The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

debjay

Still need some advice to help narrow things down

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0664859379.1224151985@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadefgljgfehcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34420&sku=576061&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

versus


http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5920G-302G25MI_Gemstone_403236.html

JDPower

debjay wrote: »

Still need some advice to help narrow things down

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0664859379.1224151985@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceadefgljgfehcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&category_oid=-34420&sku=576061&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null

Pros:
More RAM (though easy to upgrade RAM in other)
BluRay disc drive

debjay wrote: »

versus

http://www.simplyacer.com/Acer_Aspire_5920G-302G25MI_Gemstone_403236.html

Pros:
Faster processor
Better graphics card
Cheaper

Personally I'd choose the second, getting more for your money as RAM can be quickly and cheaply upgraded so apart from that the only real advantage the first has is a BluRay disc drive and are you really likely to be watching BluRay films on your laptop.

snit_girl

hi folks

I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop but can't spend too much.

I've been looking at the Acer Aspire 4920 Gemstone Laptop

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_4920_Gemstone_Laptop_LX.AKU0X.063/version.asp

but it's a bit on the expensive side for my budget.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

JDPower

snit_girl wrote: »

hi folks

I'm looking for a decent gaming laptop but can't spend too much.

I've been looking at the Acer Aspire 4920 Gemstone Laptop

http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_4920_Gemstone_Laptop_LX.AKU0X.063/version.asp

but it's a bit on the expensive side for my budget.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

Hate to burst your bubble but that laptop is not a decent gaming laptop and if thats too expensive for your budget then you aren't gonna be getting a decent gaming laptop. You'll need to add at least another £100 to get close.

The second laptop in the post above yours is one of the cheapest games capable laptops I've seen lately (£449), though may still struggle slightly with the more intensive modern games.

debjay

JDPower wrote: »

Pros:
More RAM (though easy to upgrade RAM in other)
BluRay disc drive


Pros:
Faster processor
Better graphics card
Cheaper

Personally I'd choose the second, getting more for your money as RAM can be quickly and cheaply upgraded so apart from that the only real advantage the first has is a BluRay disc drive and are you really likely to be watching BluRay films on your laptop.

Thanks for that. Had thought probably the 2nd one. Do you think 2gb RAM will be ok to start with?

aaron772

debjay wrote: »

Thanks for that. Had thought probably the 2nd one. Do you think 2gb RAM will be ok to start with?

2GB of ram is ample at the moment

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nanker

Can no one help me find a £300 laptop with 2GB RAM and 6 cell battery? I would like works on it too, so would pay a little more. Please help, my old lady, she wants to take over my study.

JDPower

debjay wrote: »

Thanks for that. Had thought probably the 2nd one. Do you think 2gb RAM will be ok to start with?

Yeah 2GB is fine and as I said its usually easy, and cheap, enough to upgrade in future if needs be.

For future reference you can make ordering the right type of RAM easy by using the memory scanner at Crucial which will pick for you exactly the right memory for the computer it is run on:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

debjay

JDPower wrote: »

Yeah 2GB is fine and as I said its usually easy, and cheap, enough to upgrade in future if needs be.

For future reference you can make ordering the right type of RAM easy by using the memory scanner at Crucial which will pick for you exactly the right memory for the computer it is run on:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/

Thanks for all of your help.

Do you mean that if I put the laptop model number in this website it will pick the correct upgraded memory for it? How easy is it to fit?
Does it make it confusing that there are different version of the Acer 5920g on the market?

susank

nanker wrote: »

Can no one help me find a £300 laptop with 2GB RAM and 6 cell battery? I would like works on it too, so would pay a little more. Please help, my old lady, she wants to take over my study.

Fujitsu Siemens 3MB memory for £349 at Comet _ I bought one last weekend and it has works on it and a trial for Office 2007 - is ample for normal usage