The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

JDPower

toomanykids wrote: »

I need advice Hubby wants to by a laptop and wants this one COMPAQ CQ71-314SA from Comet at £429 but I can't find a review on this anywhere, could someone have a look at this and let me know what they think, we know nothing about laptops, tiahttp://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/590223/COMPAQ-CQ71-314SA?cm_sp=FeatureEnd-_-Laptops-_-position

That's about £350 worth (max) of laptop IMO, I would suggest reading back through the last few pages at the recommendations and get more for your money.

toomanykids

JDPower wrote: »

That's about £350 worth (max) of laptop IMO, I would suggest reading back through the last few pages at the recommendations

thanks I did read through but hubby wanted some input about this one in particular, will try to maneuver him towards one mentioned on here if I can't get any more info on this one, thanks again :T:T

JDPower

toomanykids wrote: »

thanks I did read through but hubby wanted some input about this one in particular, will try to maneuver him towards one mentioned on here if I can't get any more info on this one, thanks again :T:T

Just as an example (not necessarily a recommendation), even the Dell Inspiron in the post at the top of this page at £329, you can upgrade to the Pentium dual core for £40 and/or upgrade to the dedicated graphics card for £45 and still be under the £429 of that Compaq with better spec (though admittedly with a slightly smaller screen) and there are similar spec laptops mentioned in last few pages too

coupleuk

I found that Intel provide a great resource for comparing Intel Processor Ratings - http://www.intel.com/en_UK/consumer/rating.htm

You can quickly check how "good" Intel rate the processor of any laptop/pc you are thinking of buying.

They also have a great function to "shop" for a laptop (or pc) - http://wtbemea.intel.com/en_UK/consumer/products.aspx?category=laptops&iid=C_HP_CatLT_na_Txt_na_na_na

You can select the Processor, Processor Speed, RAM, etc etc and see what price each item comes in at (with links to buy).

Its good to set yourself a price and then go for the highest spec and keep reducing things until you get the best machine for your money.

Problem is, I STILL cant decide - help please!!

Acer Aspire 5735 (£420) comes with a T6400 Processor which Intel rate at 3 stars (out of 5) - http://wtbemea.intel.com/en_UK/products/viewdetails.aspx?productid=1245935&datasourceid=1&channel=consumer&category=laptops&view=information&p_returntolistpermitted=1&iid=C_LTRes_na_na_ProdBut_1245935_na_419.97

Fujitsu Amilo (£439) has a P7350 and is 4/5 - http://wtbemea.intel.com/en_UK/products/viewdetails.aspx?productid=1239697&datasourceid=1&channel=consumer&category=laptops&view=information&p_returntolistpermitted=1&iid=C_LTRes_na_na_ProdBut_1239697_na_439.86

Acer Aspire 5738 (£445) has a T6400 and is 3/5 - http://wtbemea.intel.com/en_UK/products/viewdetails.aspx?productid=1263485&datasourceid=1&channel=consumer&category=laptops&view=information&p_returntolistpermitted=1&iid=C_LTRes_na_na_ProdBut_1263485_na_446.94

All are Centrino 2 Core 2 Processors, 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM and minimum 250GB Hard Drive.

Which would YOU go for ?????

Of course, Ive then got to check wi-fi, usb ports, keypad, etc etc

THANK YOU

boobbby

Please explain why anybody is thinking of buying a laptop without windows 7 installed !! This is a far superior system to Vista and is a recommended update to XP users !

coupleuk

I think this could be the one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002IVTTJC/ref=asc_df_B002IVTTJC480445/?!!!!!pr-electronics-21&creative=7966&creativeASIN=B002IVTTJC&linkCode=asn#moreAboutThisProduct

Acer Aspire 5738 (15.6-inch LED, Intel Core 2 Duo T6400, 2.13 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 500 GB, DVD-RW, Vista Home Premium, Webcam, WiFi)

It has a (nearly) free upgrade to Windows 7 (£13p&p).

Any of the techie guys think its a decent deal ?

Thanks

*max*

I think this is cracking deal for the price:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5082281/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/3|cat_15701344|Laptops+and+mini+laptops|14419039.htm

any thoughts??

JamesN

*max* wrote: »

I think this is cracking deal for the price:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5082281/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/3|cat_15701344|Laptops+and+mini+laptops|14419039.htm

any thoughts??

yea that is a great deal!

Snakeeyes21

boobbby wrote: »

Please explain why anybody is thinking of buying a laptop without windows 7 installed !! This is a far superior system to Vista and is a recommended update to XP users !

Its cheaper for a start, plus alot of new or refurb laptops are coming with a 'free' upgrade to windows 7.
And for those who buy without the free upgrade a copy of windows 7 ultimate can be picked up for between nothing and £55 depending on where you work, or your a student or you know a student, have kids etc, which in many cases is alot cheaper than buying the same spec laptop with it preloaded.
Then of course theres the people who like to download free copies

sweetheartlmg

sweetheartlmg wrote: »

Is there any better laptops for the price before I order the above? Don't know much about laptops but just need it mainly for internet and downloading music to Ipod. Thanks

Bump!

Offer finishes today and still haven't decided if to buy, does anyone know of any better deal for this spec and money? Thanks