Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

missymugwump

Hi all


Been looking at laptops for months am going to buy this one tonight unless anyonre knows of the same spec for less cash ?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-C660-155-Notebook-Processor/dp/B004K6MENQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1306524539&sr=1-1

BertyBoy_2

Hi All,

I need to buy a laptop in the next 3/4 days and I don't really want to spend more than £300 its pretty much going to be living in the lounge for browsing the web maybe a little word processing and storing pictures and music.

I missed out on this one from PCworld yesterday because I was faffing around it was on at £259.97 they have now put it back up to £399.97
ACER Aspire 5750 RAM 4GB, HDD 320GB, Core i3 Laptop - Black


This is the latest contender I've come up with
Samsung RV510 15.6 inch Notebook (Intel Celeron Dual Core T3500 2.13GHz, RAM 3GB, HDD 500GB, DVDSMDL, WLAN, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium) - Black/Silver

for £298.99 from Amazon

Would anybody buy anything different?

Sorry I did add links but as a new user apparently I'm not allowed

Thank you in advance

Regards

Bert

Yorkie1

I was looking at the samsung last week; it has a lower spec processor but I think the acer's keyboard feels cheap.

janiceb966

I currently have a Sony Vaio which is about 4.5 years old - it has 120gb hdd and 1gb memory - and it's getting a bit slow. Nothing else wrong with it really but I have seen an Acer that looks like a good deal. I'm not very techie minded so any advice would be appreciated

As a new user I can't post links apparently but it's an Acer ES528 and it's on the weekly deals page on ebay for £259.99

stilltheone

janiceb966 wrote: »

I currently have a Sony Vaio which is about 4.5 years old - it has 120gb hdd and 1gb memory - and it's getting a bit slow. Nothing else wrong with it really but I have seen an Acer that looks like a good deal. I'm not very techie minded so any advice would be appreciated

As a new user I can't post links apparently but it's an Acer ES528 and it's on the weekly deals page on ebay for £259.99

Just add another 1GB of RAM. Make a copy of your important data and run a Factory restore. Will run quicker than when it was new for a cost of less than £20.

Unless the thing is physically falling apart, there is no need to throw it away.

missymugwump

Toshiba Satellite C660-155 15.6" Notebook (Intel Core i3-380M Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium) I paid £339 amazon yesterday seems to have gone up to £392.66 today ?

• Processor clock speed: 2530 MHz
• Processor family: -380M
• Processor front side bus: 1.066 MHz
• Chipset: Mobile Intel® HM55 Express Chipset
• Total storage capacity: 320 GB

• Intel Core i3-380M processor - providing better performance and efficiency with improved battery life and is ideal for all computing needs and multi-tasking with Intel's Hyper Threading
• 39.6cm (15.6") Widescreen-Offers a TruBrite Crystal Clear Display for clearer brighter images
• DVD Supermulti Drive-View all your movies on your laptop
• Wi-Fi- wireless technology and ethernet port provide a wide range of Internet Connections
• 0.3mp webcam - allowing you to keep in contact with friends and family

Technical Details


Processor: Intel Core i3-380M processor, Clock speed: 2.53GHz, Front Side Bus: 1066MHz, 2nd level cache: 3MB
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (pre-installed)
Design colour: Black finish with textured pattern and black keyboard
System Memory: 2048MB + 2048MB, Technology: DDR3 RAM (1066MHz)
Hard Disk: Capacity:320GB, Drive rotation: 5400rpm
DVD Super Multi drive (Dual Layer): compatibility : CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R(DL), DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R(DL), DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, maximum speed : Read: 24x CD-ROM, 8x DVD-ROM/ Write: 24x CD-R, 4x CD-RW, 10x HS CD-RW, 24x US CD-RW, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-R (Double Layer), 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R, 6x DVD+R (Double Layer), 8x DVD+RW, 5x DVD-RAM

paul2468

BertyBoy wrote: »

Hi All,

I need to buy a laptop in the next 3/4 days and I don't really want to spend more than £300 its pretty much going to be living in the lounge for browsing the web maybe a little word processing and storing pictures and music.

I missed out on this one from PCworld yesterday because I was faffing around it was on at £259.97 they have now put it back up to £399.97
ACER Aspire 5750 RAM 4GB, HDD 320GB, Core i3 Laptop - Black


This is the latest contender I've come up with
Samsung RV510 15.6 inch Notebook (Intel Celeron Dual Core T3500 2.13GHz, RAM 3GB, HDD 500GB, DVDSMDL, WLAN, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium) - Black/Silver

for £298.99 from Amazon

Would anybody buy anything different?

Sorry I did add links but as a new user apparently I'm not allowed

Thank you in advance

Regards

Bert

The Samsung is on sale in the Asda for £270.00...tempted to go for it myself

grumpycrab

missymugwump wrote: »

Toshiba Satellite C660-155 15.6" Notebook (Intel Core i3-380M Processor, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium) I paid £339 amazon yesterday seems to have gone up to £392.66 today ?...

Available at Dabs for £339 http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-satellite-c660-155-core-i3-380m-2-53ghz-4gb-320gb-15-6--windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-laptop-7BH9.html?utm_source=kelkoo&utm_medium=price%20comparison&utm_content=KK00

MarkBargain

I would probably buy the Toshiba, but it has no HDMI socket so I couldn't connect it to my TV for iPlayer etc!

The Samsung's Celeron processor probably wouldn't handle iPlayer HD.

An Acer from Ebay or Ebuyer seems a better bet.

poly1

Student Computers has an A grade Refurbished Toshiba for £249.98 and it has HDMI but this only has a 6 months RTB warranty, although you can pay to upgrade your warranties on that site I believe. Here is the link Toshiba Satellite L450-17Q Laptop - Refurbished Grade A- WAS £349.99