where can we get a laptop or notebook

caris

Hi

We want a laptop or notebook for our 9 yr old, it needs to have a cd/dvd rw, preferably a dual core duo 2 processor, new or refub between £300 - £400 pounds.
Thanks
caris

Browntoa

look in those cash generator/cash converter stores , they get/sell loads

buyitall

There is one with £100 off at Tesco for £349.

geordie458

What will your 9 year old be using the laptop for? Dell, Toshiba, HP, Acer all sell laptops in your budget at the spec you want. Does he NEED a core 2 duo processor? Would a dual core celeron not be sufficient?

You could read the thread here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1993

isofa

Best Dell deals, some within your budget at: https://www.dmxdimension.com

The Inspiron 1525 is a good machine, if you can stretch to the Pentium Dual Core T3200 2.0 GHz at £369 or the on extra offer Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 2.0 GHz at £399 then these are two great laptops. Both are more powerful than a Celeron chip.

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HP 6735s Laptop, AMD AthlonTM X2 Dual Core QL-60 1.9GHz, 4GB memory, 250GB HDD, DVD+-RW SMDL LightScribe writer, Webcam 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) WLAN Bluetooth

Was £499.99
Save £100.04
Now £399.95inc vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149335

Tra77

Will second ebuyer, also try ccl (www.cclonline.com).

caris

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestion, we have bought the one from Tescos.

caris

fletch3163

Hi there

Can anyone offer guidance to me please?

My 11 year old would love a laptop for Christmas but I'm unsure what to look for. I think he'd like it to play pc games, online games and he also loves an animation website he uses. Graphics, etc is not something I understand but when I was buying my desktop I was told the graphics on it was basic.

Many thanks in anticipation

andrinaperry

ASDA are advertising a 3gb Laptop for £275 this weekend,

Andrina

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fletch3163 wrote: »

Hi there

Can anyone offer guidance to me please?

My 11 year old would love a laptop for Christmas but I'm unsure what to look for. I think he'd like it to play pc games, online games and he also loves an animation website he uses. Graphics, etc is not something I understand but when I was buying my desktop I was told the graphics on it was basic.

Many thanks in anticipation

As mentioned above for £399 you could get:

HP 6735s Laptop, AMD AthlonTM X2 Dual Core QL-60 1.9GHz, 4GB memory, 250GB HDD, DVD+-RW SMDL LightScribe writer, Webcam 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) WLAN Bluetooth

Was £499.99
Save £100.04
Now £399.95inc vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149335

It does have an on-board graphics card but for a price tag this cheap it'll be hard to find a decent graphics card, decent amount of memory and from a decent brand. So overall it's not a bad deal by any stretch. In fact, for the money there's a massive amount of RAM. It really depends how graphics intensive his games might be i.e. a new 3D shootem up might have not look that great but older games or less graphics intensive should be fine.