Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

Fuzz_2

I've been looking for a laptop for my kid sister and mum to use in the house and I've found this one which seems a decent spec and I think you'll find the deal below hard to beat when you take the offer + the cashback all into account.

Spec:
Acer Travelmate 5720-101G12Mi - LX.TK20X.120
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.8 Ghz, FSB 800Mhz, L2 Cache 2MB)
RAM: 1GB (4GB Max)
Hard Drive: 120GB SATA
Optical Drive: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM writer/re-writer
Display: Widescreen 15.4" TFT (Resolution WXGA 1280 x 800)
Graphics: Intel X3100, shared up to 252MB
Included Software: Vista Home Premium, MS Office 60-day trial
Warranty: 1 year return to depot.

The Price at Misco is £314.99 but they have a £50 cashback deal on at the moment until 16/09/08 so that brings the price down to £264.99
P&P is £5.86 inc VAT so that makes it £270.85

+ If you go via Quidco you can get £7.50 for an Acer laptop + 4% (ex VAT+P&P) so thats an extra £18.22 off

So the total works out somthing like this

+ Laptop £314.99 (£268.08+VAT)
+ P&P £5.86 (£4.99+VAT)
= Total To Pay Misco = £320.86 (£273.07+VAT)

- £50 Misco Cashback (order by 16/09/08, claim by 30/09/08)
- £7.50 Quidco Acer Laptop at Misco Cashback
- £10.72 Quidco Misco Cashback (@ 4% of £268.08)
= Total Cashback due = £68.22

Total Cost = £252.64 :money:

Links for this offer.
Acer UK TravelMate 5720 Webpage: http://www.acer.co.uk/public/page4.do?link=oln56.redirect&dau22.oid=24556&UserCtxParam=0&GroupCtxParam=0&dctx1=17&CountryISOCtxParam=UK&LanguageISOCtxParam=en&ctx3=-1&ctx4=United+Kingdom&crc=508507298#inu57_46505
Misco Laptop Offer Webpage: http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=328285&sku=151330
To see all Misco cashback deals see here: http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/cashback/index.asp
Quidco Misco Link Webpage: http://www.quidco.com/misco/

If I've made any mistakes then I'm sorry as I'm doing this at 2:30AM!

Riamac

Thanx everyone. Will be checking round today for deals. No doubt I'll be totally confused but with your advice I should be able to get a suitable one :beer:

Bago_2

visit mobiles.co.uk

Take out a contract phone, and receive a free laptop. Various tarriffs, talktime mins and unlimited texts. Laptops are HP and Fujitsu.

They offer various other gifts.
Look under special offers. Playstations, wii, x box etc.

MoneySavingStudent_2

Hello!
I just brought my mum this one from currys:
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1419276830.1221154051@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadefdlgmffjcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=769561&category_oid=-27411

It is refurbished but dont let that scare you! My mums works perfectly and looks brand new! She only uses her laptop to email and write letters so for her its brilliant! I good amount of speed with a new amount of memory.
And if you have a look in the discount code forum there might even be a code to get a bit more money off! Free delivery on items over £150 at currys as well. We ordered ours on thursday 4th and it was delivered on tuesday 9th so the delivery was a decent speed!

Hope that helps someone!

angelahorn

I know very little about computers, but saw this recommended in the Daily Telegraph tech section. I'll copy their brief review below - would greatly appreciate any comments from people with nouse!
Cheers,
Angela

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/digitallife/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/08/30/dlbuy130.xml

Best buy: Acer Aspire 5920



Last Updated: 12:01am BST 21/08/2008





Price: £399
From: pcworld.co.uk
An exceptionally good price for a very decent laptop computer.
The 3GB of memory is the standout feature, and will ensure that the machine can handle multiple tasks, such as picture or movie editing and music listening on top of web surfing and word processing, as well as cope with the extra demand the Windows Vista operating system places on resources.
The Acer has got a 160GB hard drive, 15in screen, Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a built in webcam and Wi-Fi.
At 3kg, it's not the most lightweight laptop on the market, but the Aspire 5920 is a real workhorse of a machine, and its beefy memory power more than makes up for any of its other shortcomings.
A solid, sensible investment.

parplouder

I would seriously advise against buying an Acer laptop at any price, they are called 'TravelMate' for a reason, they usually spend most of their lives traveling between service center and end user!

Acer have one of the worst records for relailablility and their customer service isn't very good either. For just a few quid more get a Toshib, HP or Fujitsu machine and you have a much greater chance of enjoying your laptop for longer.

I speak with considerable experiance, working for an independent IT company we have had many Acer issues over the years, much more than any other manufacturer. Acer are cheaper for a reason!

thesamsmam

does anyone know what type of laptop i would need to keep all my music on so i can play it at my club over big speakers ?

djurmann

Re Acer, I am sorry you have not had much luck.....personally I love mine and have never had any trouble, nor has a friend of mine....I would be curious to know if you were unlucky or if the malaise is widespread.

Secondly I too need to buy a pc for a student.....but wonder if she really needs a laptop; why not get a desktop which would offer far more bang per buck as well as being less easy to forget/misplace / have stolen? Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Danny

x__Indigo_x

MoneySavingStudent wrote: »

Hello!
I just brought my mum this one from currys:
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1419276830.1221154051@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadefdlgmffjcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=769561&category_oid=-27411

It is refurbished but dont let that scare you! My mums works perfectly and looks brand new! She only uses her laptop to email and write letters so for her its brilliant! I good amount of speed with a new amount of memory.
And if you have a look in the discount code forum there might even be a code to get a bit more money off! Free delivery on items over £150 at currys as well. We ordered ours on thursday 4th and it was delivered on tuesday 9th so the delivery was a decent speed!

Hope that helps someone!

could someone tell me if this is any good?


all i want my laptop for is for uni , my toshiba satellite l100 series laptop screen broke [ it got stood on -long story:( ] so i basically need a laptop that i can work on ie word processor and connect to the internet wirelessly , i watch things on youtbe but never really download anything at all , except a few albums per month [ very rarely] i do not want one of them tiny laptop things cos i like a normal sized screen to do my essays on.

can anyone reccomend a laptop PLEASE ideally £350 MAX!!! but i would be happier arround the 300 mark , i dont mind if it is refurbished either

i dont trust ebay...i dont no i just dont think i would pay £150 ish for a laptop that could break after a week .

thanks in advance for any help im realy desperate

hhhlon2004

hi all

ive been using acer for years now and touch wood in 3 laptops not had 1 repair, im now looking for a new one and found this as a link on acers site for their retail partners. it has everything i need and more with the big bonus that it has 3 year accidental damage cover, bag, and a wireless mouse.
hope this is useful for someone else..i know it was for me ordered it just now.


http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_7720G_Gemstone_Laptop_with_ACER_Extended_Warranty_-_3_Yrs_Accid/version.asp

i have seeen coments on acers here and they all seem to be about the travelmate with whaich i have no experiance,but the gemstones are fantastic value and full of extras. on the link above they have a bundels deal this is one there are cheaper deals from £300 mark.