The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

lmpd

Fingers wrote:

Hi guys and gals,

despite being a regular visitor to the site this is my first post here, so lets hope it goes well.

Basically I'm looking for a new laptop but have a budget of £800 (+-£50) so can stretch a bit more than the cheapest bargain laptop. (although I'm more than happy to spend less!!). The plan is for a desktop replacement type, so can be used for work but also will be multimedia capable, and something which will last me as long as possible.

Having read through some of the posts on here i quite like the look of the acer aspire series here (http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_16801690_Laptops/prod.asp), the 1691, or maybe spend a bit more and get the 1693? Any words of wisdom?

also what's difference between the graphics cards and extra memory (the ati radeon x600 or x700) is it worth the money?

And processors? worth the extra speed? should i also consider AMD versions. the 5014 and 5021 i think are roughly the equivalents, but for less money?

lots of questions, i know, but i'm hoping you may have lots of answers.

cheers

Fingers

I'm (well my partner but I'm doing all the leg work, I will hopefully get a new laptop one day) going to get the Acer Aspire 5014WLMi so I let you know what I think to it. I chose it over the others as the spec seam to be more in line with a desktop replacement laptop. I also found this review and comparison of this laptop which mught help some. (I had to register to view it)

ttoli

Hello
I'm a complete novice with computers and need some advice I need a cheap laptop for letters, Digital photo processing and v light surfing and have found the following,
HP OMNIBOOK XE2
CELEROA 333 PROCESSOR
128Mb
REFUBISHED INCL DELIVERY £199
through https://www.cheap-it.com

Has any one dealt with this company, is the deal any good and will it fill my needs?

Thanks in advance

sw_mina

Been looking at this in PC World (I know... I know...)

What do people think??

FUJITSU SIEMENS - INTEL CELERON M 370 PROCESSOR 1.50GHz LAPTOP

Intel Celeron M 370 Processor 1.50GHz

400 MHz FSB

1 Mb cache

256 Mb RAM

30 Gb Hard Drive

DVD-ROM/CD-ReWriter Drive

15" TFT Display

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Built in Wireless 802.11b/g

1 year FREE warranty

Processor Type Cel M 370
Processor speed 1500 mhz
Memory Size 256 mb
Memory Type DDR
Hard Drive Capacity 30 Gb
Optical Drives COMBO
CD-ROM Speed 24 x
CD-RW Speed. 24 x
DVD-ROM Speed 8 x
DVD-RW Speed Not Specified
Floppy Disk Drive No
Screen Size/Type 15" XGA TFT
Graphics Card Type Not Specified
Graphics Memory Not Specified
TV-out No
Sound Type Not Specified
Modem Type 56k
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 4
No. of Firewire Connections 0
Infrared Port Included No
Other Interfaces WIFI
Battery Type Li-ion
Battery life (up to) Not Specified
Software Titles Included Not Specified
Operating system Win XP Home
Weight 2.9 kg
Height 35.3 mm
Width 330 mm
Depth 278 mm
Colour Not Specified
.
Operating System - Windows XP

£$&*"($£&(

sw_mina wrote:

Been looking at this in PC World (I know... I know...)

What do people think??

FUJITSU SIEMENS - INTEL CELERON M 370 PROCESSOR 1.50GHz LAPTOP

Well that depends on the price.

sw_mina

oh.. whoops!

£450 inc. Vat and delivery

£$&*"($£&(

It's OK but not a spectacular price. You should budget for an extra 256mb of RAM. For a similar price you could probably get something with a DVD writer and 512mb RAM. Here for example.

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_253472.html

Not that I'm recommending this one particularly.

ms_london

grahawk wrote:

It's OK but not a spectacular price. You should budget for an extra 256mb of RAM. For a similar price you could probably get something with a DVD writer and 512mb RAM. Here for example.

http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_253472.html

Not that I'm recommending this one particularly.

This was the laptop that I had found yesterday & was considering buying - never heard of ACER before though. Do you think it is worth getting? Also, any sites that offer cashback/free delivery on comet? I thought linemypocket.co.uk might, but their offer at the moment is for currys (5% cashback & free delivery!).

Help!!

craigblade

Hi,
Does anyone know of any 14 or 15 inch Widescreen laptops going cheap at the moment? The best I've found so far are the:
Acer AS3502WLMI - £499 at Comet
Acer AS3503WLMI - £484 at Shopacer.co.uk
Packard Bell R4622 - £499 at PCWorld
Fujitsu Amilo L1300 - £499 at PCWorld

I know I can reduce the price of some of these using various discount codes/cashback offers, but just wondered if there are any better deals available?

Thanks,
Craig.

stinky101

The Acer (£499 from comet) is £468 from Tesco

elona

I cannot find this online for £468 - was it in the stores?