Sub-£400 powerful laptops discussion

trigger2

thanks for your help joshwa !

Chalit

Glad I could help mortishian!In the end I found + bought an even better deal! Walked into my local Staples in a last chance effort and found a Fujitsu Siemens "Amilo Li 2735" Core 2 Duo! 2GB RAM and 160GB Hard Drive, WiFi, DVDRW, 15.4" 'BrilliantView' Widescreen, Vista Home Premium weighing in at 2.7kg!

Including extra mouse + laptop bag all for £329.99!

While the Staples manager was still serving me I asked him about the prices in PC World and he said in the past they would always just undercut them but nowadays they seem to be widening the price gap.
:beer:

joshwa

Went to Staples today - but the core2duo Fujitsu laptop was £349 doh. I guess you may have got a bank holiday weekend special.

TeamMCS

Hey guys,

Though not a massive fan, Dell have quite a reasonable offer on Vostro Laptops at the moment...

£282 delivered will get you a:
Dual core celeron laptop
4gig ram
160?~ gig hdd

Worth checking out for those on a budget

patchwork_cat

Right I have 4 options -
Staples - http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=%2C&webid=396307&affixedcode=WW - £340

Play - http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/3477557/Acer-Aspire-5720-Z-Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-T2310-1-46GHz-2GB-80GB-15-4-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html - £ 340 -5% and quidco 4% -£310

Tesco - http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-9312.aspx -£278 with 576 points

laptops direct - http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5720-1A2G08Mi_Laptop_LX.AVG0X.177/version.asp - £349 these are local to us so could pick up today.

which would you pick?

mbriody

Think this is a better deal than any of them but you must order today! From another thread here

I went for a Dell Vostro 1510, 15.4" widescreen, dual core pentium (not celeron), 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 hotdealsuk).

mbriody

Hope you managed to get in. Just confirmed that my Quidco of £15 has been validated so total cost was £338 all in.

The_Wolfman

Hi

I've been offered the Studio 1535 through work which they are saying is £600 but due to a tech refresh the company is doing we can buy at £411. I've looked to price match but it appears these are not yet available for sale. I need it for my wife, just home use really, internet browsing etc.

Is it worth buying or going for a cheaper model? Should I buy as it should last a few years and maybe be good for the kids homework in 4-5 years?

15.4 widescreen
120GB hard drive
Intel core duo T5750
Memory dual channel 2048mb
MS Works 9
Vista home basic

I can get camera and bluetooth for an extra £32.50, does this mean it doesn't have a built in webcam
or for £87.50 get the cam, blue 4gb ram, and vista premium.

Any help appreciated.

joshwa

Sounds like it's more expensive than a Dell Vostro 1510 (and lower spec)

I just bought a core 2 duo, (1.8ghz), 250gb hd, 15.4", 2gb ram, vista home premium for £316 inc vat and postage. The webcam built in was only an extra £20. Normal price for this is £350ish.

Labasheedy

The Sony VAIO NR32 is on offer at www.play.com for £399, inc vat and delivery!
5% off if you register with RAC using number 000000 here
plus 4% through quidco

1.73 GHz
2GB
15.4"
200GB HD

and...
it looks lovely.. (available in brown or silver)





sony laptop at play.com here