Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

TeaCake

2010 wrote: »

Sub £300 Laptop with decent spec.

http://direct.asda.com/Dell-N5050-15.6ins-Laptop---Intel-Core-i3---500GB-Hard-Drive/000545853,default,pd.html?cm_vc=PPCXSLTP

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Bah humbug.

gollygosh

Oh Heck Teacake! hope I don't get one of those! just got the standard "we'll let you know when your order is leaving our warehouse" e-mail so keeping my fingers crossed now.
I'm not a good shopper at the best of times and I hate choosing anything, so If it all goes wrong I'll be back so that someone can tell me what else to buy!

JDPower

2010 wrote: »

It could not have been brand new.

I gave the link for new Dell XPS and they are not £450.

Yup, was brand new, i7 processor XPS, from the Dell site. Did have an additional £30 spend to upgrade the RAM to 8Gb when I got it (massively cheaper that Dell's RAM cost) but was still under £500. Could probably find the thread on HUKD where it was posted originally if you really don't believe me. The XPS's are expensive at the mo cos they're all 3rd gen Intel processors, so carry a price premium cos they're still new.

2010

JDPower wrote: »

Yup, was brand new, i7 processor XPS, from the Dell site. Did have an additional £30 spend to upgrade the RAM to 8Gb when I got it (massively cheaper that Dell's RAM cost) but was still under £500. Could probably find the thread on HUKD where it was posted originally if you really don't believe me. The XPS's are expensive at the mo cos they're all 3rd gen Intel processors, so carry a price premium cos they're still new.

Find the thread on HUKD and provide a link, and then find a brand new Dell XPS that you can by today for £500 and also provide a link and I`ll buy one.

JDPower

2010 wrote: »

Find the thread on HUKD and provide a link, and then find a brand new Dell XPS that you can by today for £500 and also provide a link and I`ll buy one.

You've still not understood the point I was making have you. I never said anything about £500 XPS's being available, my original post was in response to a query about Dell reliability, nothing else.

Keep up

flier

I'd appreciate some knowledge in helping me select a laptop which I'm buying for a community group. WE have funding of £400 to purchase a laptop and MS Office software but wondered if the Microsoft Surface would do the job we need, which is write up minutes, email etc. Any help appreciated, I'm desperate!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Aspire-V3-531-15-6-Intel-Pentium-Sandybridge-Win7-Laptop-/321019652550?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item4abe4329c6&clk_rvr_id=413135897351&afsrc=1

http://www.shop.bt.com/products/fujitsu--ah512-intel-pentium-b960-4gb-500gbhdmi-win8--laptop-8BSJ.html?utm_source=retention%20email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email121112&utm_content=PK00&referrerid=ZA&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=ZA00&awc=3043_1353413775_bde2d4d6d310ff0fc003f5d0c80140c9

http://www.ebuyer.com/398053-acer-aspire-v5-thin-and-light-nx-m2cek-003?MID=4358

babss

Hi
Im looking for a Laptop for my daughter not sure of what to go for, she has a dell at the moment ,she is in first year of uni, she uses her present laptop for music, film downloads, skype, facebook but also for coursework. Dont want to be paying out big money for this so I would appreciate any recommendations!!
Any help on this would be aprreciated.

Thanks
Brenda

pennywise2

Anyone know if this is decent for a 10 year old
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/hp-pavilion-g6-2240sa-15-6-laptop-red-17056534-pdt.html

wilbert_2

Hi

Can anyone recommend a laptop around £250 thats for general internet browsing, word publishing, watching BBC Iplayer etc.

I've seen a couple on the ebay arogs store and wondered if any of these would be suitable.

Any recommedations would be greatly appreciated.
Also we are undecided between a laptop and a tablet so if anyone can give me any advice on the laptop compared to the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 that woulod be great.

Thanks

JDPower

Cracking combination of offers to get a 3rd gen i5 with dedicated gfx and 1Tb hard drive for £386 (potentially £367 if you go through Top Cashback), courtesy of HUKD: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/inspiron-15r-intel-core-i5-3210m-win7-hp-15-6in-1tb-1gb-amd-radeon-hd-7670m-386-1378193