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Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion
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It seems I'm not allowed to post links!
It's an Acer Aspire 5336 LX.RD802.008
640GB Hard drive, 4GB RAM Intel Celeron Dual Core 2.1 GHz
£299 inc VAT from Acerdirect.0 -
Provided you don't play games or use large graphics/spreadsheets/documents this is a good deal. First price. Does £299 include delivery? If not you can get it inc delivery here -> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160548250037yellowcrocus wrote: »...It's an Acer Aspire 5336 LX.RD802.008
640GB Hard drive, 4GB RAM Intel Celeron Dual Core 2.1 GHz
£299 inc VAT from Acerdirect.
A 3 year warranty is great but is it as good as this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130533991522
As for the laptop spec, the memory and disk are great. Its the processor that is...just about ok, although many will see the "Celeron" word and run a mile. If this is for email, browsing and basic office use then you'll be fine. Anything more and you might be twiddling your thumbs...
EDIT: also has webcam and card reader; no HDMI though.0 -
grumpycrab wrote: »Provided you don't play games or use large graphics/spreadsheets/documents this is a good deal. First price. Does £299 include delivery? If not you can get it inc delivery here -> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160548250037
A 3 year warranty is great but is it as good as this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130533991522
As for the laptop spec, the memory and disk are great. Its the processor that is...just about ok, although many will see the "Celeron" word and run a mile. If this is for email, browsing and basic office use then you'll be fine. Anything more and you might be twiddling your thumbs...
EDIT: also has webcam and card reader; no HDMI though.
I think that it might have..0 -
Check what you paid - that waranty is coming up at £89.99 in the checkout (I'm not buying, just checking!).yellowcrocus wrote: »I have just bought one of these with a 3 year warranty for an extra £30...0 -
grumpycrab wrote: »Check what you paid - that waranty is coming up at £89.99 in the checkout (I'm not buying, just checking!).
Comes up as £30 for me.0 -
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......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......
I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple
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Im using the new acer w500 tablet, its great as you can attach a keyboard and turn it into a netbook, if you shop around you can find them for under £3500
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