The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

fifi35

Thunderbird wrote: »

It is a good choice, but this one Acer 5735 is with arguably better processor if you don't mind the 160GB instead of the 250GB you have got. Click here AS said earlier, Toshiba L300-1AS has it all, but with a bit smaller screen (15.4")

Is there much difference in the two processors?

Thanks for your help.

ExTesco

fifi35 wrote: »

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/515914/ACER-AS5535?cm_ven=AffiliateWindow&cm_cat=TextLink&cm_pla=Generic&cm_ite=Generic
I have just bought this Acer Aspire 5535 from Tesco for £390. It has 4gb of ram. The comet one has 3gb.

Is this a good choice?

I can I get a better spec for cheaper.

Thanks.

Fifi.

I have been looking at this online. Fifi, can you tell me if it has Wifi draft n and an expresscard slot? Tesco site does not say it does but other websites say the 5535 3GB version does. Many thanks.

fifi35

Hi ExTesco, I have mine up and running and its great, It certainly has wifi as I am connected. I don't know if it has an expresscard slot as I don't know what one is. It does have a built in webcam though,

Hope this helps.

ExTesco

fifi35 wrote: »

Hi ExTesco, I have mine up and running and its great, It certainly has wifi as I am connected. I don't know if it has an expresscard slot as I don't know what one is. It does have a built in webcam though,

Hope this helps.

Hi Fifi,

The expressCard slot is usually on the side of the laptop. It is about twice the width (about 2 inches/50mm) of a memory card reader (SD/MMC/xD etc)

MunnyMan

SootSoot wrote: »

I am thinking about buying the 4GB Acer, too. The thing niggling at the back of my mind is that DH and I have had an Acer each which broke down after 2 years :mad: and I don't want to fall victim again. I originally wanted the Sony NS10LS but it's discontinued and only Comet stock it at £449 which is £50 more than Currys were last week.

Our alternatives to the Acer is the Compaq CQ60-114 which is £399, the Dell 1545 for £399 OR to go out of the £400 bracket and get a Sony FW21L for £579 (with Blu Ray to go with my new TV). I've looked in Comet, Currys, PCworld, Tesco and Argos and I am not anywhere nearer making a decision yet and DH is itching to get his hands on a new toy as he has next week off.

We want it for a variety of reasons, work, games, browsing, MSEing and instant messeging services.

Can anyone help??? TIA

I bought one of these for my wife for xmas (sorry that it is such a long link i dont know the flash way to do it yet haha :rotfl: )

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0397769611.1231277763@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccekadegdjdjdedcflgceggdhhmdfol.0&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=2&sku=489582&category_oid=-27403

Anyway i have allways been opposd to buying a Dell machine as i try and support smaller manufacturers where i can but this just seemed such a great deal. The Build quality is superb it looks really tasty and 17" screen big bonus for indoor users (maybe not if u need to be mobile). It does come in various colours however although they are all identical in build spec etc it appears that only the blue one comes with a built in webcam (dunno what thats all about :think: )

overall from one very picky fussy consumer i would say sub £400.00 its a good solid purchase. There are some cheaper machines around but to be honest the ones i looked at were like lego machines, ok for funcionality but crap if you like your machine to look like tasty bling which the Dell does!

Happy Shopping!

Thunderbird_2

fifi35 wrote: »

Is there much difference in the two processors?

Thanks for your help.

Most people prefer the Intel Core2Dou over AMD Dual Core. I wanted the Toshiba mentioned above, which is the same as the yours, but with a smaller screen, 1/2 hour shorter battery life and Intel 32 bits Core2Dou T5800 processor.

My last one was an Acer. The hinges broke and ruined the machine, hence the new choice. Your acer's screen was too big for me carry around when I need to. Some people here kindly recommended the Intel over the AMD.

The bottom line is, if you are, like me, just surfing the internet and watch the odd film from time to time, then it is more than enough for our needs and you are unlikely to feel the need to upgrade your laptop in it's life (With all that 4G RAM and AMD 64 bits 2 GHz Dual Core processor and the 250G hard drive)

Enjoy your purchase!

Aisley

The latest news is Infosys will release a cheap laptop soon with worth Rs 5000 only.

screid

Hi All,

Amy recommendations for a sub £300 laptop for a teenager, Facebook, MSN, Internet and music/films is all she wants to do along with the occassional homework ;o) E-Machines at Tesco's are these any good?

Thanks, Shaun

fifi35

ExTesco wrote: »

Hi Fifi,

The expressCard slot is usually on the side of the laptop. It is about twice the width (about 2 inches/50mm) of a memory card reader (SD/MMC/xD etc)

Hi, no it doesn't appear to have one.

Fifi.

Samanthas_2

AyJay wrote: »

I dunno if anyone else has mentioned this deal but I got a Toshiba Satellite L300-1AS laptop http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Satellite-L300-1AS/1058210/ for £398 in store @ Staples (£436.99 inc VAT on their website)

The Toshiba L300-1AS LAPTOP features, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4GB Ram, 250GB Hard Drive, 15.4" Display, Windows Vista Home Premium it also comes with a built in webcam with Face Recognition.

I was quite surprised at this deal because it's double the memory of the model next to it on the shelf and roughly a tenner more!

Good luck!

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http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/908015#productInformationSection

this 17 inch Laptop with 1-3 Meg Webcam its got Blu-ray DVD Rewriter
according to Currys staff its battery will last 3 hrs 30 minutes playing YouTube.com
is this been over optomistic?

I was told their was an Extended Life Battery from Partmaster lasts 5 to 6 hours when I checked nothing available
Apparently Dell have 15 inch Laptop s with 9 Li on Batteries with "Battery Splitter" makes laptop heavier extends life of batteries to 8 hours also has a 24 hour standby battery mode I think its Dell Latitude Laptop Been around for the last 4 to 5 years this technology is it EXCLUSIVE TO DELL because I would love one with decent webcam.

Thanks

Samantha