The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

spike87

rpsheridan wrote: »

do hp and sony laptops have the best reputation?

Of course, everyone has a different opinion. My opinion is that Sony have a very good reputation (I don't own one but want one). I'd say Acer and Dell have the worst reputation when it comes to laptops.

JDPower

spike87 wrote: »

Of course, everyone has a different opinion. My opinion is that Sony have a very good reputation (I don't own one but want one). I'd say Acer and Dell have the worst reputation when it comes to laptops.

I agree that Sony has a good reputation but in my experience that reputation slightly exceeds the reality. They aren't bad but they are quite some way from the pinnacle of quality that everyone thinks Sony are, and subsequently pay an unnecessary premium for.

Personally I've had no problem with Dell at all but everyones experience is different. For example Toshiba are second in the poll at the top of the page but my last laptop was a Tosh (and not a cheap one) and it was terrible - numerous hardware and build quality issues.

flossy_splodge

spike87 wrote: »

Of course, everyone has a different opinion. My opinion is that Sony have a very good reputation (I don't own one but want one). I'd say Acer and Dell have the worst reputation when it comes to laptops.

I too thought badly of Acer until I went into a large John Lewis where by far the majority of the laptops were Acer and I made comment.
The assistant, who seemed quite clued up, said that these days Acers were good, JL wouldn't sell them otherwise?
So does that mean new spec Acer's are in fact OK?:o

chili2001

flossy_splodge wrote: »

I too thought badly of Acer until I went into a large John Lewis where by far the majority of the laptops were Acer and I made comment.
The assistant, who seemed quite clued up, said that these days Acers were good, JL wouldn't sell them otherwise?
So does that mean new spec Acer's are in fact OK?:o

I've never had a problem with Acer and always found them to be a reliable and cheap make. The desktops are usually a good buy too. My mums had an Acer digital camera for years and never had a problem!

merdoom

hello - i realise this is not a laptop as such but wonderd if i could get an opinon on this disgo net browser - is it worth the money (can't afford a laptop!)?
i just want something to be able to look at the internet on my lunch and check my email etc at work... or is there a better option anyone knows of?

cheers!

chili2001

merdoom wrote: »

hello - i realise this is not a laptop as such but wonderd if i could get an opinon on this disgo net browser - is it worth the money (can't afford a laptop!)?
i just want something to be able to look at the internet on my lunch and check my email etc at work... or is there a better option anyone knows of?

cheers!

I would say that this is a better option if thats all you need it for: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/6108212/Asus-Eee-PC-901-XP-Atom-N270-1-6GHz-1GB-12GB-8-9-XP-Home-NetBook-White/Product.html

*Edit* Found it a lot cheaper from here: http://www.wholeinstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=415 never delt with them though

merdoom

chili2001 wrote: »

I would say that this is a better option if thats all you need it for: http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/6108212/Asus-Eee-PC-901-XP-Atom-N270-1-6GHz-1GB-12GB-8-9-XP-Home-NetBook-White/Product.html

*Edit* Found it a lot cheaper from here: http://www.wholeinstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=415 never delt with them though

thanks chili!
i did look at that first one, think i was put off because it was a refurb - but suppose it doesn't matter!
that second site looks way to cheap on loads of stuff - anyone know if its legit??
Edit- just done a google search on them and it doesn't look good, perhaps best to avoid them!!

sharkbait_2

Is this a good deal?

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/7747080/Sony-VAIO-NS10-L-S-Pentium-Dual-Core-T3200-2-0-GHz-3GB-250GB-DVD-SM-15-4-Vista-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook/ProductReviews.html

Or am I better with?
http://direct.tesco.com/q/buylist/id.5943.aspx

Thanks.

chili2001

But you end up spending £480 for the "free" laptop that sells for under £300? Its not even a laptop its a netbook, and not a very good one either! You can buy a more powerful acer aspire one for £150 from ebuyer.

sharkbait_2

Can anyone tell me the difference between intel celeron T1600 & AMD sempron processors please?

Which would be the better one to opt for?