Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

Donnie

goldthornwolf wrote: »

Is this laptop any good for the money guys?

ProcessorIntel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4500
- 2.3 GHz
- 800 MHz FSB
- 1M CacheOperating SystemGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bitRAM3GBGraphics cardMobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MScreen typeWide XGA Glare, LCDScreen resolution1366 x 768Screen size15.6"Hard drive250GBOptical disk driveSuperMulti 8X SATAMemory card reader5 in 1: MS, MS Pro, SD, SC, XDUSB2Modem/Ethernet10/100Wi-Fi802.11 b/g/nVideo interfaceVGAAudio interfaceStereo Out
Microphone InTV outputVGASoundRealtek Audio Codec ALC272X sound cardWebcamYesBattery6-cell 4400MAHSoftware includedAdobe Photoshop Elements 8 Full Version
Norton Internet Security 60 Days trial
Works 9 SE and Office Home&Student Trial
Adobe Premiere Elements Trial Version
Adobe Reader and FlashSizeHeight: 372 mm
Width: 246.5 mm
Depth: 26.8 mmWeight2.65kg

I wouldn't. Not keen on the brand nor the retailer.

Given the choice, I would take this similarly specified Toshiba if you were stuck on those specs.

pcjcunited

Hi all,

Bit of expert help required please!

My mother bless her has finally realised she needs live in the 21st century and treat herself to a PC & Internet. I proposed a laptop as opposed to a desktop as space is limited in her abode and it also needs to be mobile. Usage needs would only be for the internet so, whilst expense probably isn’t an issue, I wouldn’t want her to pay out for something she will not use etc…

If anyone can suggest a good buy for me to look at for her it would be great?

Cheers in advance

busenbust

pcjcunited wrote: »

Hi all,

Bit of expert help required please!

My mother bless her has finally realised she needs live in the 21st century and treat herself to a PC & Internet. I proposed a laptop as opposed to a desktop as space is limited in her abode and it also needs to be mobile. Usage needs would only be for the internet so, whilst expense probably isn’t an issue, I wouldn’t want her to pay out for something she will not use etc…

If anyone can suggest a good buy for me to look at for her it would be great?

Cheers in advance

what's her budget?? min/max /?

Donnie

pcjcunited wrote: »

Hi all,

Bit of expert help required please!

My mother bless her has finally realised she needs live in the 21st century and treat herself to a PC & Internet. I proposed a laptop as opposed to a desktop as space is limited in her abode and it also needs to be mobile. Usage needs would only be for the internet so, whilst expense probably isn’t an issue, I wouldn’t want her to pay out for something she will not use etc…

If anyone can suggest a good buy for me to look at for her it would be great?

Cheers in advance

This Toshiba Satellite L670D-10N for £341.48 is a nice all-rounder for general use.

Specs here (Press F5 to refresh page if necessary)

Note the larger screen for easier viewing. Which of course leads to more space for a decent keyboard.

busenbust

Donnie wrote: »

This Toshiba Satellite L670D-10N for £341.48 is a nice all-rounder for general use.

Specs here (Press F5 to refresh page if necessary)

Note the larger screen for easier viewing. Which of course leads to more space for a decent keyboard.

See Donnie's 'help' here.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2774950

pcjcunited

busenbust wrote: »

what's her budget?? min/max /?

About £300 bus. Looking at the lowest spec Dell Inspiron should more than suffice i think??

busenbust

pcjcunited wrote: »

About £300 bus. Looking at the lowest spec Dell Inspiron should more than suffice i think??

I think it really depends on what that spec is; remember, u can tailor Dells to your needs. personally, I've never been fond of the lower-cost dells.

busenbust

Donnie wrote: »

Take a look at the machines in post #1042

and then take a close look at his abuse:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2774950

^His posts deleted but re-quoted

Donnie

pcjcunited wrote: »

About £300 bus. Looking at the lowest spec Dell Inspiron should more than suffice i think??

I'm not quite sure where you are going with this...

You ask for an opinion and then you suggest the lowest price DELL against other suggestions.

The lowest priced DELL is £329, so over your budget anyway. The machine to which I linked offers much more for around the same price.

Take a look at the machines in post #1042 at the £300 mark.

The are still cheaper machines if you think that she will never use a webcam.
The cheapest DELL doesn't have one.

lynseydee

lynseydee wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a laptop that is ideal for general surfing of the internet, facebook and e-mails. Don't really want to spend more than £400.00 and ideally the cheaper the better. Getting myself confusd with all the different types of laptops out there.

Thanks

As per my post above can anyone tell me which would be the better out of the two.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/deals1/fs.aspx?refid=deals1&s=dhs&cid=HDLaptop&cs=ukdhs1&dgc=IR&lid=SHP_BK1

The one for £369.00

or this one

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/663212/TOSHIBA-SAT-C650-1CT/tab/reviews#reviews

For £379.99

I'm kind of tempted to go for the Dell one but only because a friend who has an IT guy for her business told her if you buy a laptop from the likes of Currys/PC World, if something goes wrong the manufacturers don't like to get involved and so you have to go back to where you bought it from.

Obviously I don't have any experience of this having never bought a laptop before so not too sure.

Also I don't know if it makes a difference but I will be using it with mobile broadband.