The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

superstar_2

dwichmann wrote: »

a good price for a toshiba, worth checking their site though as they've been offering £50 cash back on selected models. If your not fussy about brand you can probably get a quicker processor for the money.

any suggestions?

Not_enough_cash4Kebab

Acer AS5332 T3000 3GB 160GB Windows 7 15.6" Laptop
By Tesco
Spec :
Battery Life in Hours Up to 2.5 Hours
Battery Type 6 Cell
Bluetooth No
Brand Acer
Built-in Webcam No
Card Reader Yes
Card Reader Type 5-in-1
Full Software Load Adobe® Reader®, Corel® WinDVD®, Launch Manager, NTI CD/DVD Maker™
Further Information New Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System and Dual Core processor for everyday multitasking computing, 3GB of RAM allowing you to run multiple tasks or programmes, Stunning 15.6" display with 16:9 aspect ratio to get the most from widescreen movies.
Graphics Integrated
Hard Drive Size 160GB
Hard Drive Type SATA
HDMI Output No
Infrared Port Included No
Laptop Colour Black
Manual Included Available for download from brand website
Memory Size 3GB
Memory Type DDR2
Number of USB Ports 2x USB 2.0
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Optical Drive DVD Rewriter
Optical Drive Bluray Compatible No
Optical Drive HD Compatible No
Optical Drive Lightscribe Compatible No
Processor Intel® Celeron®
Processor Bus 667Mhz
Processor Cache 1MB
Processor Model Number T3000
Processor Speed 1.8Ghz
Processor Type Dual Core
Range Usage: Entertainment
Screen Size 15.6"
Screen Type 15.6" Acer CineCrystal™ LED LCD
Trial Software Load Norton Internet Security™, Microsoft® Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007
TV Tuner No
Wired Networking Port Yes
Wireless Built in Yes
Wireless Features B/G/N

Is this a bargain ?

heather8

I'm sure I have read somewhere on here, that a dual core processor is the best, and it shouldn't be a celeron one, but the other sort. I think it was on a thread about John Lewis giving someone the wrong Toshbia computer. He was told to take it back.

The Dell one at Car phone Warehouse offer of the week, has the right sort, if you want it to be super fast.

I'm not a computer expert or anything, but everyone keeps going on about the better the processor the faster it will be.

Here's the link, its 29.00 more than the Tesco one if you chose the blue one. I need an expert to come along and tell me if it's better to get the one that's 499.00 on the Dell site or this one.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/buy/DELL_STUDIO

Here's the one on the dell site, it has more memory and more HD. http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/laptops_great_deals?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~ck=mn

mccristo

To be honest for around £360 on todays market you should be trying to get...

3gig+ of RAM
2GHz+ dual intel (ideally not celeron)
and some kind of Graphics card that is not integrated...hate it when companies try to screw you over with that. Generally speaking, if you don't have an independant graphics card its going to use resources in other areas to run simple functions.

Plus all of the features mentioned above seem to be standard now.

JervisWales89

hi guys

I'm looking for some help in finding a laptop for my daughter for christmas. I havn't got a clue when it comes to computer specifications and this is where i was hoping you could help.

I was looking to spend £150 - £200, its for my 15 year old daughter and will only be used for facebook/twitter etc and for researching homework. It doesnt need to be super fast, just powerful enough not for it to slow down and crash when surfing the net. Screen size isnt really important, i was thinking maybe even one of those mini 7 inch screen laptops.

As i said i dont really know where to start. I would really appreciate if somebody could possibly point me in the right direction, if you could have a look online for some good deals and send me some links that would be great!!

I was hoping to get a new one for the money i have to spend but if its good condition second hand i would consider it.

I am a member on Ebay so was thinking this is maybe an option for a good deal?

Thanks a lot!!!!

(By the way whats the difference between a laptop and a notebook?)

:beer:

*max*

Hi all! I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion on this deal:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167396

It seems to be good value for money? Any thoughts?

spud17

JervisWales89 wrote: »

hi guys

I'm looking for some help in finding a laptop for my daughter for christmas. I havn't got a clue when it comes to computer specifications and this is where i was hoping you could help.

I was looking to spend £150 - £200, its for my 15 year old daughter and will only be used for facebook/twitter etc and for researching homework. It doesnt need to be super fast, just powerful enough not for it to slow down and crash when surfing the net. Screen size isnt really important, i was thinking maybe even one of those mini 7 inch screen laptops.

This site has been recommended a few times on this thread for recons.

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/cat.php?search=Laptops&nav=227

superstar_2

I would appreciate some help.

I'm looking to get a new laptop. I would like it to have
Intel core 2 duo, which i think its the decent one,
T 4000+,
2Ghz+,
2GB Ram+
160GB+ hard disk
seperate graphics card would be ideal
Brand is not a main priority

My budget is £350 region. Is there any laptops available, or is my expectations too high for that budget? Please advice me.

JDPower

JervisWales89 wrote: »

hi guys

I'm looking for some help in finding a laptop for my daughter for christmas. I havn't got a clue when it comes to computer specifications and this is where i was hoping you could help.

I was looking to spend £150 - £200, its for my 15 year old daughter and will only be used for facebook/twitter etc and for researching homework. It doesnt need to be super fast, just powerful enough not for it to slow down and crash when surfing the net. Screen size isnt really important, i was thinking maybe even one of those mini 7 inch screen laptops.

As i said i dont really know where to start. I would really appreciate if somebody could possibly point me in the right direction, if you could have a look online for some good deals and send me some links that would be great!!

I was hoping to get a new one for the money i have to spend but if its good condition second hand i would consider it.

I am a member on Ebay so was thinking this is maybe an option for a good deal?

Thanks a lot!!!!

(By the way whats the difference between a laptop and a notebook?)

A laptop and notebook are the exact same thing and you won't get any laptop worthwhile in that price range I'm afraid.

Those mini 7 inch types you mentioned are netbooks, there's a thread on them with plenty of recommendations here and should all be in your price range:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1206753&highlight=netbook

JDPower

*max* wrote: »

Hi all! I was wondering if someone could give me an opinion on this deal:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167396

It seems to be good value for money? Any thoughts?

Seems good spec for the money, only downside would be the integrated graphics but as long as you're not using it for games you should be fine.