels Web Camera for Video over IP | Multimedia Bar with 6 feather-touch Easy Keys (on/off function of white LED illuminated Touch Pad, Satellite logo and Easy Keys plus Rewind, Play, Stop, Forward, CD/DVD launcher) | Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Technology | integrated microphone for Voice over IP | HD Audio support

[stamford]

I am thinking of getting a Toshiba laptop, either the Satellite U400-14B or the Satellite A300-1J1 but can't decide which one. I can't see why the U400 is more expensive when it has a smaller screen and doesn't have the Kardon speakers. It is a kg lighter though. Any thoughts / comments?




I bought a Satellite A210 back in March from these people. Its got an AMD Dual Core processor. Very pleased with price, build & reliability except for battery life which isn't up to much

http://www.cclonline.com/product-categories.asp?category_id=311

[**woody123**]

http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_Laptops+-+Toshiba&CatIds=21797,35750,90634&webid=397643&affixedcode=WW

The one above looks a decent toshiba for the money.

[tkblueyonder]

http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?Description=UK_CL_Laptops+-+Toshiba&CatIds=21797,35750,90634&webid=397643&affixedcode=WW

The one above looks a decent toshiba for the money.


i have seen this model in Staples store at the weekend looks nice build quality etc as expected with Toshiba the link below is cheaper than Staples and i have used Laskys before (good Supplier i have found) free standard delivery

http://www.laskys.com/computing/laptops_and_pdas/laptops/toshiba_sat_l300_1bw.html


:D

[tkblueyonder]

or this one......? £297.85 and loads of stock

http://www.macwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/HPN0154

or bundled with Optical Mini Mouse, 2GB USB Drive and 15.4" Carry Case! ........ £319.45

http://www.macwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/WB149243

Never dealt with Macwarehouse though.......anyone?

[Magenta]

If you want a cheap laptop, http://www.bigpockets.co.uk are doing used Dell latitude D610's, which are a good spec, and will out live most laptops on the market today.

I have seen many Sony laptops come and go, all have dead batteries within a year or 2, then the LCD's fade!!

Dell's on the other hand, i have a 5 year old Latitude on its original battery running like new. Been dropped many a time, and it has never missed a beat.

Just my 2p worth!

Just had alook at the site and most of the laptops are sold out unfortunately.

[stamford]

Just had alook at the site and most of the laptops are sold out unfortunately.


Used HP core 2 duo 6 months warranty £239.99 -

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?product=SOLV092

[edwinac]

Hi guys,

I'll need to buy a laptop for use from next summer..


Beware! This is Spudnik's real identity (http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=318860288344632830).

What he plans to do with his new laptop should sicken all right-thinking people. :eek:

[jiblets1]

My father is asking me if this (http://www.ijtdirect.co.uk/?sct=HPG6062EA) is a good laptop to buy for my mother. I'm not very good at knowing what's needed, so could someone check it's ok for me please? She uses it for the internet and word processing mainly. Her old laptop has gone incredibly slow, so as long as it has a little pace she'll be happy.

Many thanks.

[Garetha]

My father is asking me if this (http://www.ijtdirect.co.uk/?sct=HPG6062EA) is a good laptop to buy for my mother. I'm not very good at knowing what's needed, so could someone check it's ok for me please? She uses it for the internet and word processing mainly. Her old laptop has gone incredibly slow, so as long as it has a little pace she'll be happy.

Many thanks.
Not bad for the price - reasonable memory, small hard drive, processor OK
Have a look at Dell Outlet (http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?country=GBR&target=InventoryPage&lob_constraint=INSP)as £100 off and free delivery (ends 11th)

[Magenta]

Hi all,
I have bought an Inspiron 1525, not the cheapest and probably not the best, but it suits my needs. It was from the Dell Outlet and there was £100 off.
Has anyone else got one of these?:xmassmile

[Garetha]

Hi all,
I have bought an Inspiron 1525, not the cheapest and probably not the best, but it suits my needs. It was from the Dell Outlet and there was £100 off.
Has anyone else got one of these?:xmassmile
I have an Inspiron 1520 - had it nearly 12 months now.
What would you like to know?

