Best laptop for around £800-£1000

momoyama

I haven't read the entire thread, but I'd give two pieces of advice:

1. Buy PC-Pro and have a look at the A-List
2. Have look in PC-World. Consider each laptop carefully as to what you want and what each one offers. Then look on line and buy your chosen laptop elsewhere cheaper and with more reliable after-service.

asininity

Leopard wrote: »

:rotfl:

Thanks for taking the bait, asininity.

Another classic. :T

Ya tit, glad you enjoyed it. Always a pleasure.

Leopard

asininity wrote: »

Ya tit, glad you enjoyed it. Always a pleasure.

Indeed so. :money:

Couldn't resist the temptation.

:beer:

momoyama wrote: »

"Two men looked out from behind prison bars. One saw mud, the other saw the stars!". Soke Brian Dossett, March 2007

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." - Oscar Wilde - 1892.

ISIOTB

I think I've narrowed it down to this one:

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/537292/TOSHIBA-QOSMIO-F50-12W/tab/delivery

Thoughts anyone?

Leopard

It's £50 cheaper here; £900 with free shipping.

Marty_J

ISIOTB wrote: »

I think I've narrowed it down to this one:

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/537292/TOSHIBA-QOSMIO-F50-12W/tab/delivery

Thoughts anyone?

If you're going to be using it for business purposes, the spec is over-kill.

For instance, if you're just going to be typing letters and whatnot, you do not need a 512 MB graphics card. It has 4 GB of RAM, but probably only comes with a 32 bit version of Windows, so it won't be able to use anywhere near that.

That laptop is almost 1 kg heavier than the Mac I linked to on page one, and it also has awful battery life (1 hour 50 minutes!). The aforementioned Mac has a 7 hour batter life.

You're paying extra for things that aren't going to make a difference or you aren't going to use, and the things that will make a difference (such as long battery life and portability), this laptop doesn't have.

You'd be better off getting a Dell Vostro and saving yourself a few hundred Pounds.

ISIOTB

TBH I want the laptop for business and for general home use (i work from home)

WHat puts me off the Mac is my wife - simple as that, it's a completely different OS and it would take time to learn, plus our secondary laptop is windows.

Macs might look nice but that is right at the bottom of my priority list.

Marty_J

ISIOTB wrote: »

TBH I want the laptop for business and for general home use (i work from home)

WHat puts me off the Mac is my wife - simple as that, it's a completely different OS and it would take time to learn, plus our secondary laptop is windows.

Macs might look nice but that is right at the bottom of my priority list.

We have three computers here; an iMac and two PCs, one running Windows XP and Windows 7, the other running Ubuntu. The Mac is by far the easiest to use. For instance, to install software, you generally just drag it to your applications folder (or wherever you want it). To uninstall it, you just delete it. The iLife applications that come with a Mac are really nice. It also includes incremental backup software called Time Machine that will automatically backup everything on your computer for you.

Mac OS X would take some time to get used to, but so will Windows 7 when you upgrade to that. That's progress for you I guess. Go to your nearest Apple Store or PC World and try them out. If you like it, great, if not then you haven't lost anything and you'll be able to make an informed purchasing decision.

If you're still determined to go the Windows route however, I would recommend going to Dell and pricing up a system. You'll be able to customise it for your own needs much more.

Scrilla

The Dell is a much better option still.

You could go for the 17" 2.53 Ghz, 8GB memory (!), 512GB NVidia 9600M GS graphics card and so on and pick the best option there and still have change left over compared to the toshiba. If black isn't your colour, choose red. If you want a faster processor, add an extra £100. The only thing the Toshiba has going for it over the Dell is the fact it looks nicer, and you already said that's at the bottom of your priority list.