Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

natnhay

CazuaLL wrote: »

There is a £300 Toshiba in argos at the moment with a 4GB ram and i5 processor, brilliant deal!

do you have a link only one i5 one i can see is £799

natnhay

BOBS wrote: »

would love to buy this one now - but as for Christmas pressie would miss out the 90 days support and 4 months of the guarantee.............. oh decisions decisions!!!

I purchased one for my daughter for xmas still got 20 months cover on it,and with rugby world cup offer makes it a great deal imo

cyberstar

CazuaLL wrote: »

There is a £300 Toshiba in argos at the moment with a 4GB ram and i5 processor, brilliant deal!

impossible! No way you can get an i5 processor for £300, especially from Argos

Arcey80

There is one for £400. Is it any good for the money?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5084825/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/2%7C14418968%7CLaptops+and+netbooks%7C14419039/Trail/searchtext%3ELAPTOP.htm

grizzly1911

CazuaLL wrote: »

There is a £300 Toshiba in argos at the moment with a 4GB ram and i5 processor, brilliant deal!

Not all i5s are better than i3s according to CPU benchmark.

Arcey80

After much deliberating and browsing I have come to the conclusion that I like the look of two possible laptops.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-5552-15-6-laptop-black-10945101-pdt.html

Weighs in at £330 and has improved graphics compared with:

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/21427675/-/Product.html

Which is £70 more expensive but has considerable power.

It would mostly be used for internet and pictures etc, maybe playing a bit of football manager if given the chance .

So which is the best value for money?

JDPower

Arcey80 wrote: »

After much deliberating and browsing I have come to the conclusion that I like the look of two possible laptops.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-5552-15-6-laptop-black-10945101-pdt.html

Weighs in at £330 and has improved graphics compared with:

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/21427675/-/Product.html

Which is £70 more expensive but has considerable power.

It would mostly be used for internet and pictures etc, maybe playing a bit of football manager if given the chance .

So which is the best value for money?

What makes you think the first has got better graphics? Both are more than capable of what you want it for. The second is the better machine IMO (mainly thanks to the processor) but is priced as such too so depends on your budget.

grizzly1911

Arcey80 wrote: »

After much deliberating and browsing I have come to the conclusion that I like the look of two possible laptops.

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-5552-15-6-laptop-black-10945101-pdt.html

Weighs in at £330 and has improved graphics compared with:

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/21427675/-/Product.html

Which is £70 more expensive but has considerable power.

It would mostly be used for internet and pictures etc, maybe playing a bit of football manager if given the chance .

So which is the best value for money?

They are pretty much the same in terms of processor performance and the rest of the spec appears the same. Just depends if you want AMD or Intel.


Do you need something so highly powered(expensive) for what you want to do with it?

Also look at John Lewis as you get 2 years warranty thrown in.

The two sites you mention aren't necessarily the most competitive.

Milly13

Hi,

This is a 1st post, sorry I am unable to attach a link.

I have been reading your comments and suggestions and wondered what you thought of this deal from PC world?

Its a packard bell, TK87-GU-019 15.6" Laptop £329.00



ProcessorIntel® Pentium™ Dual Core P6100
- 2 GHz
- 2.5 GT/s DMI
- 3KB cache memoryOperating System<

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
64 bitsRAM4GB,
DDR IIIGraphics card
Intel
Screen size15.6"
Hard drive500GB
Optical
disk driveDVD Drive
3 x USB 2.0
FireWireNo
WiFi
b/g/n
BluetoothNo
Audio interface
Integrated speakers
Webcam1.3MP
BatteryLi-ion, 4.5hours
Software includedAdobe Photoshop Elements 9
SizeLength x height x width: 381 x 25 x 253mmWeight2.65kg


I'm looking for a laptop to surf net, download music, basic photoshop stuff, and connect to TV to watch I-player etc.
size/weight is not important as it will be used in the home


I think this looks like a good deal, but would really appeciate any feedback,

Thanks


Milly13

grizzly1911

Milly13 wrote: »

Hi,

This is a 1st post, sorry I am unable to attach a link.

I have been reading your comments and suggestions and wondered what you thought of this deal from PC world?

Its a packard bell, TK87-GU-019 15.6" Laptop £329.00



ProcessorIntel® Pentium™ Dual Core P6100
- 2 GHz

RAM4GB,


Screen size15.6"
Hard drive500GB



I'm looking for a laptop to surf net, download music, basic photoshop stuff, and connect to TV to watch I-player etc.
size/weight is not important as it will be used in the home


I think this looks like a good deal, but would really appeciate any feedback,

Thanks


Milly13

Have you tried googling the basic spec to see what other options are available?

HP and the don't get many brownie points on this thread and the the outlet might not be the most competitive. Often the supermarkets T, S and even JL can often pop up better deals.