The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Capricorn_One

bandraoi wrote: »

Vista, it's not a conundrum anymore.

Whether people like Vista or XP is usually based on their experiences rather than one being better than the other. I happen to like XP and other than Microsoft de-supporting it, don't want to move to Vista.

One of the reasons we're sold the latest CPUs is just so we can run Vista "acceptably".

I've been using XP on a 6-year old desktop (Athlon 1.2 Ghz processor/1Mb RAM) and it runs great.
If I put Linux on it, it would probably be even quicker.

bandraoi

It's fair enough to continue to run XP if you have everything set up to run on it. If you buy a new pc which runs XP and start trying to set up itunes, firefox, word, excel etc. etc. you're causing alot of unnecessary hassle for yourself and XP will be fully obsolete before your machine is.

A dilemmna between a mac and a pc, or between linux and microsoft i can see, a dilemmna between a new machine with Vista or a new machine with XP doesn't exist.

billionairelizzie

ADVENT K4000 Refurbished Laptop


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Intel Celeron M Processor 530

• <LI class=indentFeature>( 1.73GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB Cache)
• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
• 2 GB Memory
• 120 GB Hard drive

Just found this for £259.99, I was looking at it for my 14 year old son who needs it for internet, homework & playing games will it be any good, TIA..

this is the link if anyone else is interested http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1956350760.1214602454@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdladeehhildmdcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&sku=808259&category_oid=-28487&fm=undefined&sm=undefined&tm=undefined#productInformationSection

gavilancomun

bandraoi wrote: »

It's fair enough to continue to run XP if you have everything set up to run on it. If you buy a new pc which runs XP and start trying to set up itunes, firefox, word, excel etc. etc. you're causing alot of unnecessary hassle for yourself and XP will be fully obsolete before your machine is.

Hi.

What specific problems with "itunes, firefox, word, excel" do you have on XP?

Mr-Ebeneezer

Asus EEEPC running Linux A mini laptop with a lot of go, great to use and non microsoft. £219 at Bennetts Electrical. Get the 4G with microphone & webcam, not the 2G surf. It can take XP but there's enough on it already not to bother. Once you get used to it, switch it to advanced desktop and its a different machine.

darrelljon

gavilancomun wrote: »

Hi.

What specific problems with "itunes, firefox, word, excel" do you have on XP?

Maybe the fact that they all use different installers from different sources, some need validation and some use different interfaces, unlike Linux where the vast majority of software can be apt-got and installed from a single server on the internet with little need for validation.

flashnazia

Why are Acer laptops so much cheaper? Are they rubbish or what?

snowqueen555

a hint to those who wanted to get the msi wind... pc world have the same laptop for sale under a different brand but by msi for only 279.99 for a 1.6 atom 1gb ram 80 gb 10 inch beauty, rrp for the msi is 350 when it comes out later this month

snowqueen555

other bargains. pc world refubished laptop.... core 2 duo processer and 2gb ram for 259.99.. i am akeptical about now good condition it is in but sounds good

nikaso

Thats a pretty good price for a core 2 duo processor and 2gb RAM though, usually £300 plus in my experience