which laptop ?

kst2

Hi i am looking for a new laptop for under £400 have read so much i am overwhelmed.. I have decided i dont want a dell or an acer. I have found a few that (i think) look reasonable - what do you think ?

Toshiba L350-203 17in Laptop. (£399)
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
1MB cache.
2GB DDR2 RAM.
17in screen size.
Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels.
Widescreen.
160GB SATA hard drive capacity.

Fujutsu-Siemens AMILO 16in Notebook Li3710. (£379)
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
1MB cache.
2GB DDR2 RAM.
17in screen size
Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels.
160GB SATA hard drive capacity.
16in screen size.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
Widescreen HD.
250GB SATA hard drive capacity.

Asus X58L 15.4in Laptop (£369)
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
2GB DDR2 RAM.
15.4in screen size.
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels.
250GB SATA hard drive capacity.

so what do you think of these 3 - want something fast but reliable ?I like the Toshiba. I am open to other suggestions also

thanks for any replies

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kst2 wrote: »

Hi i am looking for a new laptop for under £400 have read so much i am overwhelmed.. I have decided i dont want a dell or an acer.

I can maybe see where you're coming from with an Acer but what's wrong with Dells?

kst2 wrote: »

Toshiba L350-203 17in Laptop. (£399)
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
1MB cache.
2GB DDR2 RAM.
17in screen size.
Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels.
Widescreen.
160GB SATA hard drive capacity.

Fujutsu-Siemens AMILO 16in Notebook Li3710. (£379)
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
1MB cache.
2GB DDR2 RAM.
17in screen size
Resolution 1440 x 900 pixels.
160GB SATA hard drive capacity.
16in screen size.
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.
Widescreen HD.
250GB SATA hard drive capacity.

Asus X58L 15.4in Laptop (£369)
Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor.
2.16GHz processor speed.
2GB DDR2 RAM.
15.4in screen size.
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels.
250GB SATA hard drive capacity.

so what do you think of these 3 - want something fast but reliable ?I like the Toshiba. I am open to other suggestions also

thanks for any replies

The above 3 machines have exactly the same CPU and RAM so I'd pick whichever size screen you feel hapiest with. You don't mention weight. Would you be carrying it around? Disk space is so cheap nowadays I'd ignore this, if you run out you can buy an external HDD e.g. a Western Digital Mybook for £50 or so.

kst2

Hi many thanks for your reply, i already have a dell and i am not that impressed with it to be honest - build quality is rubbish it wouldnt want another one..

do the ones i have shortlisted look decent machines - what would you consider to be the best ? travelling would be minimal so weight not an issue

thanks again

[Deleted User]

If it were me I'd stay well away from the Fujutsu-Siemens. The other two look fine. You could consider a RAM upgrade if you find either machine a bit slow.

Also be aware Microsoft are releasing a new Operating System in October called Windows 7. A great improvement over Vista and widely accepted as a very good build from what's been released so far. So dependant on how quickly you need this machine you could wait a while. There will of course be a period of time when you can buy a laptop with Vista and be eligable for a free upgrade to Windows 7. Companies offer this as they expect some people to wait so to ensure they still get sales they give you the option of a free upgrade.

kst2

Many thanks for your help and advice. i didnt know about the new os - def worth thinking about.

thanks again for your help
:beer:

joe_pesci

Nothing wrong with Vista, yes when first came out was useless. But i have no problems with it. From watching videos and reading about Windows 7, seems to be very little different. Not something the average user will care about anyway. I will be sticking with Vista.

By the way i have Acer laptop and it's superb. Best ive ever had(and ive had a few).

Also DO NOT BUY A Fujutsu-Siemens LAPTOP OR ANYTHING MADE BY THEM.

They are useless and two laptops from them broke down in just over a year.:mad:

From 3 you put up, the Toshiba be my choice.

spragger

Try a DELL Studio 15

You will get one for 430 that will beat any of those donkeys above

kst2

hi many thanks for replies

no dont want another dell sorry - totally not impressed with them but thanks for comment

Fujitu has more features but ultimately the tosh looks the to be the most reliable thanks again for replies
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Radsteral

I bought a toshiba 3 years ago
have treated it no better than my other building tools.. used it on the van been falling on ground many times
still going stong apart of the power cable that is twisted far too much and needs replacing
highly recomended
ps; mine is the equium, so the botom range
my next update when this dies maybe a toshiba poredge or a satelite

bainy

How about this cracking deal for an Acer AS 5920 at Asda available at just £275 leaving you £125 to spend on perhaps a treat for yourself.I've bought several acer laptops for family and friends etc and have yet to have one need service repairs.I also agree that Dell are poor built machines and I've always labelled them dell = hell.

Acer Aspire AS5920-6A2G25Mi Notebook PC
Intel Core 2 Duo (T5750) 2.0 GHz Processor with 667MHz FSB 2048KB L2 Cache
2048MB (2x1024MB) of DDR2 Memory RAM
5400rpm 250GB Hard Disk Drive
Mobile Intel GM965 Express Chipset
15.4 inch WXGA Acer CrystalBrite LCD TFT
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (Dual-Band Tri-Mode 802.11a/b/g)
8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer Optical Drive
0.3 MP Crystal Eye Webcam
5 in 1 Card Reader (SD), (MMC), (MS), (MS PRO), (XD)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
6 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
1 Year International Travellers Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty: 1 Year International Travellers

They had lots of stock on friday and saturday which sold in record time and currently they are on back order and will be available again soon. This is as I say a cracking deal for a core 2 duo laptop with 2.0ghz cpu,2gb ram, 250gb hdd, vista home premium etc need I go on.Grab yourself a real bargain deal

http://direct.asda.com/Acer-5920-Notebook-With-Core-2-Duo-Processor%2c-Vista-Premium%2c-2gb-RAM-and-250gb-Hard-Drive/000584428,default,pd.html

Rich44_2

To help decide why not find the support number and call it, see how long they take to answer and see if you can where the call centre is, try several times of day to be sure, fairly sure you'll find that will rule out some suggestions easily