The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

mjr600

Packard Bell C3 300 bargain....

here for the full spec...

http://www.packardbell.co.uk/products/node1601.asp?partNumber=P910R00001

reduced from £599 to £569 here...

http://!!!!!!.com/6v539

add this code AFF10PC at checkout to get it for £520

its fairly light with a good processor/hard drive and dvd burner as well

Bargainbabe_2

http://!!!!!!.com/6v539

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sleep_loser

OK, been here for my nephew trying to get a deal for around 450-550 inc P&P. I work in IT so know my way around most computer equipment. First things first is the cost will be dependent on mostly two things, Processor Brand+Type, and then Spec. For example

1. AMDChip+14.1TFT+128mbRAM+20/30GbDrive
2. IntelChip+15.1TFT+256mb RAM+ 40/80GbDrive

Spec 1 is alot lower spec than 2 but probably would satisfy what most office type users would need, but the options of things like infrared or firewire and the number of usb ports are all dependent on manufacturer so don't take them for granted that they'll be on there.

AMD chips are usually cheaper than Intel and are usually the same processing power so don't be fooled by thinking Intel is more powerful as it's not although it was out before AMD stated making chips so it's a better household brand name than Intel.

I got a deal from https://www.comet.co.uk 3 months ago as it had about £100 off it's entry level laptop making it £549 including free P&P (not using vouchers), I made a little trip to the shop to check and sure enough it's Fujitsu laptop was £649. Bargain!!

The problem with PCWorld is this.....People who go in there are two types, either clueless about everything computing (no offense), or totally switched on know what they want and go in for a techie browse to see what the dearest shop on the planet is selling what they are looking for so they can have a price guide for shopping on the net. I was in there a few weeks ago and I heard this girl with her mum getting sold this laptop for around £750 and to be honest it was so overpriced it wasn't true in fact the comet deal was for a better spec laptop.

As far as Tiny, there are problems with type of company, delivery is usually expensive, and there support lines are usually like £1 a minute so danger must be highlighted here as the support offereings seem good but can outweigh any savings made by shopping around.

Thanks
Paul
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AMD doesn't mean lower spec. AMD chips may be cheaper but they generally outperform Intel chips. At the desktop level the latest fastest AMD chips are better than Intels (some say way better). It has been suggested AMD chips are less stable.

The cheaper AMD Sempron outperforms the latest Celeron desktop processors though this processor has bought Intel closer to AMD at this level. These processors are found in laptops. The AMD Sempron 3100 is perhaps the best ever cost/performance processor.

The message should be - don't consider AMD lower spec. AMD though haven't got a competitor for the Centrino/Celeron-M range.

sleep_loser

If you actually read what I said I divided it into two parts Proc Brand/Type + Spec, so please lets not start a bun fight over nothing daft things.

Proc Type/Brand is I guess AMD/Intel and then it's models in both brands.

Spec is screen size, RAM, video mem, hard disk, etc.

I use both AMD and Intel for diffrent jobs so it's horses for course but I think you'll find that AMD is usually that bit cheaper.

I never said anything about AMDvsIntel chip, in a specification way as we could be there all day.

I was trying to be general in my terms for all to understand.

Thanks
Paul

lesley2004

Hi sleep-loser

I am one of those "techie thick" people who buy things in PC world!!

What I am looking for is some good technical advice on buying a Laptop for christmas

I will want to connect to internet

Watch DVDs

Kids will want to play-
Sims2
age of empires clash of titans
Lord of the rings new age.

Connect digital camera and camcorder to download pics and video onto laptop

I am looking to pay an absolute maximum od £750 but the cheaper the better

Any tips, having been looking at the acer aspire range on ebuyer, but unsure of buying from online company.

Any advice greatly appreciated

Lesley

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For example

1. AMDChip+14.1TFT+128mbRAM+20/30GbDrive
2. IntelChip+15.1TFT+256mb RAM+ 40/80GbDrive

Spec 1 is alot lower spec than 2

Hi sleep loser - it was this headline statement that prompted me to reply. I just wanted to emphasise the point you went onto make that AMD is not lower spec.

lesley2004

Can anyone tell me if this is a good deal

Packard Bell h5315 laptop

Mobile Intel Pentium 4 538 3.2GHz

533 MHz FSB

1Mb cache

512 Mb RAM

60 Gb Hard Drive

DVD±RW Drive

15.1 " TFT display

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

64 Mb nVidia GeForce FX5100 graphics

1 Year FREE warranty


£799 at curries

down £727 incl postage using 10% code

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At £727 it looks quite good to me. Having a seperate grahics card (as opposed to the Intel Extreme graphics) should help with games. It's not the best graphics but should be fine for most current games I think.

mjr600

Comet have the Acer 2303 with widescreen display, mobile celeron and DVD writer for £550 online. Thats a good price.

Click here for a demo, you'll need broadband.

http://www.lara.on.ca/acer2303.html