Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

flutterbyuk25

TakeThis wrote: »

Do you have to buy it from eBuyer or just anywhere?

Anywhere, they are refunding my card

frugle

I'm thinking about getting my mum and dad a laptop for christmas as a surprise, my dad will only use it for surfing the net and for youtube but he does use it everyday for this and also uploading photos off his camera so card reader would prob be handy. It needs to be quickish on the internet. He currenly had a Dell that is prob about 4/5 years old which is soooo slow. Looking to spend £300 - £350 needs to be reliable, if its less than £300 even better! But parents will keep this for a few years so needs to be up to the job.

PC world and comet currently have this on offer
ACER Aspire AS5733 15.6" Laptop

Product code: 959612

New for Christmas 2011


£649.99
£349.99
Save a total of £300.00

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-as5733-15-6-laptop-11318192-pdt.html

I doubt it was ever £650 though and if it was I doubt for long! I have no idea about anything to do with computer so help would be so appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

JDPower

frugle wrote: »

PC world and comet currently have this on offer
ACER Aspire AS5733 15.6" Laptop

Product code: 959612

New for Christmas 2011


£649.99
£349.99
Save a total of £300.00

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-as5733-15-6-laptop-11318192-pdt.html

That's a first gen i3 processor, for that money you should comfortably be getting a second gen (newer version). To tell them apart, the second gen i processors have a four digit number beginning with 2. For example this one is an i3-370 (three digits), if it was a second gen one it would be i3-2370

flutterbyuk25

Any suggestions for me?

Thanks

TakeThis

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

Any suggestions for me?

Thanks

You have to wait until something appears.

dbs

Originally Posted by frugle
PC world and comet currently have this on offer
ACER Aspire AS5733 15.6" Laptop

Product code: 959612

New for Christmas 2011


£649.99
£349.99
Save a total of £300.00

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-a...18192-pdt.html

JDPower wrote: »

That's a first gen i3 processor, for that money you should comfortably be getting a second gen (newer version). To tell them apart, the second gen i processors have a four digit number beginning with 2. For example this one is an i3-370 (three digits), if it was a second gen one it would be i3-2370

Thanks for explaining the difference about the processor but most of the cheapest 2nd gen processors are £400 any less than than this you have to be super quick to get one.

The ACER Aspire AS5733 15.6" Laptop comes with 6GB memory and 500GB hard drive and 1.3 MP web cam so I think it is good value for money

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/dell-inspiron-q15r-switch-15-6-laptop-black-10562071-pdt.html £381 2nd gen but only 3GB of memory and 1.0 mp web cam



I am thinking of buying this for my 12 year old daughter
http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Fujitsu-Lifebook-AH530-Laptop/id-FJS-COM-AH530-BK at £300 less £80 co-op vouchers that I have plus £20 for more memory,spill resistent key board and 1.3 MP camera for £240 not great but ok for my daughter.

grumpycrab

Not surprising really but there's not much around this close to Christmas. If you buy Acer I suggest a 3 year warranty cover from Ebay.
e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Advantage-Notebook-Extended-Warranty-/130609745234?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopAccess_RL&hash=item1e68f28d52

Millionaire

Asus 2nd gen i3, 4GB, 320GB- £349 don't forget Topcashback/Quidco

http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Laptops/buy-ASUS-X54H-SX105V-Laptop/764981

ha459

Hi,

I'm ideally looking for a <£300 laptop for my son for school use, internet use and preferably some gaming.

This is the first time I've bought a laptop, and even the most basic research has left me bewildered :embarasse

I'm sorry if the post is a bit messed up, but I'm not allowed to post links, so thanks to you who persevere

I had hoped something like this:

MEDION-AKOYA-E6215-Notebook for £279 plus delivery

Technical details

* CPU: Intel® Pentium® processor P6000
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit (OEM Version)
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM Version)
* Clock Frequency: 1.86 GHz
* Memory size: 4 GB
* Hard disk capacity: 320 GB
* Screen size: 39,6 cm (15,6")
* Aspect Ratio: 16:9
* Resolution: 1366x768 pixels
* Screen Type: non-glare display
* LED Backlight: Yes
*Intel® HD Graphics with digital HDMI Audio/Video out
*8x Multi-Standard DVD-/CD-burner with DVD-RAM and Dual-Layer support
*High Definition Audio with 2 loudspeakers
Dolby® Advanced Audio* certified
*Integrated 1.3 MP webcam and microphone
* Multi-format memory card reader for SD, SDHC, MMC, MS & MS-Pro cards
* eSATA connector
High performance connection for fast and lossless data transfer with external storage device
* MultiTOUCHpad
Easy control of applications using intuitive gestures for scrolling, zooming and rotating with your fingertips
* Ergonomic keyboard with numeric keypad for the ultimate comfort during use

Battery

* Battery cells: 6
5.2Ah, 10.95V

Connections


Multi-format memory card reader for SD, SDHC, MMC, MS & MS-Pro cards (memory cards not included)
* 3x USB 2.0
* 1x eSATA
* 1x VGA
* 1x HDMI out
* 1x LAN (RJ45)
* 1x microphone
* 1x line out incl. S/PDIF
*

Network controller Gigabit LAN (10/100/1000 Mbit/s)
*

Fast Wireless LAN 802.11 n-standard technology

Software (OEM Versions)

*

Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit (OEM Version)
Operating System: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (OEM Version)
*

Windows Live™ Essentials
* Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter
Reduced-functionality versions of Word® and Excel® have been preinstalled on this computer and are available for immediate use. To be able to use all of the functions of the preinstalled Office 2010 applications on this computer (e.g. PowerPoint® 2010, Outlook® 2010, Publisher® 2010), you will need to purchase an Office 2010 Product Key Card or an Office 2010 software package. An Internet connection is required to activate your Office 2010 applications.
* CyberLink Power2Go**
* vCyberLink YouCam
* BullGuard Internet Security Suite
Incl. 90-days update (free registration necessary) via the internet. After 90 days you must purchase a licence if you wish to receive ongoing updates.

In the box

*

MEDION® AKOYA® E6215 Notebook
* Lithium-Ion battery
* External AC adapter
* User manual

Other information

* Warranty: 12 month warranty

would be fine, until I read this thread and found that the processor speed would be thought of as slow these days.

I'd grateful if anyone can shed any light on what to expect for the <£300 price.

I did notice from the Medion site that Sainsburys are doing these two:

Medion Akoya E6221 Intel Core i3-2310M Processor 4GB/500GB 15.6" for £349.99

Medion Akoya E6221 Intel Core i5-2410M Processor 4GB/640GB 15.6" for £399.99

I'd really appreciate it if anyone can tell me if either of these are worth spending the extra on, and if they sound reasonable.

Many thanks

grumpycrab

ha459 wrote: »

...
I'm ideally looking for a <£300 laptop for my son for school use, internet use and preferably some gaming...

This should be ok. It has a faster processor P6200. And (proabbly) a better make than Medion.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220910689003?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649