Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

A_Guard_Swine

Well folks,
I need a new laptop, though I am really tight. In fact you have no idea how tight I am.


I once did someone for theft for taking my photo.


I even wake up in the middle of the night just to see if I have lost any sleep.


Well, about this laptop.


I need it for general use a bit of everything.


I am as confused as a metaphor in the meta space.


Is it to be dual or quad
Sammy, Toshi or HP source.




I have narrowed it down to a few as I think they will last a few years with out having to add more bits of copper gold and silicon.


Option 1.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-c660-258-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041383-pdt.html


http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-c660-258-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041383-pdt.html


Toshiba with an I5 but only 3gb ram


Both weighing in at £349.99


Option 2.
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html


I5 6gb ram
Both weighing in at £349.99


http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-3-np300e5a-a02dx-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041439-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-3-np300e5a-a02dx-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041439-pdt.html


Both weighing in at £369.99


Option 4.
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1384ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-charcoal-12284736-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1384ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-charcoal-12284736-pdt.html


Both a heft £379.99


Option 5
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-l755-1mu-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12284718-pdt.html


http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-l755-1mu-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12284718-pdt.html


Still a hefty £379.99


Option 6
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1331ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12284720-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1331ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12284720-pdt.html


£379.99.




I am leaning towards
Option 2
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html
HP Pavilion g6-1241sa Refurbished 15.6" Laptop



This seems to be a lot for the money but is this whole quad core thing a better deal even if it is £30 better?








Question 1.
Currys vs PC world?
Who is the better?
Who would win in a fight?


Question 2.
Intel vs AMD?
Dual vs Quad?


Question 3.
Toshi vs HP vs Samsung?


Question 4.
Is there any better suggestions than those listed above?

m5rcc

Samsung Series 3 NP300E5A-A01DX 15.6" Laptop - Silver (Intel i3-2330, 4GB,500GB) - £273 inc P&P

m5rcc

patchman wrote: »

This is very similar in spec9apart from RAM) to http://www.ebuyer.com/288874-toshiba-satellite-pro-c660-2f8-laptop-psc1me-01g00ken

which one should I go for ? I've got to order one today!!

thanks

I'd personally get the Tosh.

JDPower

A_Guard_Swine wrote: »

Well folks,
I need a new laptop, though I am really tight. In fact you have no idea how tight I am.


I once did someone for theft for taking my photo.


I even wake up in the middle of the night just to see if I have lost any sleep.


Well, about this laptop.


I need it for general use a bit of everything.


I am as confused as a metaphor in the meta space.


Is it to be dual or quad
Sammy, Toshi or HP source.




I have narrowed it down to a few as I think they will last a few years with out having to add more bits of copper gold and silicon.


Option 1.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-c660-258-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041383-pdt.html


http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-c660-258-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041383-pdt.html


Toshiba with an I5 but only 3gb ram


Both weighing in at £349.99


Option 2.
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html


I5 6gb ram
Both weighing in at £349.99


http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-3-np300e5a-a02dx-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041439-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-3-np300e5a-a02dx-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12041439-pdt.html


Both weighing in at £369.99


Option 4.
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1384ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-charcoal-12284736-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1384ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-charcoal-12284736-pdt.html


Both a heft £379.99


Option 5
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-l755-1mu-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12284718-pdt.html


http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-l755-1mu-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12284718-pdt.html


Still a hefty £379.99


Option 6
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1331ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12284720-pdt.html


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1331ea-refurbished-15-6-laptop-12284720-pdt.html


£379.99.




I am leaning towards
Option 2
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-1241sa-refurbished-15-6-laptop-red-12263569-pdt.html
HP Pavilion g6-1241sa Refurbished 15.6" Laptop



This seems to be a lot for the money but is this whole quad core thing a better deal even if it is £30 better?








Question 1.
Currys vs PC world?
Who is the better?
Who would win in a fight?


Question 2.
Intel vs AMD?
Dual vs Quad?


Question 3.
Toshi vs HP vs Samsung?


Question 4.
Is there any better suggestions than those listed above?

Personally I'd immediately chop your list down by wiping the HPs off the list.

As for your questions:

Question 1.
Currys vs PC world? Irrelevant
Who is the better? Exactly the same company


Question 2.
Intel vs AMD? Intel
Dual vs Quad? Depends on the processor, quad core should generally perform better but you'll unlikely see much difference unless running several processor intensive programs at the same time. See here for which intel i processors are dual/quad core:
If it's a 3 digit i processor (eg i*-***) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core#Nehalem_microarchitecture_based
If it's a 4 digit i processor (eg i*-2***) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Core#Sandy_Bridge_microarchitecture_based


Question 3.
Toshi vs HP vs Samsung? HP in last place, don't think there's much in it between Tosh and Samsung though (most would I think er towards Tosh)


Question 4.
Is there any better suggestions than those listed above? Lots of suggestions already posted.

A_Guard_Swine

m5rcc wrote: »

HP G6 A8 Quad Core 6GB Ram 1TB HDD Refurb @ Currys £319.99

How did I miss this...
I want one.

m5rcc

HP G6 15.6" Intel B960 2.2GHZ 6GB RAM, 750GB - £260 inc P&P

m5rcc

Fujitsu AH531 Intel i3-2350, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD £329

m5rcc

Asus X54C Laptop, Intel Pentium B960 2.2GHz, 8GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15.6" HD,WIN 7 £299.99 Delivered

m5rcc

HP Pavilion G6-1232SA 15.6" Laptop, AMD Dual-Core E2-3000M 1.8 GHz, 4GB, 500GB - £229 delivered at Currys Outlet

TakeThis

m5rcc wrote: »

HP Pavilion G6-1232SA 15.6" Laptop, AMD Dual-Core E2-3000M 1.8 GHz, 4GB, 500GB - £229 delivered at Currys Outlet

It's worth highlighting that this Currys outlet item only has a six month Warranty.
I bought a laptop from them before and it was in a pitiful state.
Forget about maintenance.
If they don't have the confidence to guarantee it for longer than six months, then you shouldn't have the confidence in it lasting longer.