Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

martinbsp

Can anyone advise if this is good for £320? (from Dell outlet store)

Dell Inspiron N5010
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Processor:Intel i3-370M(2.4GHz) Mobile CPU
Hard Drive : 640GB Serial ATA (7200RPM)
4096MB (2x2048) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel
Optical Drive : 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
Display 15.6in HD (1366X768) WLED with TrueLife

Thanks

grumpycrab

I'd say it looks good, especially if the price includes delivery(£22). No HDMI connector I think. There is a risk with buying a refurb but th 12months warranty reduces that.

martinbsp

grumpycrab wrote: »

I'd say it looks good, especially if the price includes delivery(£22). No HDMI connector I think. There is a risk with buying a refurb but th 12months warranty reduces that.

Thanks! What's the better one between the one above and this:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G560_1044139.html

Henry_Blofeld

Any opinions on the pros and cons of these two? (Just need laptop for surfing web and MS Office, nothing flash)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/247984

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_B550_1029392.html

Thanks

grumpycrab

martinbsp wrote: »

Thanks! What's the better one between the one above and this:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G560_1044139.html

Tricky. The equivalent (i3-350M) @Dell is £300 inc delivery. £65 difference? New vs refurb? Toss a coin? What's your budget?

grumpycrab

Henry_Blofeld wrote: »

Any opinions on the pros and cons of these two? (Just need laptop for surfing web and MS Office, nothing flash)

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/247984

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_B550_1029392.html

Thanks

I think the Lenovo would be fine (good memory and disk) but it doesn't look as if its in stock...

martinbsp

grumpycrab wrote: »

Tricky. The equivalent (i3-350M) @Dell is £300 inc delivery. £65 difference? New vs refurb? Toss a coin? What's your budget?

My budget is about £350

I notice the main difference between the two (apart from the refurb issue) is that the Dekk has a slightly faster processor.

Any other suggestions for an i3 in this price range?

grumpycrab

martinbsp wrote: »

My budget is about £350

I notice the main difference between the two (apart from the refurb issue) is that the Dekk has a slightly faster processor.

Any other suggestions for an i3 in this price range?

I was (trying to) compare like for like. One of the Dell's has the same processor (this one if the link is still valid when you come to read this -> http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/SecondaryInventorySearch.aspx?rn=2827&SC=&c=uk&cs=ukdfh1&l=en&s=dfh)

grumpycrab

martinbsp wrote: »

My budget is about £350

I notice the main difference between the two (apart from the refurb issue) is that the Dekk has a slightly faster processor.

Any other suggestions for an i3 in this price range?

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/17494522/Samsung-E452-JA01UK-Intel-Core-i3-350M-2-26GHz-2GB-320GB-15-6-inch-DVD-SM-Windows-7-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&searchstring=Samsung+E452-JA01UK&urlrefer=searc&P36=THX79Z&affid=hotukdeals&awc=buyat&_$ja=tsid:11516|prd:hotukdeals

grumpycrab

Very hot deal. i3 laptop with 3 year warranty £300.
Voucher for 3 year warranty is WTYFREE
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5742_Windows_7_Laptop__LX.R4F02.081/version.asp?refsource=ldawin