The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Samanthas_2

Which Laptop gives all round value for money i.e Laptop with the best Inbuilt Webcam with face recognition low light enviroment friendly,
If this is not possible to get one of these which webcam is best for clipping on to a laptop

Good Sound for listening to YouTube.com Videos on the go stereo bass subwoofer am I asking too much here.
Are some laptops headphone jacks mono ONLY and not stereo.

Bluetooth for using a headset for those VOIP calls over the internet Wirelessly

Battery Life whether for a 15 inch Laptop or Dell style technology see https://www.dell.com
Dell Laptop Latitude e6400, e6500
or the XP2010 I think has been discontinued it was heavy BUT it had everything

Is there anything wrong Blu-Ray with DVD Rewriter is this technology been phased out?

Any good similar alternatives to Dell with above specs suggestions welcomed.

Thanks

powerfulone

I prefer desktops to laptops, and 99% of the time they will do the trick. How often do you really need it to be portable?

Desktops have more reliable components, you'll get a bigger screen, more power for your money and fewer crashes. They are easier to repair and upgrade. You can replace the base for a more powerful model in 3-4 years time and keep the screen, keyboard etc which again saves money.

Desktop Monitors are much better than those on laptops with usually a wider viewing angle, higher resolution. If you get a dead pixel at least you can replace the screen - not an option with a laptop really.

The money saving potential of desktops is better as there seems to be a big premium for second hand laptops on eBay, but not so much with desktops.

My tips is only get a laptop if:

• You really need the portability (i.e. you regularly travel and need a PC)
• You are short of space for a desktop
• You think it's good for your ego / image :rotfl:
• You regularly get power cuts.

Otherwise a desktop may suit you.

Gordon861

screid wrote: »

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

I got a Toshiba NB100-12A Netbook(http://www.johnlewis.com/230519328/Product.aspx) from John Lewis just before Christmas. My parents were so impressed they got one for themselves as well.

It is basically a very small Windows XP laptop, 8.9 inch screen, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, WIFI, LAN, webcam(not tried it yet), 3x USB, and the battery lasts about 3.5 hrs. I wouldn't use it for games but I did manage to load up and play EveOnline with it.

The keyboard takes a little while to get used to if you have fat fingers(female teenager shouldn't have that problem) so you might want to take a look first. I got mine from john Lewis because they had a free 2-year warranty included in the price and were the best deal, but they are available at a lot of stores.

screid

Gordon861 wrote: »

I got a Toshiba NB100-12A Netbook(http://www.johnlewis.com/230519328/Product.aspx) from John Lewis just before Christmas. My parents were so impressed they got one for themselves as well.

It is basically a very small Windows XP laptop, 8.9 inch screen, 1GB RAM, 120GB HD, WIFI, LAN, webcam(not tried it yet), 3x USB, and the battery lasts about 3.5 hrs. I wouldn't use it for games but I did manage to load up and play EveOnline with it.

The keyboard takes a little while to get used to if you have fat fingers(female teenager shouldn't have that problem) so you might want to take a look first. I got mine from john Lewis because they had a free 2-year warranty included in the price and were the best deal, but they are available at a lot of stores.

Hi Gordon861,

I guess this means she can't play cd's on it being a net book, can she plug in an external cd/dvd drive and will it be easy to use? Anybody else have recommendations on Netbooks?

Thanks Gordon861 et al ;o)

Gordon861

Don't most people rip their CDs into MP3 now days anyway ?
I think I only use my 'real' CDs once to rip them to MP3 and then from there they are put away safely incase I need to re-rip them.

Besides you'll find with most laptops the speakers aren't really up to much. Also soon as you start adding external devices onto a laptop you might as well buy a small desktop unit instead because it looses a lot of it's portability.

berbatov10

What does anyone think of this laptop
ACER 7720-3A2G16MI


or

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li2735 Core2Duo & 3GB Ram - IN STOCK NOW

JDPower

powerfulone wrote: »

I prefer desktops to laptops, and 99% of the time they will do the trick. How often do you really need it to be portable?

Desktops have more reliable components, you'll get a bigger screen, more power for your money and fewer crashes. They are easier to repair and upgrade. You can replace the base for a more powerful model in 3-4 years time and keep the screen, keyboard etc which again saves money.

Desktop Monitors are much better than those on laptops with usually a wider viewing angle, higher resolution. If you get a dead pixel at least you can replace the screen - not an option with a laptop really.

The money saving potential of desktops is better as there seems to be a big premium for second hand laptops on eBay, but not so much with desktops.

So what exactly is the relevance of your post to this LAPTOPS thread :rolleyes:

JDPower

berbatov10 wrote: »

What does anyone think of this laptop
ACER 7720-3A2G16MI

or

Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Li2735 Core2Duo & 3GB Ram - IN STOCK NOW

Tight call between those two. The Acer has less RAM (easily upgraded) but slightly better processor and graphics and bigger screen but more expensive (there are better deals around than that in my opinion, IIRC there have already been Acers mentioned with dedicated graphics for under £400).

Also have a look at the last few pages of this thread:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1021319&highlight=under+%A3400+laptop

kevin_smith98M

kevin_smith98M wrote: »

Got a replacement yesterday - excatly the same problem - the laptop is fitted with Intel 4500 Integrated Graphics, not the specified ATI Radeon Dedicated Graphics Card

any thoughts / comments welcomed, i.e. do i have a any comeback with breach of contract/consumer protection etc etc; after all this is two incorrectly supplied laptops

they have admitted they have misadvertised the Dell Laptop; so the second one has to go back

quoting the SOGA i have managed to secure a better spec'd replacement at the same cost though - result :beer:

Kevin

Superdamo

Dell outlet this morning launched its first offer since before Christmas of £55 off all Inspiron and Vostros as well as free delivery (normally £19.99) making for a total saving of £74.99. Get them while you can as they're bound to start moving.

www.dell.co.uk/outlet


I just bought a Studio 1537 laptop with a 2ghz Core 2 Duo processor, 3 gb of RAM and a 250 gb hard drive for £418 including VAT and delivery!