Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

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RussJK wrote: »

I wouldn't be too excited by having McAfee... personally I wouldn't use it even if they payed me the subscription.

I second that..

Kaspersky free with Barclays online banking

grumpycrab

Fantastic prices for new Lenovo 2nd generation i3 laptops (uses a discount code and don't forget Quidco @6%). e.g. i3-2310M for £327.50
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/thinkpad-e520-327-50-lenovo-sandy-bridge-voucher-for-thinkpads-glitch-giving-ove/950672

e.g. for £374 (approx £352 after Quidco)

Intel Core i3-2310M Processor (2.10GHz, 3MB L3)
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64
15.6 W HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare, Midnight Black
Intel HD Graphics 3000
4 GB DDR3 - 1333MHz (1 DIMM)
No Fingerprint Reader
500 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
Multi Recorder Optical Drive (12.7mm)
6 cell 2.2Ah Li-Ion Battery
Bluetooth 3.0
ThinkPad b/g/n

SilverSmurfer

Has anyone tried CRS Uk? they have laptops from £179. Dell and Toshiba. I don't need the latest wizzy thing but they do have ones with webcams, so thought maybe a used one would suit my budjet, anyone with suggestions? crs-uk.biz

stilltheone

SilverSmurfer wrote: »

Has anyone tried CRS Uk? they have laptops from £179. Dell and Toshiba. I don't need the latest wizzy thing but they do have ones with webcams, so thought maybe a used one would suit my budjet, anyone with suggestions? crs-uk.biz

Is there any reason why someone should?

They have some strange practices.

For instance; They are selling a Toshiba Satellite Pro A200SE-1F7 which comes with a licence for Vista Business.

Strangely they claim that Windows is not installed on the machine, but they can install XP Professional for you for £24.

Whatever happened to the Vista Business licence, Recovery Discs and the bundled software that comes with this laptop; including Microsoft Works for which CRS wants to charge another £5.99?

It's the same with their other machines. Toshiba machines will automatically install the OS and Drivers on startup, so why do you need to pay £24 to CRS to turn your machine on?

There are enough cheap machines on the market without having to go through that kind of rigmarole to get support for the OS.

£179 plus VAT and apparently no OS does not equal a final price of £179.

poundhappy

Any Laptops with Matte Screens?

All the ones I see in the shops have reflective ones, which I will not use!

Thinking about replacing my old 15" lappy with a dual core machine, HDMI out would be nice to have as well, but not essential.[/QUOTE]

I've just bought an Acer Travelmate 5742 and its got a 15.6" matt screen. I'm really pleased, because like you, prefer matt to the glossy screens, and I didn't realise it would be until it arrived. Its got the pentium i3 core, 4GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, webcam, DVD etc. I paid £319 new on ebay, but have seen it for £349 at saveonlaptops (sorry won't let me post a link) or possibly cheaper by shopping around online or buying refurbished on ebay.

Lakes

poundhappy wrote: »

Any Laptops with Matte Screens?

All the ones I see in the shops have reflective ones, which I will not use!

Thinking about replacing my old 15" lappy with a dual core machine, HDMI out would be nice to have as well, but not essential.

I've just bought an Acer Travelmate 5742 and its got a 15.6" matt screen. I'm really pleased, because like you, prefer matt to the glossy screens, and I didn't realise it would be until it arrived. Its got the pentium i3 core, 4GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, webcam, DVD etc. I paid £319 new on ebay, but have seen it for £349 at saveonlaptops (sorry won't let me post a link) or possibly cheaper by shopping around online or buying refurbished on ebay.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info, I`ll have a look at this.

pd53

Has anyone purchased the DELL quoted at £271 after the 10% off?
Any comments? Recommended ?

Thanks !

zuzuspetals

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Samsung_R540_1055339.html

I've been wanting this laptop for a while and now it's on sale for £349.99.

i3 core, 4gb, 500gb

Is this a good price?

grumpycrab

zuzuspetals wrote: »

...for £349.99.

i3 core, 4gb, 500gb

Is this a good price?

Good price and, if you can afford it, 3 year warranty extension is only £50 (one of the Extras) THIS WEEK ONLY.

grumpycrab

A bit off topic but a new Dell Inspiron 15 laptop for about £214 (after code and Quidco.) http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/dell-inspiron-15-230-59-after-code/955247