[Magenta]

I have an Inspiron 1520 - had it nearly 12 months now.
What would you like to know?

Hi, just wondering if you have had any major problems with it, and if you have had to buy more memory for it?
Thanks

[Tellmenow]

One thing is getting a laptop another thing is caring for the laptop. If you buy the most expensive laptop in the world and fail to care for it, it will be shortlived.

How do you care for your laptop? (http://www.tellmeonline.net/care-of-your-computer/147/) I think this is an article every owner of a computer and a laptop should read.

[chipbeck]

Saw an advert on tele last night for a Dell Studio 17inch laptop in any colour for just under 400 quid. Did anyone see the ad as I can't remember who it was with?
I'm a little peed off because I thought I'd got a good deal from Dell over the phone for a 15 inch at 400 quid.

[chipbeck]

Saw an advert on tele last night for a Dell Studio 17inch laptop in any colour for just under 400 quid. Did anyone see the ad as I can't remember who it was with?
I'm a little peed off because I thought I'd got a good deal from Dell over the phone for a 15 inch at 400 quid.


Found it currys.

[stamford]

One thing is getting a laptop another thing is caring for the laptop. If you buy the most expensive laptop in the world and fail to care for it, it will be shortlived.

How do you care for your laptop? (http://www.tellmeonline.net/care-of-your-computer/147/) I think this is an article every owner of a computer and a laptop should read.


Not wishing to split hairs but article is titled "Care of your computer" - does not make any references in it that are specific to laptops

[Garetha]

Hi, just wondering if you have had any major problems with it, and if you have had to buy more memory for it?
Thanks
It came with 2GB RAM & 160GB HD so no need to upgrade.
I had a problem when Windows crashed - so I copied all my photos and documents, etc onto my desktop (the drive was readable)

I formatted the HD and then tried to re-install Vista, it failed.
Dell helpdesk assisted me and failed so decided the HD was faulty.
I am on collect and return - but they sent an engineer with a new HD.
The key to re-install Vista was to load the drivers before Vista - I'm not sure if it was the SATA drive or Vista that was the problem.I'm not convinced that the HD was faulty - I'm still using it as an external drive in a caddy (£6 off ebay)

So I did have a problem - but it was probably Vista rather than Dell! Nice laptop to use.

[tinker15]

I decided to buy the Toshiba L300 1AQ for £349.00 yesterday. Is this a good buy?
I was browsing the Toshiba website as well and read about their extended guarantees but was unsure whether I need to buy the laptop direct to take up the extended warranty, could someone in the know please clarify?

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/individual_services_page.jsp?service=UK&isOption=2&ACTION=SHOW_ATTRIBUTES&OPTION_ID=94034

Thanks

[Magenta]

It came with 2GB RAM & 160GB HD so no need to upgrade.
I had a problem when Windows crashed - so I copied all my photos and documents, etc onto my desktop (the drive was readable)

I formatted the HD and then tried to re-install Vista, it failed.
Dell helpdesk assisted me and failed so decided the HD was faulty.
I am on collect and return - but they sent an engineer with a new HD.
The key to re-install Vista was to load the drivers before Vista - I'm not sure if it was the SATA drive or Vista that was the problem.I'm not convinced that the HD was faulty - I'm still using it as an external drive in a caddy (£6 off ebay)

So I did have a problem - but it was probably Vista rather than Dell! Nice laptop to use.


Oh my God!
You are seriously scaring me!!:eek:

[Garetha]

Oh my God!
You are seriously scaring me!!:eek:
Dell re-installed Vista and all the drivers - so for someone not able to do this there would be no worries.
Recovering data is another issue - we should all be doing backups to cover this.:D :D

[SaqibQ]

Looks like you have to buy direct from Toshiba!

I decided to buy the Toshiba L300 1AQ for £349.00 yesterday. Is this a good buy?
I was browsing the Toshiba website as well and read about their extended guarantees but was unsure whether I need to buy the laptop direct to take up the extended warranty, could someone in the know please clarify?

