Sub-£350 powerful laptops discussion

chico

Miroslav wrote: »

Looks nice - I don't really understand processors - what is the machine like in comparison to the one below?

As long as the processor is decent enough to manage basic browsing, social networking and general letter writing et al, then your Compaq link looks a fairly nice machine - and is easy enough to set up wireless on.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMSUNG-R522-15-6IN-LAPTOP-NEW-/350349480937?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item519274d3e9

Either machine will do what you want, and more, but with the machines costing the same, I would much prefer the Compaq.

The Compaq
- Comes with the current Windows 7 instead of the older and less regarded Vista.
- Has the 64 bit version of Windows 7, whereas Vista is 32 bit.
- Supports upgrading of the RAM up to 8 GB (both machines come with a healthy 4 GB).
- Has a bigger hard drive, 500 GB compared with 320 GB.
- Can be paid for using the usual card types whereas the Samsung is sold on the Argos ebay site and has to be paid for using paypal.
- Has a slightly faster processor, CPU Mark 1546 as compared with 1426.

motherbear

harz99 wrote: »

The £399.99 one, you need the actual catalogue to see the deal. Probably best to search for a shop near you that has one and then find the "wow" deal in their catalogue as it does not show online.

Really liking the sound of this one but the nearest store to me with one in stock is 35miles away!
Wonder if I would still get all the 'extras' if I choose the home delivery option?
Might just telephone the store in the morning to see if the deal is on there first.

Sampsonstar

i think i may have found the laptop i want :O its beautiful,
its is from ebuyer.com and is the Acer Aspire 5732Z

heres the spec:

Processor

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 2.1GHz
800MHz FSB
1MB L2 Cache


Memory

4GB RAM (max) DDR2

Configuration: 2 x 2GB


Hard Drive

500GB

Optical Drive

DVD±RW Dual Layer


Software

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT

Acer Arcade™ Deluxe, featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer

HomeMedia

Acer eRecovery Management
Acer GameZone

Acer GridVista™

Acer Launch Manager

Adobe® Reader®

NTI Media Maker™


Display

15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal LCD

Graphics

UMA - No External Video Memory
GL40 Chipset

Audio

Integrated Speakers
NO mic


Networking

Acer Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n

Input Devices

Keyboard and Touchpad

Power Supply

6-cell Li-ion batter
Up to 2.5 hours battery life

Dimensions

372.3 (W) mm
246.5 (D) mm

26.8/39.6 (H) mm
Weight: 2.7kg
Interfaces

2 x USB 2.0 ports
1x external display (VGA) port
1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
1x Microphone-in jack
1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
No Webcam

Expansion
Multi-in-1 card reader

Warranty
1 Year Manufacturer Warranty

Snooze

Donnie wrote: »

Medion Akoya E5211 with Windows 7 Home Premium. £264 @ Argos Clearance.

Intel Pentium dual core T4200 processor.
2.0GHz processor speed.
3GB DDR2 RAM.
15.4in screen size.
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels.
320GB SATA hard drive.
Multi format dual layer drive.
Intel GMA X3100 graphics.
4 USB ports.
802.11 b/g/n wireless enabled.
Windows 7 Premium operating system installed.
Up to 2 hours battery life.
Weight 2.6kg.

That manufacturer's stuff is cheap for a reason........ :idea:

motherbear

motherbear wrote: »

Really liking the sound of this one but the nearest store to me with one in stock is 35miles away!
Wonder if I would still get all the 'extras' if I choose the home delivery option?
Might just telephone the store in the morning to see if the deal is on there first.

Managed to get the Samsung R519 today (with all the freebies). Thanks again to harz99 :T

gloria614

too many great ideas here which is which?? i want to know whats the best laptop to use especially for office work matter?

NiVZ

Hello,

After much deliberation, I've gone and ordered the ASUS X5DIJ at £397 from PCWorld/Currys/Dixons:

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/asus-x5dij-sx313v-04287986-pdt.html

NiVZ

want2bmortgage3

I Want a new laptop to replace my Toshiba L300 which is just over a year old but doesnt have great battery life, and struggles with multi-tasking. I dont use it for intensive stuff, just browsing mainly, but often internet explorer uses up all the memory/cpu and everything slows down. I've ran the recovery disk and I'm still getting the same problem. Plus the mouse clicks are a bit stiff and arent helping my wrists.

I had a look in a few shops and my favourite for around £400 in pc world was the Dell Inspiron 1525. It looks the part and the touchpad is nice and the clicks are soft. I had a look on Dell and can get this model from £299 (vista) or £339 (windows 7). Ive seen dells in tesco before but they dont have any at the moment. Just wondered is there any where else that sells Dells or any discount codes I could use on dells website? Also I'm still open to suggestions if anyone knows of a better deal for a similar laptop.

scdandem

Sorry to hijack your thread and appear rather dumb but I can't seem to find how to post a new thread on this forum, only how to reply to existing ones. Can you help?

Thanks

JDPower

scdandem wrote: »

Sorry to hijack your thread and appear rather dumb but I can't seem to find how to post a new thread on this forum, only how to reply to existing ones. Can you help?

Thanks

Just go to the forum section you want to post in and click the blue "New thread" button near the top on the left, see pic: