The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Millionaire

I think this Toshiba is a bargain

http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-satellite-pro-l300d-20r-athlon-x2-ql-64-2gb-160-dvd---rw-15-4--wxga-vista-home-premium-5JXN.html

easilyamused

We're thinking of getting a laptop to replace the monstrous old tower hubby has had for the last umpteen years.

As we're not in any urgent rush though, is it generally better to wait until Christmas/New Year to buy this sort of thing? Are there liable to be better deals on? I'm also wondering if it's better to wait until after Windows 7 is released so that whatever we buy already has it on and we won't have to faff around with obtaining and installing upgrades...

Any thoughts?

grumpycrab

Millionaire wrote: »

I think this Toshiba is a bargain

http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-satellite-pro-l300d-20r-athlon-x2-ql-64-2gb-160-dvd---rw-15-4--wxga-vista-home-premium-5JXN.html

Am tempted with this. Except I hate AMD. But its a 2.1GHz CPU so its not going to be TOO slow... And with £5.60 off with Quidco...

karlgr

Any ideas if this is any good? Want it to last me at least 3 years at university for graphics (photoshop) and watching iplayer and tv etc..

http://www.laskys.com/computing/laptops_and_pdas/laptops/acer_as6930g_644g25.html

MTW_2

This looks a great price for the spec.

Lenovo N500 Laptop, Core 2 Duo T6400 2.00GHz, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 15.4" WXGA, DVDRW DL, Bluetooth, Vista Home Premium £411.99 from ebuyer.

Under serious consideration for offspring going to Uni next week.

DireEmblem

MTW wrote: »

This looks a great price for the spec.

Lenovo N500 Laptop, Core 2 Duo T6400 2.00GHz, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 15.4" WXGA, DVDRW DL, Bluetooth, Vista Home Premium £411.99 from ebuyer.

Under serious consideration for offspring going to Uni next week.

Think i've seen that for 379 at dabs, but with 4gb, however its out of stock(typical)

will post if i find elsewhere...


*** http://dealforu.co.uk/epages/eshop330172.sf/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop330172/Products/NS75SUK&ViewAction=ViewProductViaPortal&Locale=en_GB

Not 100% on that sites rep mind.

Scarlett

Hiya, I need to get a new laptop for college.

They've given me the following spec:

Hardware and drivers
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1800 MHz or greater
RAM memory: 512 Mb or above (1Gb recommended)
Audio Card: 16 bit soundcard and speakers or headphones
Graphic Card: 128 Mb Video RAM or above (recommended)


Players
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (recommended)
Internet: Cable/DSL broadband connection to the internet
Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or above
Media Player: Microsoft Windows Media Player Version 9 or above
Flash Player: Macromedia Flash Player 9f.ocx or above
Document Reader: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 or above (7 recommended)
Microsoft Word 2003



I've had a look on a couple of sites (like PC World) but I can't seem to find any laptops with the recommended Intel Pentium 4 processor (most of them seem to be IP 2), so I'm beginning to feel a little bit lost already!


What would be comparable? What kind of price range will I be looking at?


Any advice gratefully received! Thanks

Scarlett

Scarlett wrote: »

Hiya, I need to get a new laptop for college.

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1800 MHz or greater

I've been out to have a look round the shops and now I'm really confused about this. Why do NO laptops have this? Will an Intel Pentium 2 or a Dual Core wotsit be adequate? I will be needing to watch my lectures online.

karlgr

I think you'll find Core 2 Duo Processors are better than Pentium 4 processors

It might help if you say what kind of budget you have for people to help you out?

clem28_2

which one can you rcommend? and (why)
hi,
seen these laptops, have £350 to spend . Can anyone recommend which one and why?? or recommend another.
from previous post added another which i forgot
HP 550 Laptop, Intel Core 2 Duo T5670 1.8GHz, 160GB HDD, 2GB RAM
quickfind code: 164844
ebuyer
£330

or
Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-26P Laptop
Intel Pentium T4200 2 GHz Dual-Core
PSLB9E-03V003EN2GB
laptops direct

dabs.com
Claim £50 CashBack On This Toshiba Laptop
£329Toshiba Satellite Pro L300D-20R Athlon X2 QL-64 2GB 160 DVD+/-RW 15.4" WXGA Vista Home Premium
In stock now
quicklinx: 5JXNWS
mfr#: PSLC9E-00V001EN
£329.98 inc vat
Price After Cash-Back £279.98

been looking for weeks need help from the experts out there
many thanks