Sub-£400 powerful laptops discussion

rscottw

what about this for 299.00 and free delivery


Was: £499.99
Save: £200.00
Now: £299.99
Description

This slick Medion Intel® Pentium Dual Core™ T2060 1.6GHz Notebook comes with new Microsoft Windows Vista™ Home Premium, 120GB hard drive and a 15.4" widescreen display.
Features

• Intel Pentium Dual Core processor T2060 1.6Ghz
• 15.4" 16:10 widescreen
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• 1024MB DDR2 RAM
• 120GB hard drive
• Dual Layer DVD ReWriter drive
• Wireless LAN 802.11g
  available via woolworths instore ordering service

rscottw

Medion Intel Celeron 15.4" Pink Wireless Laptop MD96655

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Was: £349.99
Save: £100.00
Now: £249.99
Description

Add some funk to your computing needs with this state-of-the-art Medion Intel Celeron MD96655 15.4" Pink Wireless Laptop. With a speed of 1.73HHz, this smart laptop in baby pink comes with Windows Vista, 80GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and dual layer DVD rewriter drive. A stylish touch to your home and office!
Features

• Intel Celeron M530 processor
• 1.73GHz
• 80GB hard drive
• 15.4" screen display
• 1GB Ram memory
• Dual layer DVD rewriter
• 1MB level 2 Cache
• FSB 533 MHz
• Windows Vista
• Wireless LAN

saffouri

vjain wrote: »

Looks like a good price! Is there any way to get an extended guarantee on this laptop? With laptops I know how expensive they are to repair and would be happy to pay extra to extend my peace of mind to 3 years...

vjain - you were asking about the acer on play.com. if you look on the play website under accessories - cases/bags for laptops - you should see a deal where you get a full size carrying case plus an extended warranty plus mouse for another £50+ depending on laptop size as well as the length of extended warranty (2-3 years - I couldn't quite understand whether that meant the standard warranty + the extra, or whether the it's the total warranty that is then 2-3 years...).

I've just ordered the 5920 from play, considered adding this case and warranty deal on top but went for a neoprene sleeve in the end.

hth - saf

Bats586

Found this via hexus.net - it's "as new" but does come with a 12months "collect and return" warranty. Graphics card no good for 3d games, bur pretty good apart from that. Some other re-condtioned bargains available.

Bigpockets clicky

3 Review(s)

Special Offer Price

£299.99
(255.31 ex vat)

Was: £429.99

Great laptop with a Core 2 Duo T5300 1.73GHz, 2048M DDR2 RAM, Intel 950 Graphics and a 17 inch LCD widescreen.

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Product Overview

Product Name: Gateway Laptop MX8716B - Core 2 Duo T5300 1.73GHz - 2Gb - 120Gb - 17Inch - Vista Product Code: GATEWAY011 Pack Size: 1 Condition: As New Warranty: Yes: 12 Months Despatch Time: Usually ships same working day* Availability: 76 Category: As New Laptops
Specifications

CPU / Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5300 1
Intel® Centrino® Duo Moblie Technology
(1.73GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB)
Display 17" widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1440 × 900)
Hard Drive Size 120GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive RAM / Memory Size 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 (2 × 1024MB) Optical Drive(s) 8x multiformat dual-layer DVD±RW
Video(s) Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Up to 224MB of shared video memory
Network 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN, Intel® Wireless LAN 3945
802.11a/b/g Audio / Sound High-definition 2-channel audio, built in speakers
Additional information 4-in-1 memory card reader, Expansion Slots: PCMCIA - Type I or Type II, Weight: 3.4 kg (system unit only) 4kg with battery
Battery: 6-Cell 2400 mAh Lithium Ion
Warranty 12 Months collect and return Condition In as new condition with restore discs - Direct from gateways factory Ports 1 - VGA connector
1 - S-Video connector
1 - IEEE 1394 port
1 - RJ-11 Modem port
1 - RJ-45 Ethernet port
1 - Headphone / Audio out
1 - Microphone
1 - Kensington lock slot Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

stephenc87

simonwien wrote: »

I got aFujitsu Siemens V5515 Esprimo Mobile Laptop from ebay it is refurbished but seems new I got it from the company Buyista
Here is the spec: [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

• Processor - Intel Pentium Dual Core T2130 / 1.86 GHz ( Dual-Core )
• RAM - 2 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz ( 2 x 1 GB )
• Hard Drive - 160 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
• Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic
• Screen - 15.4" TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )
• Optical Drive - DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - integrated
• Graphics - SiS Mirage 3+

It cost me £233.50 including postage. Its got Windows Vista and has a year Warranty.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I'm very pleased with it I have had it since mid May[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Simon[/FONT]
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This seems to be the best deal around?

I'm still struggling to decide what to do about a laptop so hoping for some advice here.

It would only really be for using the internet and printing off notes and powerpoints for uni, with some RTS gaming, like Sins of a Solar Empire or a TotalWar game. Nothing major I would say.

I was considering getting a Macbook since I've heard they are meant to be great and I get the discount through my uni, but they are still quite expensive and I'm not sure if its worth it for what I need. I don't know very much about computers so would feel like I was being taken advantage of if I went to a shop but would prefer to maybe get one made at a small computer shop. Would this end up being more expensive than the above deal? I don't know if the graphics are up to spec for these games either I wouldn't know what kind of processor, graphics card, screen resolution, hard drive speed etc I would need. Don't want to make a mistake and go for something when I could get something better for cheaper. But thats life I suppose...

Any advice would be appreciated

icb

Hi,

Has anybody bought the Acer Aspire 5920G?

Any comments/advice/problems?
is the 0.3 mp webcam any good?

Any replies would be greatly appreciated as I'm seriously thinking of buying one from play.com in the next few days.

Cheers

ICB

Treen

I'm thinking of going for this laptop its £398.33 with PC World business, does anyone have one of these? If so would appreciate any comments.

http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/SONB0244?cidp=Pricerunner

Treen

HMS

Hi

I was looking at buying the ACER from Play, but it doesn't seem to be available any more. Can anyone shed some light??

Thanks

HMS

Treen

I justreceived delivery of the Acer Aspire 5920 Gemstone Intel T7300. I ordered it yesterday at lunchtime. It cost £379.90 including delivery from www.simplyacer.com

Hope it helps someone

Treen

rencalew

I'm looking for a laptop for a Birthday present... I was looking at buying the ACER from Play, but no longer available Can anyone suggest a decent alternative? Most of those on Martin's list are now out of stock. I'm looking to spend between £270 and £400, it'll be used for internet, music and watching DVDs. Thanks for your help!!