The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

sarinkov

Hiya

Please can someone advise me? I've read the thread but I have no idea about laptops so it's all a bit confusing!

I'm looking for a laptop, max spend £600ish. I wil be using it for basic office stuff, the internet and maybe writing dvd's. I would like it to have the wireless thing so I can use the internet anywhere in the house.

Can anyone recommend one for me please??

TIA

Nile

Hello Sarinkov

If you have a branch of Comet nearby, have a look at the laptops on display to help you make your mind up.

I found their information boards very helpful. Like you, I'm confused about what to buy. I picked up a copy of Comet's 'The Computing Buyer's Guide' book......it is packed with useful information.
Hope this helps.

Paul123_2

Wonder if anyone can help...

Currently have an IBM Thinkpad X22 which has been great zipping up and down on the train up to London and back. Also good for sitting in front of the TV with.

Trouble is Im going to be working away from home for 3 - 6 months staying in hotels and B&B's. Couldnt have happened at a worse time!

Im going to need to replace the laptop for something with a bigger screen, doesnt matter what the girls say 12" just isnt enough when your trying to read cisco labs. Ive seen a Toshiba A60 A60 on Watford and Ebuyer for just over £500 but its a celeron and ive never really been a fan.

Are there any really good deals about at the moment?

Ideally i want centrino with 512mb ram but i can easily upgrade the ram myself and the hard drive if necessary (laptop will have to dual boot linux and xp).

Yeah ive waffled long enough, any good deals on centrino laptops would be appreciated :cool:

temin

Does anyone know if this is a good deal?
It's a Dell Inspiron 1000 and costs 400 pounds if you enter the following code for 5% off:

$X1P2CR6XK11B6 valid till 16/03/05

Processor
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor (2.20GHz, 256kB L2 Cache, 400MHz FSB)

Operating system
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition

Memory
256MB 266MHz DDR RAM

Monitor
14.1" XGA TFT (1024x768) Screen

Harddrive
30GB Hard Drive

Optical Drive
Integrated 8x DVD-ROM/24x CDRW Combo Drive

Modem
56K Data Fax Modem with Unlimited AOL Broadband from £17.99 1

Graphic Card
Integrated Direct AGP Graphics

Service
1 Year Euro Collect and Return Service¥

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Paul123 wrote:

Wonder if anyone can help...

Yeah ive waffled long enough, any good deals on centrino laptops would be appreciated :cool:

See my Comet suggestion above.

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temin wrote:

Does anyone know if this is a good deal?
It's a Dell Inspiron 1000 and costs 400 pounds if you enter the following code for 5% off:

$X1P2CR6XK11B6 valid till 16/03/05

Processor
Mobile Intel® Celeron® Processor (2.20GHz, 256kB L2 Cache, 400MHz FSB)

At least it's one of those older Celerons with a 256kb cache though I don't know how these stack up. I'd spend the extra £50 and get the Comet suggestion above.

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_232823.html

A much better processor.

mick21

Hi can anyone recommend the best laptop I can get for around £1000,
I need to be able to transfer footage from miniDV camcorder (with Firewire) to DVD with a little editing.
Other uses surfing movies, office. possibly few games as well.
I don't mind if its not too portable and if the battery life is rubbish, although it would be nice if the noise was bearable.
I know I'll get more for my money if I buy a PC but I'd like to be able to go from room (so wireless) to room inorder to get away from the kids for an hour or two.
any help would be appreciated.

Ta

temin

Grahawk
Do you know if the FUJITSU SIEMENS has a DVD/CDRW drive?
Really torn between the Dell and the Fujitsu and I need to make a decision ASAP!!!
Thanks

Edinburghlass_2

temin wrote:

Grahawk
Do you know if the FUJITSU SIEMENS has a DVD/CDRW drive?
Really torn between the Dell and the Fujitsu and I need to make a decision ASAP!!!
Thanks

It is a CDRW but only plays DVDs, hope this helps! I was supposed to take delivery of mine today but Comet messed it up and its now coming tomorrow!

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edinburghlass wrote:

It is a CDRW but only plays DVDs, hope this helps! I was supposed to take delivery of mine today but Comet messed it up and its now coming tomorrow!

Must admit although I like the prices I don't trust Comet or any of these big retailers to deliver on time. I'd rather go to the shop and pay the extra. Hope it arrives today.