Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

stilltheone

poly1 wrote: »

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

Was means nothing; especially for a second hand machine. In reality it is £275 with a normal 12 month warranty.

poly1

stilltheone wrote: »

Was means nothing; especially for a second hand machine. In reality it is £275 with a normal 12 month warranty.

Sorry just copied and pasted it from the site, I wasn't meaning to imply anything by it. Just that the poster before wanted a Toshiba with HDMI.

BertyBoy_2

BertyBoy wrote: »

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

Ive just noticed the same computer with 4GB Ram for £311.37 on amazon, which I think is definitely worth the extra £12.

Does anybody know of a similar spec'd laptop for around the same price but with a better processor?

Thanks

Bert

black_paw

thinking of getting this laptop , wonder if anyone has used it and what do you think about it ? Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 i3 Notebook ,,thank you


http://www.staples.co.uk/technology/computing/netbooks/lifebook-ah530-i3-netbook-intel-core-i3-380m-processor-3gb-ram-250gb-hard-drive-15-6-display-widows-7-home-plus-free-mcafee-internet-security-software?r=bf

Processor:
Intel® Core™ i3-380M processor 2.53GHz
RAM
3GB
Hard Drive
SATA, 5400 rpm, 250 GB, 2.5-inch
Graphics
Intel HD
Optical Drive
DVD Super Multi
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Home

grumpycrab

black_paw wrote: »

thinking of getting this laptop , wonder if anyone has used it and what do you think about it ? Fujitsu Lifebook AH530 i3 Notebook ,,thank you...

Don't know about Fujitsu reliability but this is good if 1.warranty is 2 years (blurb says 1 or 2 years) and 2. you are successful with 7% Quidco cashback.

EDIT: alternative http://www.cclonline.com/product/54686/M489GUK/Laptops/Lenovo-Essential-B560-M489GUK-Notebook/NOT5159/

Yorkie1

I think that's very similar to the one which I bought last weekend. It had good reviews for functionality and reliability, and feels solid. I'm happy with it so far (I think any problems are due user error!)

miamoo

Hi, I havent read the whole thread, I'm looking for a laptop for my son.
He is in the army so doesnt have a lot of time to look himself, he cant buy one online, he needs one off the high street.
His maximum budget is £400 but the cheaper the better. It needs to be a reliable make, and he will be using it for facebook/watching films mainly. Thanks

grumpycrab

miamoo wrote: »

... he needs one off the high street.
His maximum budget is £400 but the cheaper the better. It needs to be a reliable make,...

from Argos for £350; with a 3 year warranty and HDMI (will plug into TV)
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?jspStoreDir=argos&catalogId=1500002701&referredURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.argos.co.uk%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FSearch%3FstoreId%3D10001&cmpid=COJUN&langId=-1&searchTerms=ACER+ASPIRE+5551A&referrer=COJUN&storeId=10001&_%24ja=tsid%3A11674%7Cprd%3A1546795
(£10 voucher back if you buy before end of today)

paul2468

Asda have reduced the price of the Samsung RV510 it is now down to£249.00 i got one today from our locl store.....seems a bargin for what you are getting.

wantnomoneyworries

Hi

I'm new to the site - be gentle with me!! My son goes to university (hopefully) in September and will need a laptop I guess. He is studying PE so not sure how often he will use it, but I want to be able to keep in touch with him via skype, email or facebook. As far as I am aware he doesn't really play games on my laptop, don't know if that matters or not? I went in PC world yesterday and walked around in circles and got very confused! I have up to £350 to spend as it is a present for his 18th. Any help will be gratefully received!! Thanks