Looking for a laptop, £400-£450 max budget

jaydeeuk1

Right, I've had a look in the usual places, and the best deal is the one I've seen below...

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5920G_Laptop_LX.AQB0X.612/version.asp

• Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core )
• RAM - 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz ( 2 x 2 GB )
• Hard Drive - 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
• Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
• Screen - 15.4' TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) - 24-bit (16.7 million colours) - CrystalBrite
• Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM - integrated
• Graphics - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

All for a very reasonable £449.
However, I don't need a blu ray drive so would want a lappy with same specs as above but for closer to £400.

My requirements are it must be an intel core 2 duo, have an ATI graphics chipset 3000 series + (or perhaps the 9000 series geforce), have at least 2gb ram (on one stick so I can stick another one) or 3/4gb preferrred. Pref 64bit vista installed, but if not I have spare development licenses, so would be even better being able to spec a laptop without an OS (I thought novatech did this?). I'm happy with Acers as I've found their build quality to be excellent nowadays. Not too fussed about battery life.

Been given a max budget of about £400, and the laptop will need to be a jack of all spades on a very low budget - eg some 3ds max, photoshop, web development, video conversion (nothing major) and perhaps even the odd game of left for dead

Nothing too taxing, will be just odds amendments and enchancements when needed and away from my development desktop so could get away with a comparatively low res screen.

If anyones seen a better deal elsewhere please let me know - I'll really appreciate it! Or is that a good a deal as I'll get?

v.rajput

is this any good to you: Dell have got lots of deals on at the mo, and this particular spec laptop varies from 329-429 depending on whereabouts on Dell you look plus you can get 6% off via quidco

It seems to have dissappeared online(allthougth the offer was on till the 24/6) but try spking to this guy who i booked mine from at dell

And if i havenet posted this in the right place, sorry

MOHAMMED IMRAN
Sales Representative
Phone Number: 72560
Fax Number: 0
Email: Mohammed_Imran@dell.com

Inspiron Notebook 1545 Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) Item Description Quantity Total Price Black Colour with Matte Finish 1 £329.57 Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) 1 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English 1 Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) 1 15.6" Widescreen WXGA CCFL (1366 x 768) TFT Display with TrueLife™ 1 3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x1024] 1 320GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive 1 1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return 1 1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera 1 4-cell 24WHr Li-Ion primary battery 1 DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) 1 Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD 1 N0654503 1 Inspiron 1545 Order - UK 1 English - Documentation Inspiron 1545 1 Inspiron 1545 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) 1 65W AC Adaptor 1 No Carry Case 1 1 Meter Power Cord - UK 1 Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard 1 1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return 1 Wireless Label - Pentium Dual Core 1 Silver palmrest 1 No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English 1 No Bluetooth Upgrade 1 Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) 1 No Accidental Damage Support 1 DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year 1


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jaydeeuk1

Cheers, but its an Intel graphics chipset and not a Core 2 Duo