The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Jo4

Tharweb wrote: »

I thought Blu Ray was dead?

Some reckon it will be longer in 2010 others say it is still the in thing!

stirlo_2

I bought one of these the other week after much searching:

http://www.swindoncomputers.com/fujitsu-siemens-amilo-li2735-laptop-188-p.asp


fujitsu siemens,

2gb dual core
3gb ram

£309 delivered


dont think you'll be able to find another laptop of that power from a reputable 'high street' brand for much less than that price. Its also quite thin and light. on the downside, it's quite basic to look at, but seeing as im the only one looking at it, who cares???

amd

Just bought this for my 14 yr old daughter's xmas - they're flying off ebuyer's shelves....

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151240 £319 delivered (5 day saver!)

HP 6735s, 2Ghz AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor, 1 gig and 1 gig free RAM (not sure if both fitted or just the 1!), 15.4" WXGA, DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive, 120Gig HD, Wireless and 52K Modem, Bluetooth,built in Webcam and Mic and has VISTA basic. Should have decent battery time but can't find exact specs for that, and its black which is good cos she's into EMO!:rotfl:

Jo4

Hubby & I have been reading magazines and websites trying to work out which is the best laptop for us considering our needs and budget but we are none the wiser. Can anyone shed any light as to what we should be looking for and what we should be staying well clear of?

ZebShaw

Hi,

Not very computer minded (just had to resubscribe to this website because I can't remember my original login or that for the e-mail account it was registered to) so hope I'm posting this in the right place.

Anyway I need a new DTR laptop. Has anyone seen any good deals on laptops with the following spec's:

17" decent monitor (lots of RAW photo processing)
3-4GB RAM
Dedicated graphics card with 256MB+ memory
2Ghz+ dual processor
HDMI output
(TV tuner and remote control would also be good but not essential)

But most importantly it's got to be a decent and thoroughly reliable model. I'm not good with computers so the less I have to worry about it the better.

I've found this HP reduced to £529 but there are some grumbles in the forums especially about its boot up time:

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.aspx?Quicklinx=578f

There is also an ASUS for about the same but I've been told they're a bit cheap and cheerful. The good news is that I have a budget of £600 though would much prefer to spend £500 or even less if I can. Thanks for your time. Zeb.

Samanthas_2

Re:Aldi Or Lidl For Quad PC
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/offers_week48thursday08.htm

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_7969.htm

and this
http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20081201.p.TargaHighEndQuadCorePowerPC

Which is the best value for money or Bang for Buck?
there has been absolutely no price decrease even though these Discount Supermarkets were selling the same pcs 3 months ago and this supposed to be a serious recession hold off after Christmas?

Samantha

crazygeordiegirl

10past6 wrote: »

:eek: :eek:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Did ur laptop arrive and is it ok? Mine is here and all up and running, very happy for the money :beer:

10past6

crazygeordiegirl wrote: »

Did ur laptop arrive and is it ok? Mine is here and all up and running, very happy for the money :beer:

Hi CGG :hello:

Yes, it arrived yesterday, as it's a present I'm not setting it up, I'll leave that till Chrimbo day for someone else to do :rotfl: :rotfl:

Alikay

crazygeordiegirl wrote: »

Did ur laptop arrive and is it ok? Mine is here and all up and running, very happy for the money :beer:

Mine didn't:(. Made a few calls over the last few days and finally got an email today saying they were out of stock and to call their sales line (an 0844 number) so their advisors can help me choose an alternative product. Yeah, right:rolleyes:.
So it's back to haunting this thread and the hotdeals one and hopefully find something decent for under £300.

10past6

Alikay wrote: »

Mine didn't:(. Made a few calls over the last few days and finally got an email today saying they were out of stock and to call their sales line (an 0844 number) so their advisors can help me choose an alternative product. Yeah, right:rolleyes:

Call them, what have you got to lose?

In fact, it may well work to your advantage when you tell them how disapointed you are

They may well have something that's not been made public yet.