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Laptop less than £350
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mbriody
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Looking for the following specs:
- 14" or larger screen
- dual core CPU (not Celeron)
- 160Gb or larger drive
- built-in webcam
- wireless
- at least 1Gb RAM (and easily upgradable if < 2Gb)
- must not have Nvidia graphics
Nice to have:
- Built-in card reader
- Bluetooth
There's a Toshiba L300D-12L (£329 Staples and Argos) which is close but is AMD X2 (dual-core) so may be a bit underpowered.
Anyone spot anything else which may fit the bill?
- 14" or larger screen
- dual core CPU (not Celeron)
- 160Gb or larger drive
- built-in webcam
- wireless
- at least 1Gb RAM (and easily upgradable if < 2Gb)
- must not have Nvidia graphics
Nice to have:
- Built-in card reader
- Bluetooth
There's a Toshiba L300D-12L (£329 Staples and Argos) which is close but is AMD X2 (dual-core) so may be a bit underpowered.
Anyone spot anything else which may fit the bill?
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im also on a bit of a laptop hunt!
been having a bit of a look round... there was one in asda for just £247 but the spec wasn't fantastic, thats to be expected at that price!!0 -
advent k1501 at pc world 2gb ram, 160gb hard drive
advent 5301 at pc world smaller hard drive
advent 5302 at pc world dual core 2, 2gb ram, 250 hard drive.
hp at amazon 250 gb hard drive0 -
I eventually went for a Dell Vostro 1510, 15.4" widescreen, dual core pentium, 2Gb RAM, 250Gb HD, wireless, webcam, bluetooth, DVD writer, Vista Home Premium, 1 year next day onsite support. Total £353 plus 5% quidco. This is from the Dell Business store.
The reviews and pictures all imply it has a card reader built in but its not listed in the specs.
For this model there is currently £50 off plus free delivery and a 10% code which expires today so get in quick if you;re interested! Incidentally the 'base' model without webcam or bluetooth was only £316 (plus quidco) which is a great price for this spec.
The code is:
10% off All vostro notebooks
GLTV1QH8DCMLWF
(found on hotdeasuk).0 -
I have ordered two of these, for my twin daughters' 18th birthdays, on your say-so. (No pressure.
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I got the 10% off, though no £50 off (I went for the basic model).
I also went via Quidco, though it's highly doubtful that we'll get the 5%. If you use any kind of money-off voucher, that tends to override any Quidco cashback. I live in hope, though!0 -
Hope this worked out for you - my Quidco has been tracked and validated at £15.03 so mine will net at £338. My son is really pleased with the laptop which arrived in less than a week despite Dell stating there was an extended delivery time.0
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Hope this worked out for you - my Quidco has been tracked and validated at £15.03 so mine will net at £338. My son is really pleased with the laptop which arrived in less than a week despite Dell stating there was an extended delivery time.
I think so. £17.91 validated through Quidco. Laptops seem fine.
Thanks once again for the tip.0
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