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/individual_services_page.jsp?service=UK&isOption=2&ACTION=SHOW_ATTRIBUTES&OPTION_ID=94034

Thanks

[Jobee]

Hi guys,
I'm looking to get a laptop for my mum for christmas - she'll be using it to surf, store music and photos. i like the look of :

Toshiba L300-11V for £341.56
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core Processor TK57 <LI class=indentFeature>(1.9GHz, 1600MHz, 512KB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium (javascript:showEditorial('Genuine-Windows');)
2 GB memory
160GB hard drive
ATI Radeon X1200 shared graphics
15.4" TruBrite Widescreen Display
DVD ReWriter
Wireless enabled
webcam

or

Toshiba L300 1BW for £342.53
Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor T1600 <LI class=indentFeature>(2GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB Cache)
Genuine Window Vista (R) Home Premium (javascript:showEditorial('Genuine-Windows');)
1 GB Memory
160 GB Hard drive
15.4" Trubrite widescreen display
DVD ReWriter
wireless enabled
3 USB ports
Silver/black colour

Does anyone have any thoughts on which may be the better of the two?

Thanks!!

[dharm999]

I'm looking at either a Dell Inspiron 1525, with the 4Meg of Ram, or the Toshiba Satellite Pro s300 11g. It will be used for surfing the web, word processing etc.. and not for heavy gaming use, but will be used for simple games, e.g. Luxor. Which would you recommend?

Thanks for the advice.

[chipbeck]

Had to email Dell over the weekend after finding out the great deal they offered me was beaten by Currys. No advisors at weekend hence email. Delivery was due for the 23rd so wasn't worried about cancelling. Rang to cancel this morning and they say my lappies have been dispatched and if I want to cancel I have to pay £20 + vat on each machine.
Don't really know where I stand but I'm very dissapointed with them as I assumed I could get the best deal by taking the trouble to ring them. How wrong can you be. Waiting for a call from a manager now as the Indian girl I was talking to was like a stuck record so I had to tell her I was not prepared to listen to her repeating over and over again from a script.

[barryheffron]

Hi guys,
I'm looking to get a laptop for my mum for christmas - she'll be using it to surf, store music and photos. i like the look of :

Toshiba L300-11V for £341.56
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core Processor TK57 <LI class=indentFeature>(1.9GHz, 1600MHz, 512KB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:showEditorial%28%27Genuine-Windows%27%29;)
2 GB memory
160GB hard drive
ATI Radeon X1200 shared graphics
15.4" TruBrite Widescreen Display
DVD ReWriter
Wireless enabled
webcam

or

Toshiba L300 1BW for £342.53
Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor T1600 <LI class=indentFeature>(2GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB Cache)
Genuine Window Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:showEditorial%28%27Genuine-Windows%27%29;)
1 GB Memory
160 GB Hard drive
15.4" Trubrite widescreen display
DVD ReWriter
wireless enabled
3 USB ports
Silver/black colour

Does anyone have any thoughts on which may be the better of the two?

Thanks!!

i would shop about a bit more.
dont go for anything with celeron processor.

look for
At least 2gb ram
Intel core duo processor at least 2mb
At least 100gb hard drive
Would go for windows xp rather than vista if possible.


well thats my opinion anyway!!

[**woody123**]

Hi guys,
I'm looking to get a laptop for my mum for christmas - she'll be using it to surf, store music and photos. i like the look of :

Toshiba L300-11V for £341.56
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core Processor TK57 <LI class=indentFeature>(1.9GHz, 1600MHz, 512KB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript<b></b>:showEditorial('Genuine-Windows');)
2 GB memory
160GB hard drive
ATI Radeon X1200 shared graphics
15.4" TruBrite Widescreen Display
DVD ReWriter
Wireless enabled
webcam

or

Toshiba L300 1BW for £342.53
Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor T1600 <LI class=indentFeature>(2GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB Cache)
Genuine Window Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript<b></b>:showEditorial('Genuine-Windows');)
1 GB Memory
160 GB Hard drive
15.4" Trubrite widescreen display
DVD ReWriter
wireless enabled
3 USB ports
Silver/black colour

Does anyone have any thoughts on which may be the better of the two?

