The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

AbLoOmInOuS

I have been looking for time for a laptop I have around £400 to spend can anyone tell me the best laptop for the following needs:

MSN
School Work
Football manager
and
Wireless Internet

Thanks

FF99

What would be the general consensus on these two models as value for money, reliabillity etc. It will be used mainly for MS Office applications and watching DVDs on the road.

I travel a great deal so am looking for mobility. Obviously the 2nd is lighter etc. but is quite a bit more pricey. Both are from Currys (normally my last port of call for a computer, buit these do seem a good deal) and are list price minus 10% using an online discount voucher (but excl delivery).

Model 1:
TOSHIBA A100-147 £450
Intel Core Duo T2050 Processor 1.6GHz
533 MHz FSB
2 MB Cache
1024 MB RAM
60 GB Hard Drive
DVD ReWriter SuperMulti
15.4" Widescreen TruBrite Display
Microsoft Windows Media Center
128mb Intel UMA 945 integrated Graphics
1 year FREE warranty

Model 2:
PHILIPS X56 Thin and Light £630
Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 Processor 1.83GHz
667 MHz FSB
2 MB Cache
1024 MB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
12.1" Widescreen Display
Microsoft Windows Media Center
224MB Intel GMA950 integrated graphics
1 year FREE warranty

Any thoughts appreciated.

Sky_Digiman

id go with the Toshiba as you get a express upgrade to Vista from Toshiba

simonts

AbLoOmInOuS wrote:

I have been looking for time for a laptop I have around £400 to spend can anyone tell me the best laptop for the following needs:

MSN
School Work
Football manager
and
Wireless Internet

Thanks

All of that is a doddle other than Football manager which is a very hungry number crunching program

steve1221_2

anyone have a thought on this one from Comet...
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972

ACER AS3692WLMI
1.6 Cel mobile
1 gig
60 gig hd
up to 224 meg shared graphics memory
15.4 wide screen
Wifi

?

celticprince

"What would be the general consensus on these two models as value for money, reliabillity etc. It will be used mainly for MS Office applications and watching DVDs on the road.

I travel a great deal so am looking for mobility. Obviously the 2nd is lighter etc. but is quite a bit more pricey. Both are from Currys (normally my last port of call for a computer, buit these do seem a good deal) and are list price minus 10% using an online discount voucher (but excl delivery).

Model 1:
TOSHIBA A100-147 £450
Intel Core Duo T2050 Processor 1.6GHz
533 MHz FSB
2 MB Cache
1024 MB RAM
60 GB Hard Drive
DVD ReWriter SuperMulti
15.4" Widescreen TruBrite Display
Microsoft Windows Media Center
128mb Intel UMA 945 integrated Graphics
1 year FREE warranty

Model 2:
PHILIPS X56 Thin and Light £630
Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 Processor 1.83GHz
667 MHz FSB
2 MB Cache
1024 MB RAM
80 GB Hard Drive
Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
12.1" Widescreen Display
Microsoft Windows Media Center
224MB Intel GMA950 integrated graphics
1 year FREE warranty

Any thoughts appreciated."

I think both will do what you are looking for although as you have said the Phillips will be easier to transport.

I have recently looked at both of these and I must say that the Phillips does look cheaply made. The internal spec is good for the money but the Toshiba appears better put together. I really do not like the finish of the Phillips.

Also, the Tosh is £599 in store so it is a decent 'saving'.

I have just raised my budget a bit to include: Tosh Satellite U200-161 (nice quality)@ £809 using Currys code and a further £40 off with Quidco;

Sony FJ3S @ £809 same Currys deal plus Quidco for further £40 savings;

HP Pavillion DV2000 range (my favourite by far) various prices from £580+ depending on spec.(cheapest so far at MISCO).

Hope this helps

Chris

AbLoOmInOuS

steve1221 wrote:

anyone have a thought on this one from Comet...
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972

ACER AS3692WLMI
1.6 Cel mobile
1 gig
60 gig hd
up to 224 meg shared graphics memory
15.4 wide screen
Wifi

?

Been looking at that one two looks pretty good!

Hillfly

When buying from Comet remember to get a Virgin credit card to save 13%. Requires a bit of forward planning but worth it for the savings.:money:

http://uk.virginmoney.com/members-shop/rewards/getHomeCatalogues.do


You also get discounts at Boots, Argos and Sainsburys.

IT_Troll

Well after much deliberation I went for the TOSHIBA A100-147 Intel Core Duo T2050 Processor 1.6GHz for £450. It does look to be a very good spec and from a well regarded manufacturer.

Many of the 10% codes came up as expired but I eventually got EMAIL10 to work.

HCDayantis

Anyone got any idea where I can get a MacBook Core 2 Duo from cheaper than the Apple site?

Thanks!