sub £300 laptop?

Freebyman

Hi, my son-in-law is looking for a basic laptop sub £300.

My first question is, is it possible to find one and my second how good will it be?

It is only for light use, so doesnt need anything fancy just a 15 inch screen and a DVD writer and hes not too bothered if it has XP or Vista on it.

Has anyone any ideas on where too start?

Browntoa

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140709

£267 delivered, good reviews

motorguy

Celeron processor will be 'ok', but this is better and still within Budget.

Dell Vostro 1000

AMD Athlon 64 x2 TK57 Processor (Dual Core)
Vista Premium
1GB RAM
120GB HDD
DVD Rewriter

£287 Delivered

http://www.dmxdimension.com/dell-uk/vostro-deal-comparison/

Use the code from here and go via quidco.com for 4% cashback

Add another stick of RAM to take it to 2 GB

Quick check on crucial is showing it at £15.26

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=Vostro%201000#

If you go to crucial via quidco.com you'll get 7% cashback.

amonra

Have a look at an Asus Eee 700 or 900

Donnie

Bigger screen, though smaller hard disc drive.

Some scope for upgrading as there is a second bay for a separate hard disc drive.

motorguy

amonra wrote: »

Have a look at an Asus Eee 700 or 900

Unfortunately they have neither a 15 inch screen nor a DVD player?

Freebyman

Thanks for your help everyone. Much appreciated, but what do you think of this for £249.99?

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/435864/FUJITSU-SIEMENS-ESPRIMO-V5535/tab/accessories#acc

motorguy

Freebyman wrote: »

Thanks for your help everyone. Much appreciated, but what do you think of this for £249.99?

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/435864/FUJITSU-SIEMENS-ESPRIMO-V5535/tab/accessories#acc

I would spend the extra £37 and go for the stronger processor. Its still within your budget and i think going for the absolute lowest level processor is a false economy.

Dandy_Lion_2

i know this post is a little old now but thought i would post anyway i bought a good laptop from texcos last year its pretty basic it had everything i needed i now got a new one but its a great laptop for bacis use

culpepper

poundstretcher are doing a sub £300 laptop at the moment.
Not sure of the spec but it is an acer.

Freebyman

Thanks for all your replies, it appears that the comet £249 is now out of stock, so I might have to rethink, are there any reliable retailers online anyone can recommend.