Best cheap Laptop for uni study

Rainbow_Butterfly

Im starting a course with the open university on the 1st of November.

We have a family computer, but its in the living room and the chance of getting some peace and quiet to think is nil.

So I was thinking of getting a cheapish laptop to study upstairs out of the way. I also need to buy a printer by the looks of it.

I will get £255 from the OU towards it, so want to spend the minimum I possibly can above that.

Any help would be great, im not the most technically minded person, lol.

Also.. would it make a big difference if I made do with the family computer for a couple of months and got something in the Jan sales? Would it be a lot cheaper?

The specification it says I need on the OU website is:

Processor : Pentium 2GHz
Memory (RAM) : 256MB
Operating system : Windows XP Home
CD/DVD-ROM drive : DVD-ROM
Colour monitor, capable of displaying 1024x768 resolution and “High Color” with appropriate video card to support this. TFT/LCD or CRT monitors are also suitable.
Hard disc drive, at least 20GB
Pointing device (mouse, trackball, pen/pad, voice-activated)
Keyboard
Floppy disk drive, 1.44MB (optional, but most computers have one)
Colour printer
56kbps dial-up or broadband modem
Sound card or onboard sound, microphone (some courses only) & speakers/headphones

echelon101

Check out the Dell Vostro Range @ dell.co.uk , it is a business laptop

Also look at laptopsdirecto.co.uk as they have pretty cheap laptops as well


I would aim for about £400, as below will not get you much

Rainbow_Butterfly

Thanks for that, im having a look at the vostro now. Is there any significant difference in it being a business laptop rather than a home one?

II_D2_II

there is no point in even having a floppy disc any more though,
and i would say spend around 300-400 for Uni

exup

could check out cclonline and check out their specs of laptops with what you need - they should have something decent available in your budget