The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

DKLS

Dan:) wrote:

search the PC world site for a Advent 8109.... class!!
1.6 GHZ Celeron
1024 MB Ram
60GB HDD
Windows Vista
£399

If it had a 120GB HD it would be great, I can fill 60 Gig in one project!!!, Any reccomendations for Great spec laptop, I need 4/5 of them.

dkent

DKLS wrote:

If it had a 120GB HD it would be great, I can fill 60 Gig in one project!!!, Any reccomendations for Great spec laptop, I need 4/5 of them.

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p....do?sku=373249

I got this one and it is ok at the moment , vista runs fine with no glitches yet .

Hope this helps .

energy80s

DKLS wrote:

If it had a 120GB HD it would be great, I can fill 60 Gig in one project!!!, Any reccomendations for Great spec laptop, I need 4/5 of them.

120 Gig Hard Drives can be had from SVP for about 60 quid, still cheaper than the Comet offer and you could sell the old Advent one on Ebay for a few quid as well. Just depends on whether you fancy an Advent or not. I personally am going for an Acer because the UK service centre is 10 miles away from home and they have already promised to look after any "mechanical" probelms I might have with it.

deedub777

Dan:) wrote:

search the PC world site for a Advent 8109.... class!!
1.6 GHZ Celeron
1024 MB Ram
60GB HDD
Windows Vista
£399

The spec says this is Wirless enabled but other details - anyone know if "enabled" means built-in?

Thanks

energy80s

deedub777 wrote:

The spec says this is Wirless enabled but other details - anyone know if "enabled" means built-in?

Thanks

Yes, it usually does. It's hard to get a lappy these days that ISN'T wireless enabled.

spike87

I am off to PCWorld tomorrow to buy the Toshiba A100-337 Dual Core laptop for £499. Anyone find it any cheaper? I've checked but I think they're the cheapest. Hopefully they'll throw a carry case in with it :rolleyes: .

deedub777

Have a look at http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5051AWXMi_LX.AG30J.056/version.asp
Processor: AMD Turion 64 MK-36 - 2GHz, 512KB L2 Cache
RAM: 512MB DDR2 - Low Cost Double Memory Offer - Call For Details! (about £59 fitted)
Hard Drive: 60GB
Screen: 14.1" Widescreen TFT (1280x800 - 16:10)
Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer (even does DVD-RAM)
Graphics: Integrated Graphics supporting 128MB
Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g
Battery Life (Depending on Use): 2.5 hours
Weight: Only 2.4 kg
Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return - Upgradeable to 3 Years for only £49!
Operating System: Windows XP Media Center Edition - FREE Upgrade To Windows Vista
Fast Ethernet 10/100 + 56k Dial-Up Modem
S-Video Output (watch Laptop output on a TV)
Flash Memory Card Reader (MMC, MS, MS-pro, SD, XD)
Built-In Stereo Speakers + Microphone

Order any accessory or software (and get free delivery). If you haggle or quote them a cheaper price elsewhere, they will match it!!

Tinkerbell21_2

spike87 wrote:

I am off to PCWorld tomorrow to buy the Toshiba A100-337 Dual Core laptop for £499. Anyone find it any cheaper? I've checked but I think they're the cheapest. Hopefully they'll throw a carry case in with it :rolleyes: .

I am going to PC World on the weekend to have a look at this laptop. The price online now seems to have gone up to £549.99p.

spike87

Yep it has gone up to £549.99, but if you say you've seen it on the net for £499 they'll let you have it for that :rolleyes: . Doesn't come with any Office software and they couldn't even give me a little freebie so I'm still on the look for a new laptop.

petergatestone

Just recieved this on a mailshot:


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