The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

uktyler

Morgan have more of the £250 laptops in:

Howeer they don't seem to know if they have 1GB or 512MB memory, I would call them before you order:

http://morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=4473&CategoryID=11&SubCategoryID=345

Full featured factory rework notebook sub �250 - 1GB RAM, 80GB storage, DVD writer, UltraBright widescreen display and wireless networking

• Intel Celeron M 520 processor (1.6GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 533MHz bus)
• 512Mb DDR2 RAM, 80GB hard disk and 8x multiformat DVD writer
• 15.4" widescreen Ultrabright display (1280 x 800 WXGA resolution)
• Intel GMA 950 chipset with 224MB shared graphics
• Wireless networking, 4-in-1 card reader, 10/100 LAN and 56K modem
• High definition sound & stereo speakers, 6 cell lithium-ion battery

Stock Status
Factory rework stock
Warranty
Six month warranty

Itchy_Niagras

For people who are happy with refurb deals, this model represents decent value, IMHO!

Gateway refurbished laptop from Misco.

JDPower

uktyler wrote: »

Morgan have more of the £250 laptops in:

Howeer they don't seem to know if they have 1GB or 512MB memory, I would call them before you order:

http://morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=4473&CategoryID=11&SubCategoryID=345

That's only worth about £250 brand new, wouldn't pay that much for a refurb one.

davethecue

Hi
Which is the best laptop for battery life. My friend has a Dell c600 and the battery only seems to last 10 mins. Is this usual. I 've seen a refurb of this for £250 and was considering it
Sorry if this has been asked before but I tried searching and couldn't find the answer
A big thanx in advance

Computertec

Hi,

Dell Vostro 1500

Intel Duel Core 2
160gb
3 GB RAM
VISTA Premium
Wi-fi Card

Only £375
Getting It Now

ioscorpio

LIDL Thursday 7 Feb new store opening at Chesterfield have a Targus 12" Traveller Notebook with 60gb RAM and 512 RAM and Win XP for £249

d123

ioscorpio wrote: »

LIDL Thursday 7 Feb new store opening at Chesterfield have a Targus 12" Traveller Notebook with 60gb RAM and 512 RAM and Win XP for £249

Do you have a link?

There is nothing showing on the LIDL website for Chesterfield, and a web search seems to indicate that Targus only make laptop cases and bags, not laptops.

toasterman

Not sure if this has been posted already but I was just downloading some print drivers and there's a HP advert for this:
http://h41306.www4.hp.com/itemDetails?SID=298cee12dd41c744452f2ffb1d6bd9fb963:1223&sku=KQ630AA

Operating system installed - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
Processor type - Intel Core Duo T2400 / 1.83 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Memory - 1GB
Internal hard disk drive - 120 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
Optical drive type - DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM
Display size - 15.4" TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )

Ok it's only vista basic and I don't think it's quite as fast as the core2duo chips, but for £311 inc vat, it looks like a bargain to me. And you can get another 5% off buying through Quidco.

Almost wish I was in the market for a laptop myself

StickS

toasterman wrote: »

Not sure if this has been posted already but I was just downloading some print drivers and there's a HP advert for this:
http://h41306.www4.hp.com/itemDetails?SID=298cee12dd41c744452f2ffb1d6bd9fb963:1223&sku=KQ630AA

Operating system installed - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
Processor type - Intel Core Duo T2400 / 1.83 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Memory - 1GB
Internal hard disk drive - 120 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
Optical drive type - DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM
Display size - 15.4" TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 ( WXGA )

Ok it's only vista basic and I don't think it's quite as fast as the core2duo chips, but for £311 inc vat, it looks like a bargain to me. And you can get another 5% off buying through Quidco.

Almost wish I was in the market for a laptop myself

£40 off with this voucher code. HPOPTF

Although i don't think its a Core Duo, its a Celeron. I know it says otherwise in the spec, but when you look at it on this page http://h41306.www4.hp.com/section?SID=c5867192ff5f5d8a70442b642a1e1f58100:1223&secid=47413
it says Celeron and the next model up is a Core Duo. Think there has been a mix up somewhere.

toasterman

StickS wrote: »

£40 off with this voucher code. HPOPTF

Although i don't think its a Core Duo, its a Celeron. I know it says otherwise in the spec, but when you look at it on this page http://h41306.www4.hp.com/section?SID=c5867192ff5f5d8a70442b642a1e1f58100:1223&secid=47413
it says Celeron and the next model up is a Core Duo. Think there has been a mix up somewhere.

Ah shame. It's not all that special if it's just a celeron.
£300 for a celeron laptop is pretty commonly available now. Thought it was too good to be true.