Thanks!!

The Toshiba L300 -1BW is now £285 at Dixons Direct. You need to use the voucher code "5XMAS" to get it down to that from £299. Hope that helps. The L300-1bw is certainly ok for my parents so they shall order that later on.

[surfsister]

i would shop about a bit more.
dont go for anything with celeron processor.

look for
At least 2gb ram
Intel core duo processor at least 2mb
At least 100gb hard drive
Would go for windows xp rather than vista if possible.


well thats my opinion anyway!!


Thanks why not a celeron processor?

[Magenta]

Had to email Dell over the weekend after finding out the great deal they offered me was beaten by Currys. No advisors at weekend hence email. Delivery was due for the 23rd so wasn't worried about cancelling. Rang to cancel this morning and they say my lappies have been dispatched and if I want to cancel I have to pay £20 + vat on each machine.
Don't really know where I stand but I'm very dissapointed with them as I assumed I could get the best deal by taking the trouble to ring them. How wrong can you be. Waiting for a call from a manager now as the Indian girl I was talking to was like a stuck record so I had to tell her I was not prepared to listen to her repeating over and over again from a script.


What was the price difference between Currys and Dell?
Does Dells cancellation fee work out more than the price difference?

[Garetha]

Thanks why not a celeron processor?
The Celeron was originally a crippled version of Intel's normal range. Typically with facilities removed or reduced.

If it works OK then fine
If you plan to run processor hungry games or edit video then you'll avoid Celeron.:D that's my opinion :D

Wiki has an article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeron_M#Mobile_Celeron_and_Celeron_M

[JDPower]

Hi guys,
I'm looking to get a laptop for my mum for christmas - she'll be using it to surf, store music and photos. i like the look of :

Toshiba L300-11V for £341.56
AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core Processor TK57 <LI class=indentFeature>(1.9GHz, 1600MHz, 512KB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:showEditorial%28%27Genuine-Windows%27%29;)
2 GB memory
160GB hard drive
ATI Radeon X1200 shared graphics
15.4" TruBrite Widescreen Display
DVD ReWriter
Wireless enabled
webcam

or

Toshiba L300 1BW for £342.53
Intel Celeron Dual Core Processor T1600 <LI class=indentFeature>(2GHz, 667 MHz, 1 MB Cache)
Genuine Window Vista (R) Home Premium (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:showEditorial%28%27Genuine-Windows%27%29;)
1 GB Memory
160 GB Hard drive
15.4" Trubrite widescreen display
DVD ReWriter
wireless enabled
3 USB ports
Silver/black colour

Does anyone have any thoughts on which may be the better of the two?
Of those two I'd go for the first one.

[Tyders]

Hi all,

Im looking to buy a laptop but dont know much about them.

Im after something for web surfing, downloading, dvd making, light gaming (the odd game every now and again but not high end ones) but also for playing movies so that i can connect it to my TV.

Is there anything you would advise I get? I was looking at these ones but like i say - im not too clued up on laptops.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152237
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152233
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150336

Any advice will be appreciated.

[albionrovers]

Tyders - I have a Dell Inspiron and it's great. Deals below : -

http://www.dmxdimension.com/

[Jobee]

thanks to all who offered help on the Toshiba laptop! i went for the one with the athlon processor and now just waiting for it to arrive...

many thanks!!

and merry chrsitmas to all!

[Magenta]

Tyders - I have a Dell Inspiron and it's great. Deals below : -

http://www.dmxdimension.com/

Got mine through this site too.

[stamford]

thanks to all who offered help on the Toshiba laptop! i went for the one with the athlon processor and now just waiting for it to arrive...

many thanks!!

and merry chrsitmas to all!

