The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

dunkmat

I am after a laptop budget max £500 cheaper the better. Doing degree in photography so needs to have good memory though I will use an external hard drive also. Needs to be mobile so 15" would be better than 17". Prefer a good processor and decent make.

Can anyone assist. Seen a HP at ebuyer for £399 but its AMD Processor also Play.com have a Sony Vaio for the same money. Would it be wiser to pay more for a Dell?

boobbby

dunkmat wrote: »

I am after a laptop budget max £500 cheaper the better. Doing degree in photography so needs to have good memory though I will use an external hard drive also. Needs to be mobile so 15" would be better than 17". Prefer a good processor and decent make.

Can anyone assist. Seen a HP at ebuyer for £399 but its AMD Processor also Play.com have a Sony Vaio for the same money. Would it be wiser to pay more for a Dell?

You may also like this which is available for half price (£40)

http://www.portraitprofessional.com/?gclid=CNeH_-_VpJYCFQ6T1Qodwx9t7Q

trying-very-trying

I'm looking at this Acer model https://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?quicklinx=57GY
Any opinions would be apprecciated. It's mainly for internet use, wp and photo editing. I know it's not got a huge hd, but that wouldn't be a problem, as I have plenty storage on the pc, and also an external 250gb hd.

real1314

Just seen this at morgan:

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=4412&CategoryID=11&SubCategoryID=228

what do people think? my daughter wants a lappy for xmas, willing to spend £300 upwards aiming to get something decent that will last her a few years and would run sims2. Would go up as far as £450 myabe if the bang per buck justified it.

Only 1gb memory, but can be upgraded, although only to 2gb according to crucial. Some review sites seem to suggest a 2 yr warranty is incl by msi too.
not really interested in the swarovski stuff, just seems to have a decent proccessor and decent graphics for the price?

scotty1971

can someone please tell me which laptop is best
Acer Aspire 5720 T7500 2GB 15.4" Laptop

or

Inspiron TM 1525 (N1052509) Qty 1 Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor T3200 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - EnglishUnit Price Incl. VAT £349.00 Get Free Colour Upgrade until 22/10/2008
Expires 22 October 2008 View Details

or

InspironTM 1525 (N1052504) Qty 1 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5800 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - EnglishUnit Price Incl. VAT £429.01 Get Free Colour Upgrade until 22/10/2008

azzaelectro

scotty1971 wrote: »

can someone please tell me which laptop is best
Acer Aspire 5720 T7500 2GB 15.4" Laptop

or

Inspiron TM 1525 (N1052509) Qty 1 Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor T3200 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - EnglishUnit Price Incl. VAT £349.00 Get Free Colour Upgrade until 22/10/2008
Expires 22 October 2008 View Details

or

InspironTM 1525 (N1052504) Qty 1 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5800 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - EnglishUnit Price Incl. VAT £429.01 Get Free Colour Upgrade until 22/10/2008

I would get the "InspironTM 1525 (N1052504)"...Just make sure it comes with 2GB of RAM thou.

debjay

Sorry for totallt silly question but had wanted to buy

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/576061/?camp_id=ppc_google_long_tail_laptops_acer_5920g_laptop

But it has gone up to £530.

Are these the same pc?

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5920G_Laptop_LX.AQB0X.611/version.asp

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5920G_Laptop_LX.AQB0X.611/version.asp?refsource=ldfroogle

Is this the same company? Has anyone bought from them and can recommend them or should I pay £30 more and buy from PC World?

smudger65

Hi Everyone,
Now that Apple has just launched new versions of their laptops, does anyone know what outlets are discounting the previous models (of MacBook Pro specifically)?
Cheers.

The_Chappers

smudger65 wrote: »

Hi Everyone,
Now that Apple has just launched new versions of their laptops, does anyone know what outlets are discounting the previous models (of MacBook Pro specifically)?
Cheers.

it might be worthwhile comparing the new macbook with the old macbook pro. You might find that the new macbook is faster and cheaper than the old pro even after a discount??

Just a thought.

Chappers

nanker

Hi

Can anyone steer me towards a sub £300 15" lappy with 2GB memory and preferably a 6 cell battery in order to keep the wife out of my study!

Many thanks in advance