Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

[Deleted User]

Quick heads up on this laptop. Fantastic specs and remarkably good reliability for not a lot of money at all:

Asus K50IJ Laptop
- Intel Pentium T4200 2.16GHz
- 4GB RAM
- 250GB HDD
- 15.6" HD TFT
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- £388.99inc. vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191804

poppy10_2

Deleted_User wrote: »

Quick heads up on this laptop. Fantastic specs and remarkably good reliability for not a lot of money at all:

Asus K50IJ Laptop
- Intel Pentium T4200 2.16GHz
- 4GB RAM
- 250GB HDD
- 15.6" HD TFT
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- £388.99inc. vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191804

Outdated model, weak processor, small hard drive - there's plenty of better laptops about for that price.

Review here

Conclusion
The ASUS K50IJ is a relatively unimpressive budget notebook that offers reasonable performance for the price, but not much else. ASUS describes this laptop as a "no-frills" computer and that is probably a nicer way of saying this laptop doesn't offer much in the way of features. Compared to similarly priced 15-inch notebooks like the Dell Studio 15 or the HP Pavilion dv5 the ASUS K50IJ falls short. Yes, you get a free laptop bag and optical mouse, but the lack of ports and upgradeability are somewhat disappointing... considering what else is available for the same price the ASUS K50IJ has some tough competition.

[Deleted User]

poppy10 wrote: »

Outdated model, weak processor

How can you slate a laptop when it's in a budget price bracket? Of course it won't have the best processor. It's a lot better than some I see.

poppy10 wrote: »

small hard drive

250GB small? Are you crazy? For most this will be perfectly sufficient and given external HDDs are so cheap I really don't think it's a deal breaker.

Let's quote another paragraph shall we...

The performance of the ASUS K50IJ-C1 with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor and Intel X4500M integrated graphics is reasonably good. We generally like to see discrete graphics on multimedia desktop replacement notebooks, but the K50IJ should provide more than enough power for general use around the house. This notebook should have no problems running Microsoft office, Photoshop CS4, or playing 720p or 1080p video over the internet. Just don't expect to play cutting edge 3D games and you'll be fine.

It should also be noted the review you've linked to was running Vista, not Windows 7 which it now comes with. This will make a huge difference in itself.

poppy10 wrote: »

there's plenty of better laptops about for that price.

Please provide a list of laptop names, prices and links.

poppy10_2

Deleted_User wrote: »

How can you slate a laptop when it's in a budget price bracket? Of course it won't have the best processor. It's a lot better than some I see.

This whole thread is about laptops in the budget price bracket. There are plenty with much better specs than the one you posted. Look above you - there are several that have been posted which have the more powerful Core2Duo or even the newest Nehalem i processors.

The paragraph you quoted from the review "The performance of the ASUS K50IJ-C1 with an Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 processor and Intel X4500M integrated graphics is reasonably good" is irrelevant - the model you posted does not come with the Core2Duo T6500, it has the craptacular Pentium Dual Core T4200, so is even worse than the review model, which was seen as underpowered even by last year's standards.

cherry76

Which of these three would you recommend poppy10? I do like the one recomomended by david being a newbie. Thanks

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http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5732z_669354.html

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~ck=mn


http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191804


http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5732z_669354.html

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http://www.ebuyer.com/product/191804


http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5732z_669354.html

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~ck=mn

cherry76

Sorry gone a bit crazy with the duplicated links, must have pressed it several times without noticing and the typo mistake.

glitzy

hi not sure where to post, but I need to replace a laptop that started smoking out of the charger hole! It was only 2yrs old - I am going to america this summer, so not sure if I should get a laptop there. Would any charger fit, it has lots of different adaptors and should I get one that has a manufacturer in the uk, incase it breaks down, if so does anyone know of companies that fix american computers? Sorry its long winded!

DeeRus

Guys have looked elsewhere for a suitable thread but think this would still be the best place to ask - mainly cause it's about the technical spec of the machine (hope you forgive me!)

Been looking at this one for a few weeks - what your thoughts as to its performance capabilities. It's just normal home use, i.e. browsing, downloading, a few documents etc - not for gaming or anything like that........seems a decent all round price for just over £300..........does it???


Key Features:
AMD Phenom II 710 Triple Core (2.6Ghz)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit
nVidia GeForce G100 Dedicated Graphics - 512MB
4096Mb (2*2048Mb) RAM
500GB Hard Disc Drive
BluRay Reader - DVD /CD Rewriter Combi Drive
9 USB 2.0 Ports
High Definition 5.1 Audio
Standard Keyboard and Mouse
Gigabit Ethernet

http://www.aceroutlet.com/PRD_ProductDetail.aspx?CID=523&PID=4455&ProdID=4455

Was on including Windows 7 but now only offering Vista - I've mailed them to see if they'll give me the original deal, as it was free Windows 7!


Cheers for any comments or even any alternatives!

afc80

ive already bought this refurb from dixons for £330. It has vista premuim, not windows 7, but i just use its for surfing, watching on line sport and for betting in sports. Is it worth the money. Many thanks.

COMPAQ CQ60-320SA
Product Number NR466EA
Microprocessor 2.10 GHz AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-72
Microprocessor Cache Level 2 cache 1 MB
Memory 4096 MB (2 x 2048 MB)
Memory Max Up to 4 GB DDR2
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 8200M
Video Memory Up to 1407 MB
Hard Drive 250 GB SATA (5400 rpm)
Multimedia Drive Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Display 15.6" Diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display (1366 x 768)
Fax/Modem High speed 56K modem
Network Card Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless Connectivity 802.11b/g WLAN
Sound 3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated

Altec Lansing speakers
Keyboard 101 key compatible keyboard
Pointing Device Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute button
External Ports
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
3 USB 2.0
1 HDMI connector
1 VGA port
1 RJ45 ethernet connector
1 RJ11 modem connector
1 headphone-out
1 mic-in
Dimensions 37.8 cm (L) x 25.2 cm (W) x 4.367 cm (max H)
Weight 2.96 kg
Power
65 W AC Power Adapter
6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery
What's In The Box Webcam with integrated microphone

JDPower

afc80 wrote: »

ive already bought this refurb from dixons for £330. It has vista premuim, not windows 7, but i just use its for surfing, watching on line sport and for betting in sports. Is it worth the money

In short, yes. Good spec for the money, just a shame about Vista