Go to Woolies and get yourself a bag for it £4.20 (£5.99 less 30%)

[chipbeck]

What was the price difference between Currys and Dell?
Does Dells cancellation fee work out more than the price difference?
It was 17 inch screen and larger hard drive.
No worries though I've shifted the one they sent me today and I'll ring them tomorrow about the one I couldn't cancel because its been despatched but hasn't arrived.
Must be a glutton for punishment ordered 2 more today....had to with the 10% off + 20 pound off + 6% epp + 4% quidco.:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Magenta]

CHIP.

Well done to you:rotfl:

[marshtric]

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HCL Infosystems today launched MiLeap – a fully functional, portable range of laptops that sport a starting price tag of Rs 13,990. Slated to be the world’s cheapest ultra-portable laptops (Allied Computers announced laptops priced at Rs 14,999 a couple of days back), the MiLeap would be available in two series, X and Y, at a starting price of Rs 13,990 and Rs 29,990 respectively.

[babybakey]

I decided to buy the Toshiba L300 1AQ for £349.00 yesterday. Is this a good buy?
I was browsing the Toshiba website as well and read about their extended guarantees but was unsure whether I need to buy the laptop direct to take up the extended warranty, could someone in the know please clarify?

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/individual_services_page.jsp?service=UK&isOption=2&ACTION=SHOW_ATTRIBUTES&OPTION_ID=94034

Thanks

Where did you buy it from thats the one i want :-)

[chocolateteddy]

I was hoping to get a toshiba L300 11V but since currys advertised it on tele haven't managed to find it in stock anywhere except Pixmania Has anyone had dealings with them are they good or to be avoided. Doesn't anyone know where else I can get one of these from or a similar laptop with that spec hoping not to go over £350 Many thanks

[rare uk]

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HCL Infosystems today launched MiLeap – a fully functional, portable range of laptops that sport a starting price tag of Rs 13,990. Slated to be the world’s cheapest ultra-portable laptops (Allied Computers announced laptops priced at Rs 14,999 a couple of days back), the MiLeap would be available in two series, X and Y, at a starting price of Rs 13,990 and Rs 29,990 respectively.
SPAMMER! What a load of rubbish, peddle your wears elsewhere dude!!!!

[Charlton King]

Ok.... to return to the OP if only briefly..!

Is there any current consensus as to front runners for the cheap/decent quality combo?

[missdarcy]

I was hoping to get a toshiba L300 11V but since currys advertised it on tele haven't managed to find it in stock anywhere except Pixmania Has anyone had dealings with them are they good or to be avoided. Doesn't anyone know where else I can get one of these from or a similar laptop with that spec hoping not to go over £350 Many thanks

Pixmania are owned by fotovista but DSG International own 75% of this company so that means it is owned by the Currys and Dixons group. They also own PC World.
I got my laptop from ebuyer and had no troubles but there have been some reviews that I have read of bad experiences.

[lic]

The above poster is correct.
i just bought a washing machine from them, and the invoice has curry's name all over it.
It was about £100 cheaper and delivered in 2 days. i am v impressed.

[mcallister1]

Hi- thanks to everyone who contributes to this thread- its been really helpful to me as I've been thinking of buying a laptop for my daughter's eighteenth birthday/christmas combined. As her birthday is in January I've been a bit torn about whther to wait- my head says yes but I keep thinking of how lame Christmas day will be. And also I guess there is never a perfect time to buy.
Anyway, I've been looking at the dell studio 1737 on pixmania for £389 with a code for £10 and quidco.http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/2203194/art/dell/studio-1737-red.html?i!!!!!3894

I think it looks like a good deal- I was looking at the dell on their outlet site before and it seems to compare quite well...but I wonder if I'm not seeing something that is missing or I should think about? I see its an Intel Dual core not a duo...does that matter? She has an external hard drive as well so storage won't be a problem- it won't surprise you to know that she will use it for school work and also web and watching dvds etc
Here is the spec- its in lots of colours too which she likes.
RAM2 GBOperating SystemMicrosoft Windows Vista Home PremiumCache Memory1 MBProcessorIntel Pentium Dual-Core T3200, clocked at 2 GHz Hard drive120 GBVideo CardATI Radeon 3650 graphics card with 256 MB of dedicated memoryMonitor17" TrueLife screenMemory Card ReaderInformation available soonOptical Disk ReaderSuperMulti dual-layer DVD writerUSB5 USB 2.0 portsModem/Ethernet PortHigh-speed 56K modem
Built-in Ethernet interfacei-Link1 FireWire portTV OutletNoWLANYesBluetoothNoPCMCIANoSize392 x 288 x 30 mm Weight3.57 kg Included AccessoriesMains adapter, battery and user guideIncluded SoftwareMicrosoft Works


Any comments?

