very cheap laptop required

FirstTimer4Me

can anyone suggest a very cheap laptop about £200.00?

it's to be used just for browsing / emails, etc, no music / games.

it's going to be a present for my neice, but we're on a tight budget so the cheaper the better.

ta for any help / suggestions

dogmaryxx

http://www.eflexcomputers.com/

-TangleFoot-

Any of these do?

• Grade A1 - Acer Aspire One A110L (£125 @ Laptops Direct)
• Lenovo IdeaPad S9e (£198 @ CCL Online)
• Compaq Mini 702EA (£200 @ Ebuyer)
• Dell Inspiron Mini 10v (from £199 @ Dell UK)

FirstTimer4Me

thanks for the links, i was hoping to get a bigger screen than 10.02 we can spend up to a max of £250.00 i don't know about refurbished machines are we better off adding the extra £50 making it £250.00 for a new machine with a bigger screen?

forgot to mention, not bothered wether it has xp or vista if it has xp will it make it cheaoer?



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KeithP

Have a look at bigpockets.
They do have new laptops but I have no experience of those.
I bought a IBM Thinkpad T42 from them, described as refurbished, for about £180 a few months ago. Worked perfectly, and is still working perfectly. Absolutely no problems.
Ok, it was a bit grubby, but a few mins with a damp cloth and a tiny brush and it looked like new again.
IBM Thinkpads are tough machines, especially the pre-Lenovo ones.

Use this forum's search facility to find more Bigpockets satisfied customers.

Strider590

KeithP wrote: »

Have a look at bigpockets.
They do have new laptops but I have no experience of those.
I bought a IBM Thinkpad T42 from them, described as refurbished, for about £180 a few months ago. Worked perfectly, and is still working perfectly. Absolutely no problems.
Ok, it was a bit grubby, but a few mins with a damp cloth and a tiny brush and it looked like new again.
IBM Thinkpads are tough machines, especially the pre-Lenovo ones.

Use this forum's search facility to find more Bigpockets satisfied customers.

I have 3 Thinkpads, a 770X (my first laptop) and 2 x T41's.
I've also refurbed/sold a good number of them too.

They are simply bomb proof, anyone who's ever worked on one will tell you how well built they are! Cannot fault them, especially as you can get a refurbished T42 for between £150 and £200, a machine that would have cost £1500+ just 3-4 years ago.... Built to last, unlike your cheapo high street jobs.

pitkin2020

a few good one do come on ebay, i got a bargain on a toshiba equium used for £180 should have gone for about £250 but the seller listed some of the specs incorrectly i checked the toshiba website and it was showing a mucher better spec than was listed, the seller had put the processor speed at about half of what is was meant to be so potential put people off.......bargain

Strider590

pitkin2020 wrote: »

a few good one do come on ebay, i got a bargain on a toshiba equium used for £180 should have gone for about £250 but the seller listed some of the specs incorrectly i checked the toshiba website and it was showing a mucher better spec than was listed, the seller had put the processor speed at about half of what is was meant to be so potential put people off.......bargain

Yea, processor speed would be an obvious mistake. Don't however assume this for other specs. Sometimes laptops go up on ebay with parts swapped out (due to failure) or with downgraded memory for example where the seller has removed some memory to make a bit of extra cash or upgrade another machine.
For the ebay novice, It's good practice to ask the seller if they have listed the specs correctly.

-TangleFoot-

FirstTimer4Me wrote: »

we can spend up to a max of £250

For that kind of money you can get either a shiny new netbook or a grubby refurbished laptop. Machines with 9-10" and 15" displays command the lowest premiums, so that's where you should be focusing your efforts; prices for systems inbetween those sizes tend to be disproportionately higher.

And yes, Windows XP costs less than Windows Vista - unless it's sold as a 'downgrade' option. Linux on the other hand costs virtually nothing, but has a slight learning curve owing to Microsoft's significant market penetration.

Strider590

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

For that kind of money you can get either a shiny new netbook or a grubby refurbished laptop.

I resent that! :rotfl::rotfl:
My laptop's are like new!


For me, laptop's are like cars..... I'd rather get last years higher spec model for ££££ less! I'd never buy a new one, the neighbours don't really care anyway and you'll look less of an idiot when it breaks down