Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

Donnie

dustystar02 wrote: »

Thank you, just did that and this is what it says:




i agree re: a netbook but if he cannot increase his budget then I'm not sure how to get a laptop for £200.

Would second hand ebay be the way to go?

Is this too good to be true?
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/newandusedlaptops4u/m.html

Good in which way?

How much are you willing to contribute?

dustystar02

Well it looks like you can get a laptop for £70 in some cases and looking on past sales. Can that be right?
I'd prob put £50 - £100 in depending on my finances at the time of purchase, i.e day before payday or day after

Donnie

dustystar02 wrote: »

Well it looks like you can get a laptop for £70 in some cases and looking on past sales. Can that be right?
I'd prob put £50 - £100 in depending on my finances at the time of purchase, i.e day before payday or day after

Don't burden yourself with carp.

You can get an up to date laptop for less than £300. Not much at the £200 level.

This Medion Akoya E5211 is £228.24. But it has failings. Mainly for having Vista installed, a poor battery life and no webcam.

For £60 pounds more you get Windows 7, better battery life and possibly a built in webcam and microphone.

noely1

Donnie

What do yout think of this?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...UNG+LAPTOP.htm


This won the PCAdviser laptop of the month.
I know the specs may be slighly diufferent form the one reviewed.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsId=3214583&pn=2


You know your stuff and I dont, so Im looking for good budget laptop future proofed as much as posisble.

I wont be gaming or at least not to a high spec level.

Thanks Donnie.


Anyone else have any ideas that would be great Im looking to buy asap.

Cheers

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Posted in a separate thread but I also thought it'd be useful here:

Here's a summary of all the places I look when looking for laptop bargains:

Argos eBay site
Ebuyer eBay site
Ebuyer main site
Dell outlet
Dell coupon site
Scan site
Comet
hotukdeals

Donnie

noely1 wrote: »

Donnie

What do yout think of this?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...UNG+LAPTOP.htm


This won the PCAdviser laptop of the month.
I know the specs may be slighly diufferent form the one reviewed.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsId=3214583&pn=2


You know your stuff and I dont, so Im looking for good budget laptop future proofed as much as posisble.

I wont be gaming or at least not to a high spec level.

Thanks Donnie.


Anyone else have any ideas that would be great Im looking to buy asap.

Cheers

Your link doesn't work, but I guess you are referring to the Samsung R530 here or here.

Which is it?

sungiggs1

Hi everyone

I am looking for a laptop for smas for my son who is 11. He dosen't use it for gaming just surfing, downloading music and an occasional film. He will want a built in web camera. I have seen this one in Argos and just wondered what people thought? It has good argos reviews.
Lenovo G Series 250GB 15.6in Laptop. £329.99 including free bag/optical mouse and £20 in Argos vouchers


CPU and Memory:

• AMD Athlon 2 dual core.
• 2.1GHz processor speed.
• 512KB cache.
• 2GB DDR2 RAM memory.
• 250GB hard drive.

Display features:

• 15.6in widescreen display.
• High definition display.
• Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

• DVD-RW(read/write).

Graphics:

• ATI Radeon HD with 4200 graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:

• 5-in-1 media card reader.
• Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS-Pro), xD, Multi-Media Card (MMC) compatible.
• 3 USB ports.
• 1 Ethernet port.
• B/g/n wireless/WiFi enabled.

Multi-media features:

• 0.3MP built-in webcam.
• Built-in mic.

Operating system and software:

• Microsoft Windows 7 Premium.

Software included:

• Microsoft Home Office and Student (trial Version).
• Anti-virus and security (trial version).
• Adobe Reader.

Preloaded manufacturers suite of applications include:

• Music.
• Photo.
• Movie.
• Business.
• Tuition.
• Gaming.

General features:

• Up to 4 hours battery life.
• Size H2.65, W38.1, D24.5cm.
• Weight 2.7kg.

JDPower

Ok, I'm fine with laptop specs, but clueless on netbook processors etc. So any recommendations (general or specific) for a netbook, preferably Windows OS, used purely for basic net browsing, £200 or under?

Cheers

Aiadi

JDPower wrote: »

Ok, I'm fine with laptop specs, but clueless on netbook processors etc. So any recommendations (general or specific) for a netbook, preferably Windows OS, used purely for basic net browsing, £200 or under?

Cheers

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5083053/Trail/searchtext%3EWINDOWS+7+ZOOSTORM.htm

Don't forget the 20 Pounds Argos voucher if you spend more than a 100...........
This is excellent value for a new machine at around 160 if you can live with the 3 cell battery.

DJOldskool

Hi there guys, I have looked through the thread a little and noticed there have been issues with curries customer service and fauly items.

I am also having serious issues and if I do not receive replay to the email I sent because nothing will be done about my complaint. I will have to contact ombudsmen / watchdogs.