Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

grumpycrab

poly1 wrote: »

Here is the link for it:
Staples laptop
Full spec HERE

Assuming the 10% code still works, the Dixons Acer above is better value. Its got the 2nd generation processor (i3-2310M); also has 4GB RAM and USB3. With Quidco (now 3%) this still comes in at under £350.
EDIT: I think this is the black one (blue link above) http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-5750-15-6-laptop-black-09933620-pdt.html

If_it_can_go_wrong

grumpycrab wrote: »

Assuming the 10% code still works, the Dixons Acer above is better value. Its got the 2nd generation processor (i3-2310M); also has 4GB RAM and USB3. With Quidco (now 3%) this still comes in at under £350.
EDIT: I think this is the black one (blue link above) http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-5750-15-6-laptop-black-09933620-pdt.html

Does anyone know if the code works for this laptop? The site says the code is for items above £399 and this one is exactly £399.

grumpycrab

If_it_can_go_wrong wrote: »

Does anyone know if the code works for this laptop? The site says the code is for items above £399 and this one is exactly £399.

Yep. even works for £399 (easy to test - just need to create a Dixons web account).

sticher

Hi can anyone recommend a laptop which would be suitable for gaming. Sons 18th is coming up. Dont have much more than 350 though. Any ideas please.

grumpycrab

sticher wrote: »

Hi can anyone recommend a laptop which would be suitable for gaming. Sons 18th is coming up. Dont have much more than 350 though. Any ideas please.

What games? If its for modern action games £350 is not enough; if its for SIMS3 then go for the best processor you can buy. The Dixons one above is a good example.

poly1

Don't know if this is any good to anyone it is a HP 620 Pentium Dual Core Bundle from Oyyy on ebay, it is £269.99 with free delivery, specs are:
Intel Pentium Dual Core (T4500) 2.3GHz Processor

2GB 1066MHz DDR3 Installed + FREE Additional 1GB HP DDR3 Totalling 3GB RAM
250GB (5400rpm) SATA II Hard Drive
15.6 inch LED-backlit HD BrightView (1366 x 768)
2MP Webcam with in built Mic
DVD±RW SuperMulti Dual Layer Optical Drive with LightScribe
802.11b/g/n WLAN Wireless Networking
HDMI, Bluetooth, Card Reader, 3x USB, VGA
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
FREE HP 15.6" Carry Case
Full Manufacturer 12 Month Warranty

LINK

Coolhandluke

What you think of it Mr Crab?

sticher

Thank you for your reply Grumpycrab. Have spoken to my son and he says the game he really wants to play on the laptop is World of Warcraft - it isnt an action game.

He says the laptop needs only the minimum spec to play that game which is:

Windows
Intel pentium 4 1.3GHz
or
AMD Athalon XP 1500+

NVIDIA Geforce FX
or
ATI Radeon 9500 Video card or better

25Gb available hard drive space
1Gb RAM

4X DVD ROM drive

I know very little about laptops or computers in general - is a machine with the above spec likely to be over £350? Anyone have any suggestions of one that has this spec? Thank you in advance for any more help.

adandem

I would really appreciate some help please.

Do you think the Asus 5750 would be better than say a Toshiba/Samsung/Dell?? I know the others would be lower spec but I'm thinking about build quality.

Any advice gratefully received.;)

grumpycrab

adandem wrote: »

I would really appreciate some help please.

Do you think the Asus 5750 would be better than say a Toshiba/Samsung/Dell?? I know the others would be lower spec but I'm thinking about build quality.

Any advice gratefully received.;)

The following might help. (From article dated May 7, 2010)