The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Heslo9

I phoned dell last night trying to get the same deal as bushbaby1103 but they said they would only match the deal if i could prove thats how much they paid!! £460. the same system is now £499

Intel® Core 2 Duo T5300 Processor (1.73GHz,533MHz,2MB L2 cache)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic - English
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display
1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Intel Media Accelerator 950 Up to 256MB shared memory with TV and
S-Video out
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
6 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (53 Whr)
56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card (for Core 2 Duo Processors)
Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English


looks like i will wait till they drop the prices!!

pompey_1

Hi,

I'm looking to get a laptop for under £350, Can't be vista due to software I need it to run)

Does this seem like a good way forward

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1041255366.1181591664@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccffaddleemgekkcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&sku=840719&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&tabIndex=1

sorry about the length of that link! hope it doesn't screw up the width of the thread!

basically it's: TOSHIBA A100-147 RECONDITIONED INTEL CORE DUO T2050 PROCESSOR 1.6GHz LAPTOP (1GB memory, XP media centre)

for £335 inc delivery

Is my thinking of: dual core >>>> celeron-m valid when getting a laptop for this price. I'm mainly basing this on the fact that my current laptop has a desktop celeron processor in it and it's sooo noisey!

Many thanks for any advice given

Paul

wazza

pompey_1 wrote: »

Hi,

I'm looking to get a laptop for under £350, Can't be vista due to software I need it to run)

Does this seem like a good way forward

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1041255366.1181591664@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccffaddleemgekkcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&sku=840719&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&tabIndex=1

sorry about the length of that link! hope it doesn't screw up the width of the thread!

basically it's: TOSHIBA A100-147 RECONDITIONED INTEL CORE DUO T2050 PROCESSOR 1.6GHz LAPTOP (1GB memory, XP media centre)

for £335 inc delivery

Is my thinking of: dual core >>>> celeron-m valid when getting a laptop for this price. I'm mainly basing this on the fact that my current laptop has a desktop celeron processor in it and it's sooo noisey!

Many thanks for any advice given

Paul

they were going for £599 but sometimes pcworld had it down to £499 on sale now and then last november

xenny

pompey_1 wrote: »

Hi,


Is my thinking of: dual core >>>> celeron-m valid when getting a laptop for this price. I'm mainly basing this on the fact that my current laptop has a desktop celeron processor in it and it's sooo noisey!

There's no relationship between desktop celerons and celeron-m processors. Essentially a celeron-m is a core duo or core 2 duo processor chopped in half with some of the power saving features disabled. A celeron-m won't be anything like as noisy as your current machine

So don't presume that dual core is a must have. It's nice if you're after a little extra battery life, or are going to do something genuinely CPU intensive with the machine, otherwise it's not essential.

Sky_Digiman

Empiredirect have a good deal on...
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~ACE-5101AWLMI.htm

AJ.cutey

use discount code at get 10% off!

username: 10percent and voucher ID: EV3562

andyelcomb

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/123093

Just got one of these for £320.59 delivered including buying Kingston 1GB memory stick and Google £10 checkout bonus.

Didn't want anything fancy, and didn't want Vista. This comes with XP Home as standard and that's getting hard to find.

Wanted the bigger screen, wireless etc and am very pleased indeed with it.

Whisper quiet, contacted to home wireless internet instantly (I'm not a techie and normally go round in circles before I get these things sorted).

Realised later I could have saved a little by going to Ebay for the memory but still very happy with bit of kit - and the price. (yes, I know it'll be £50 less in a few months...)

Sky_Digiman

I bought the laptop at 4pm from Empire Direct (the acer i posted earlier) and with carry case for £375 using code.
Does anyone know how long it takes for empire direct take to call to arrange delivery date?
Thanks

[Deleted User]

My new Dell 6400 arrived today and it's great, a bit slower than I expected but 100% better than my old elderly one. :j

So I'd like to say a big

THANK YOU

to everyone for all the advice and support I received in making my choice. I may well need some more advice as i try new things out on my new toy, but I know where to come if I run into any problems!

Cheers! :beer:

tallulah

Advice on a lap top purchase please
Hi folks, hope i have come to the right place - i have heard great things about you lo! :j

Looking to purchase a lap top for personal internet use mainly. I use my work computer but want to start ebaying etc and this is a big no no from the work computer!

Anyways, i want basic lap top with dvd & cd re-writer, enough space to store music, pics etc and also wireless for around £300 - £400 mark (really don;t want to spend over £350!). So have found a potential 2 i would consider buying. I is a make i have never heard of and the other is a reconidition one (it does come with 12 month warranty) however i am a bit unsure what to do

COMPAQ C504EA Recon laptop, with 80GB, 1024MB and loads of other stuff i don't understand - not 100% too sure if this is wireless tho

Lenovo 3000 C200 - with 80GB, 512 MB (however can pay £40 to double this) and loads of ither stuff , this is defo wireless

Both have DVD & CD re-writers

And are around the same price give or take a few quid

What do you guys think? Which would be the best buy

Any help would be great - thanks very much

Edit - just rany COMPAQ and that mobile defo is wireless