The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Browntoa

afraid its not allowed to post your own stuff for sale

stewpot

Just a couple of thoughts - Very surprised Dell doesn't figure anywhere in the laptop poll. Personally very happy with quality and support I have had for my (very old) PC. Second, price isn't everything, nor is the spec. Reliability and on-going support figure top of my list, hence my preference.
Seasonal greetings

eagleeye

HP NX6110 Centrino 740 1.73GHz 512MB 60GB 15" DVD±RW WLAN XP Pro
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=94786
I think this laptop is good one to buy .Another one is from same company but without DVD rewriter .

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=94785

HP products are better than the dell and as well as good customer support.Moreover,Dell laptops are without floppy drive or one has to buy the external floppy derive.

cherries_3

I am writing this on my sister in laws new medion laptop that she picked up from Woolworths for £400. It is only 1.3 ghz celeron with 256mb ram but comes with xp home virus software and works a treat. He keyboard is nice ofr a laptop and the screen is a nice widescreen 15.4". Wireless works olut of the box and the software is all patched and up to date. I would recommend this for any novice looking for a budget laptop that they can use wirelessly to buy online, do their banking and a bit of office stuff etc. Also Woolworths say if there is a fauilt all you need to do is take it back to the shop. Which s kind of nice if you can't get on site warranty at this price.

Tharweb

oh_no wrote:

I was going to plump for the IBM T50e but the sales lad said they were being discontinued.

I wouldn't worry too much about that. Everything is discontinued eventually. I bought one from Staples this time last year last year which was discontinued. Apart from it coming with XP SP1 (soon remedied) it still is fairly good spec compared to the current offerings.

buglawton

Comet in store: Acer 512MB Memory DVD RW and good screen, £499. This was at the end of last week when they were offering a free Vodafone 3g Pay as you Go data card "worth £200" with it. Most sub £500 laptops in Comet have 256MB ram.

akvoice

I bought the NEC deal from Staples (really pleased with kit), Manager told me that if I open up a business account with them I get 10% off everything, instantly saved a further £50! The account is free and gives 30 days credit. I returned today to buy another (not received my bus.store card yet) and same guy reckoned the 10% was one off first purchase only! I am returning this evening (when I have more time) to kick up a stink and to remind him of his earlier promise.

walks

HI all you computer buffs,
can you all help me out, I have 450 to get a lap top, i have never brought a computer b4 so realy dont no much about them struggling to use them.!
I use it mainly for surfing the net, but will also be srating a course at work that i shall be needing it for, I have seen one on Dell called the inspiron 1300 for 439 do you know if this is good value and could i get better!!

would be realy gratefull for any advice

many thanks

PIP x

Sweetchuck

For anyone considering buying a Dell, try looking at the Dell Outlet, which is accessible from their homepage.

They still sell the same specification of computers but at lower prices. Most of the stock they deal in is stuff that has been returned or orders that have been built then cancelled. Any stock that has been returned to them and then made available through the Outlet has been rebuilt and tested to the same standard as a new Dell laptop.

At the moment, they're also offering over £100 off ANY laptop purchased from the Dell Outlet, so you can currently get an Inspiron 1300 with a Celeron 1.6, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD, DVD-RW for about £380.

As you're still buying from Dell, you're given the same warranty you would get with a laptop bought from the main section of the site. The only problem is that you can't customise the PCs available in the Outlet - you either take it or leave as it is, which is a problem for me as I'd like to get a laptop with a graphics card with dedicated RAM, but this doesn't come as standard on the Inspiron range.

Still, if you know the kind of spec you're after, there is a good search facility which allows you to see what kind of specifications are available in your price range.

mercurystar999

Can't seem to find the dell outlet deal with £100 off?