Please help - need a new laptop

worried_and_confused

Dear all,

I have also posted this over on shop but don't drop but on second thoughts decided it might provoke more of a response here.

Due to my house being burgled over christmas I need to get a new laptop as soon as possible, at around the £600 - £700 mark (although I don't mind if it's cheaper of course).

Dell have this Dell Inspiron 6000 Notebook for £599 inc vat and delivery (spec below); but can anyone help me find a better deal?

Many thanks and a happy new year!!



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Dell are currently offering free double memory, £100 discount and a free 15 month Mcafee Security Software upgrade on this Inspiron 6000 Notebook. The offer price is £599 including VAT and shipping.

Specification:

Intel® Pentium® M Processor 735A (1.70GHz 2MB L2 cache 400MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition SP2
512MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x256)
40GB (5.400rpm) IDE Hard Drive
15.4" Wide Screen UltraSharpTM WXGA (1280 x 800) LCD Panel
Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with Software
Internal 56K v.92 Capable Fax Modem
Intel® ProWireless 2200 802.11b/g Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card
Microsoft® Works 7.0

bbruce

This is hard to beat from Technoworld:
ACER ASPIRE 5001WLMi AMD Turion ML28 512MB (2x256) 60GB DVDRW Dual 15.4TFT XPH-LX.A5105.202- LAPTOPS

£ 459.00 (Exc vat)
£ 539.33 (Inc vat)

I can't find them on any cashback sites (can anyone pls?) but they seem to be the cheapest anyway.

bettyr

This looks great from Comet.



HEWLETT PACKARD ZE2355EA
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Product code 296430
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Key featuresProcessor speed: 1.6 GHz
Processor: AMD Turion
Screen size: 15" bright
Storage: 60 GB
RAM: 1024 Mb
Records DVDs: 8x




Storage 60 GB Also known as the hard disk drive this is where all of the p rograms and files are stored such as games, music and video. Look for bigger storage if you are ging to be storing large files like music video and games.
RAM 1024 Mb Random Access Memory. The short term memory of the PC. The greater the amount of memory allows you to work on more pro grams at a time. Lots of memory is essential for gaming and video editing.
Records CDs 24x Allows you to store lots of information on a CD, great for storing MP3 music files and creating your own CDs
Records DVDs 8x Combo drive which has DVD RW/ DVD ROM/CD ROM/CD RW
Dual layer DVD recording Yes Records double the amount of storage compared to a standard DVD recorder drive 9.4Gb versus 4.7Gb.
Dual format DVD recording Yes Records both plus (+) and (-) formats. Allowing you total recording flexibility to be compatible with all types of DVD players.
Plays CDs 24x Drive enabling access to CD ROM data
Plays DVDs 8x This product will allow you to play DVD discs
Graphics card 128 MB shared Dedicated to storing information about images to be displaye d on your monitor
Built in wireless 802.11 b&g Allows easy connection to a existing wireless network such a s in a office or even to any wireless hot spot. You could th en dowload your emails or surf the internet wirelessly.
Product weight (kg) 2.95 kg The weight of the laptop measured in KGs. Look for a light laptop if you are going to be using the laptop on the move.
Operating system Windows XP Home The operating system of the laptop which is the filing syste m where all the files and programs are kept.
Built in Bluetooth Not featured
Media card slots 6-in-1 Allows the laptop to read and transfer files onto a digital media card. Allows easier transfer of bigger files such as m usic and video compared to the older floppy disks.
Play through TV Yes A TV out socket on the laptop allowing you to plug the lapto p into a television great for watching DVDs.
Built in Infra red connection Not featured
Ethernet 10 / 100 wired networking Also known as a ethernet card which provides the facility to connect to a wired network in the home or in a office.
Modem 56k dial-up Enables communication with others via the telephone line. A modem is used for the internet, e-mail, video-conferencing and faxing.
Sound card N/A
Speakers No
Firewire No
USB port(s) N/A
Other features Li-ion battery type Battery type
Other features A Mobile office The grade of the laptops ability to work on the move. Impor tant factors are Centrino processor, longer battery life, li ghtweight and wireless LAN.
Other features B Video editing The grade of the laptops ability to edit videos. Important factors to consider are processor power, large graphics card and storage.
Other features C Gaming The grade of the laptops ability to handle gaming. Importan t factors to consider are large graphics card, hard drive an d screen size.
Other features B Home photography The grade

tigermatt

Take a look over at eBuyer - they usually have some good deals regarding laptops. http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=14742841304&action=c2hvd3N1YmNhdGVnb3J5X3NlYXJjaA==&cat_uid=10&stid=5

What are you going to use it for? If it is for just browsing the internet and a bit of word processing etc. then you won't need a high spec machine or anything. However, if you are planning to play games on the laptop, you'll need to watch the specifications more and get something with decent graphics, sufficient Hard Drive space (although most come with this nowadays anyway), decent screen size etc.

tigermatt

worried_and_confused

tigermatt wrote:

Take a look over at eBuyer - they usually have some good deals regarding laptops. http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=14742841304&action=c2hvd3N1YmNhdGVnb3J5X3NlYXJjaA==&cat_uid=10&stid=5

What are you going to use it for? If it is for just browsing the internet and a bit of word processing etc. then you won't need a high spec machine or anything. However, if you are planning to play games on the laptop, you'll need to watch the specifications more and get something with decent graphics, sufficient Hard Drive space (although most come with this nowadays anyway), decent screen size etc.

tigermatt

Thanks tigermatt, ebuyer look like they have some good deals available. I aren't interested in gaming particularly, but want multimedia functions, e.g. photo-editing, making CDs/DVDs etc. I am also going to try a bit of webdesign with dreamweaver; and need it to run powerpoint etc as I sometimes work from home. It also needs to be wireless enabled.

intel

Dont forget when buying an Acer the customer support is pretty well
non-existent and having repaired one last week the build quality is
something else to be worried about.. a good deal? not in the long run.

Hewlett Packard would be my choice......

This is only from my experience... so the choice is still yours.

Happy Hunting.