The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

MiM

bockster wrote: »

i'm quite liking the hp g60 116em laptop £379 from tesco, i'm completely new to laptops, so am interested in anything you guys have to say, good or bad, about this one. will be for mostly home use, surfing, photos etc, no heavy gaming.

if this one is a winner, whats the best way to go about buying, not familier with quidco, can i search quidco for all the suppliers of this laptop and it will show me their discounts???

thanks in advance

No, Quidco doesn't work like that. It has deals in place with certain suppliers to pay a referral fee or percentage on orders places via their portal.

So you sign up for Quidco membership, make sure your cookies are clear and then visit Tesco via their link and you'll get a payment of 4% or whatever it is into your Quidco account.

If you don't do it exactly this way you won't get anything.

But Quidco won't tell you where the best deal is among their merchants.

stee01

boobbby wrote: »

First appeared on the scene in August 2007 so may no longer be available (cost about £820 in those days)

True, however i no people have bought these as recently as november, so worth a shot maybe?

The £399 deal didnt come about until august 08. Getting annoyed now as i want "that" laptop (im very fussy about these things, spent a lot of time researching them), and pc world are the cheapest i can find them (the model with the 8600m that is).

littlestar1981

Please can someone give their expert opinion on these? Have to buy from Argos as I have vouchers. Want to use it for internet surfing (wireless using home broadband) and word/excel. Not very patient with pages loading so want it to be a good speed!

I have set up the comparison of all five here

http://!!!!!!!.com/d2rb3c

but if it doesnt work heres all 5 separately

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080843.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5070190.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080881.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080908.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080867.htm

TIA!!!

boobbby

stee01 wrote: »

True, however i no people have bought these as recently as november, so worth a shot maybe?

The £399 deal didnt come about until august 08. Getting annoyed now as i want "that" laptop (im very fussy about these things, spent a lot of time researching them), and pc world are the cheapest i can find them (the model with the 8600m that is).

This is the nearest your going to get for that price and your wanted specs..out of stock for home delivery but it is available in a small store near me. Might also be near you!


http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/622920

JDPower

littlestar1981 wrote: »

Please can someone give their expert opinion on these? Have to buy from Argos as I have vouchers. Want to use it for internet surfing (wireless using home broadband) and word/excel. Not very patient with pages loading so want it to be a good speed!

I have set up the comparison of all five here

http://!!!!!!!.com/d2rb3c

but if it doesnt work heres all 5 separately

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080843.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5070190.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080881.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080908.htm
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/catalogId/1500001501/partNumber/5080867.htm

TIA!!!

Short answer IMHO - The last one (the Acer), with the 4th (the Tosh L3001DN) a close second (but £30 more expensive)

gs08

i love the sony laptops they look great and have great features. however dell laptops are great value for money, their really cheap and have features geared towards certain age groups.

MiM

I'm still struggling to make a final decision. Was considering getting one from Dell Outlet as these come highly recommended.

But what do people think of this deal at £419.98?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152233

HP 6735s Laptop, AMD Turion X2 Dual Core RM-72 2.1Ghz, 4GB 800DDR2, 250GB 15.4" DVD RW LightScribe Writer, WLAN, Webcam, Bluetooth 2.0+, Onboard ATI Radeon HD3200 Windows Vista Home Premium, MSO rdy (60 day trial or 25 uses)

Processor

• AMD TurionTM X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor
• 2.1-GHz

Memory

• 4GB
• 800DDR2
• 2DM (No Spare slots)

Drives

• 250GB SATA Hard Disk Drive
• 5400RPM
• HP 3D DriveGuard Protection

Graphics Card

• Intergrated Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200
• Up to 512MB shared

(The hard drive is mounted directly to the notebook frame, reducing the transmission of shock to the hard drive. Uses three-axis digital motion detection with intelligent sensitivity to help protect the hard drive during normal use from shock and vibration. The digital accelerometer temporarily halts all data transfer and parks the hard drive when abrupt motion is detected.)

• DVD RW LightScribe Drive

Software Operating System

• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

Display

• 15.4-inch diagonal WXGA

Audio

• High Definition Audio support
• Integrated stereo speakers
• Integrated microphone
• Stereo headphone/line out
• Stereo microphone in

Networking

• Broadcom 802.11b/g
• 56K Modem 10/100 NIC
• Bluetooth 2.0
• SD Card Reader

Input Devices

• Keyboard 101/102-key compatible keyboard
• Integrated numeric keypad
• Touchpad with scroll zone
• Two pick buttons
• Webcam

Power

• External 65-watt Smart AC adapter, 6-foot (1.8 meter) power cord included.
• Total length including external AC adapter is 12 feet (3.66 meter).
• HP Fast Charge*

*HP Fast Charge recharges your battery up to 90% within 90 minutes when the system is off. Warranty

• 1 year standard warranty

littlestar1981

JDPower wrote: »

Short answer IMHO - The last one (the Acer), with the 4th (the Tosh L3001DN) a close second (but £30 more expensive)

Thanks, is that because of the AMD processor as opposed to Intel? Just so I know what I am looking at/for

JDPower

littlestar1981 wrote: »

Thanks, is that because of the AMD processor as opposed to Intel? Just so I know what I am looking at/for

There is very little between them to be honest. The Acer has a marginally better graphics card and is cheaper. The only advantage the Tosh has is a very marginally faster processor (but not enough that you'd notice, or worth paying the extra for).

Although it wasn't a deciding factor in my decision (but as you asked), in a laptop I would almost always go for an AMD processor over Intel for an everyday use laptop as, in my experience, Intel processors tend to suffer more from overheating, especially as they get older.

sam79_2

hi there folks
can anyone give me their opinion on the TOSHIBA L300-1DN please.
many thanks
regards
samantha