[love lifer]

comet have a toshiba L300 19y 3gb/160 for £358. looks like a good deal tho im no expert

[JDPower]

Hi- thanks to everyone who contributes to this thread- its been really helpful to me as I've been thinking of buying a laptop for my daughter's eighteenth birthday/christmas combined. As her birthday is in January I've been a bit torn about whther to wait- my head says yes but I keep thinking of how lame Christmas day will be. And also I guess there is never a perfect time to buy.
Anyway, I've been looking at the dell studio 1737 on pixmania for £389 with a code for £10 and quidco.http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/2203194/art/dell/studio-1737-red.html?i!!!!!3894 (http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/2203194/art/dell/studio-1737-red.html?i%21%21%21%21%213894)

I think it looks like a good deal
Looks a good deal to me too, has some dedicated graphics memory which is quite impressive for under £400 and the rest of the spec is reasonable.

[mcallister1]

Looks a good deal to me too, has some dedicated graphics memory which is quite impressive for under £400 and the rest of the spec is reasonable.
Thank you. I think I'm going to get it- its down to £381 now btw.

[mcallister1]

Although it said it was in stock, as soon as I ordered it was out of stock and doesn't look like it will get here now :eek: but never mind.

[chocolateteddy]

Hi all again was looking to buy a toshiba L300 11V laptop from Pixmania but the bad reviews of the company have put me off!!
Have found it online on 'ComWales' for a decent price of £335 plus £7.99 P&P does anybody have any experience of this company or where I could find the above mentioned laptop
Thanks

[JDPower]

Have found it online on 'ComWales' for a decent price of £335 plus £7.99 P&P does anybody have any experience of this company
Google is your friend. I would avoid them like the plague after reading this:

http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=506811

and from an Amazon discussion HERE (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/forum/cd/discussion.html/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg2?ie=UTF8&cdForum=FxJO0Z8VGCDHTM&cdPage=2&cdAnchor=B000VJRU44&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx2189UXPX64ZSH): Just a warning about Comwales from my bitter experience with them. Their website has every thing listed as "available" which implies in stock. This is not true, as I ordered two different products and nine days later still no sign of them. They did not answer my emails. Just about managed to answer my calls, but giving me a different story everytime. In the end I got a refund, but they waisted a lot of my time.I've ordered an item from Comwales, and I'm finding out now (7 days too late) like you say, they don't reply to your email enquiries and nobody seems to want to answer the phone.

[chocolateteddy]

Thank you re ComWales. Think I'll look around for a different laptop or wait till this one reappears at a local store!! Thanks

[keepthereceipt]

I'd be interested to get some comments about the following deal from laptopsdirect.co.uk
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Sony_VAIO_NS10L-S_VGNNS10L-S.CEK/version.asp?PID=734

£420 for a Sony Vaio with T3200 dual core - 3Mb ram/250Gb hd, VIsta, 1.3Megapixel camera, Wireless b,g and draft n.

I'm impressed with the build quality of the Vaio range and this looks a good spec and price. I'm unsure if draft n is worth having or if laptopsdirect are good to deal with? Any comments welcome!!

Merry Xmas to all.

[Mark_B]

hi i got around £350-400 to spend on a laptop, what would you guys recommend??? Must have sound and internet

all help advice appreciated

[Mark_B]

what about this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-Pro-A60en-Refurbished-laptop-2-8Ghz_W0QQitemZ110329646072QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Co mputing_Laptops_EH?hash=item110329646072&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1300%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318