The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

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Hey, can somebody please compare these two laptops and tell me which one is the best for the money or if there are any better alternatives? Thanks

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.205-3315.aspx

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158887

allotment_owner

I like the acer. Worth getting methinks!

[Deleted User]

A friend has £300 to spend on a laptop. Can anyone beat this?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152309

want2bmortgage3

Nice price and hp is a good make but quite a low spec, Celeron is a slow cpu. The Tosh in tesco has a better cpu and double memory but is £50 more. Further to my last post, I think buying a brand like novatech may mean a lower re-sale price as it's not a well known brand. I'll probably stick to Dell/tosh/hp. My mate said acer aren't all that good and he works at a distributor that sells laptops etc.

MrKennedy...Kennedy

Hi can anyone advise me on which they think is the better deal?

(for some reason it won't let me post links, which is stupid and makes this post a waste of time now)


so either the novatch one posted earlier, or the acer one from tesco.


It will be for general home use. Which is the better processor the T5800 of the novatech or the T3400 of the Acer.

Which would you recommend getting, and which do you think represents value for money? (bear in mind that I have a copy of XP to install on the novatech, hence I would buy the laptop with no operating system)

thanks.
Mr Kennedy.

mum.s

Don't know if anyone can help

I have limited funds, around £300, and want to buy a laptop that we as a family can all use, the children want it for games, homework and you tube and I need it for emails and MSE, I hear you can now use a dongle, as I don't have a fixed line. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many Thanks

thelawns

mum.s wrote: »

Don't know if anyone can help

I have limited funds, around £300, and want to buy a laptop that we as a family can all use, the children want it for games, homework and you tube and I need it for emails and MSE, I hear you can now use a dongle, as I don't have a fixed line. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Many Thanks

Yes, the dongle you speak of is called "Mobile Broadband" and is available from 3, Orange, Vodaphone and others. I bet there is a price compare for them on this very site! Some places give you a free laptop if you sign up to one of the more expensive monthly packages, like PC World do I think.

Dannyd123_3

i want a laptop with bluetooth how much does that cost

neilrob7

You can get USB bluetooth adaptors for around £10. The likes of Dell charge something like £30 to have bluetooth built in to their laptops.

elliewelly_2

My old laptop has bluetooth on it and I use it to connect and sync my mobile phone. When researching buying a new one recently I was told by the saleman that bluetooth was being phased out - that I should be able to connect my mobile phone to my laptop via WLAN. He did also make the point that bluetooth adaptors are only about £10. I prefer mine built in though as if you are travelling with your laptop, having another adaptor to plug in is a bit of a faff.