The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

Lord_Chris

sorry, you are correct when you say i said decent processor, i meant fast processor. My mistake. However, photoshop runs fine on 512.. hell Maya and thats a real guzzler on memory even runs at an acceptable speed on 512. So excuse me if i dont feel like being insulted by some jackass who has nothing better to do than slag me off (ohh god and now im taking the bait)

If you think (emphasis on think) im wrong about something, fine, go ahead and post your OPINION (but remember thats all it is most of the time) in a lot of my posts on the techie forums people have thanked me in seperate threads for giving them correct solutions. just remember theres no need for the attitude and outright rudeness, it just makes you sound like an 8 year old.

bloodnok

Any chance of you knowledgeable tarts kissing and making up and helping a non-savvy techie to find a good and reasonably priced laptop for my daughter !
I thought this was the "Cheapest decent laptop hunt" not "Handbags at 30 paces".
Any help gratefully accepted.
Come on "Girls" !!!!!!

bloodnok

Does anyone of you techies think that the Acer AS5622WLMI on sale at Comet for £599.99 is a good laptop?
They also have a the AS5612WMLI.057 for £594.99.
They both look exactly the same spec to me, but the first one is supposed to sell for £150 more in store and the second one £5 more in store.
Is one perhaps a later model, or are these discounts just a load of old rubbish.
If anyone can explain their differences and merits or how bad they are I'd be very grateful
Thanks

westferret

bloodnok wrote:

Does anyone of you techies think that the Acer AS5622WLMI on sale at Comet for £599.99 is a good laptop?
They also have a the AS5612WMLI.057 for £594.99.
They both look exactly the same spec to me, but the first one is supposed to sell for £150 more in store and the second one £5 more in store.
Is one perhaps a later model, or are these discounts just a load of old rubbish.
If anyone can explain their differences and merits or how bad they are I'd be very grateful
Thanks

You could use the laptop on the link below. It got better processor speed, wireless and more usbs. The only problem is worse graphics but seeing as it is for Uni graphics aren't really going to be a problem. Plus they are the same price.

http://laptops.timeuk.com/pc_specification/power_laptops/17397/61319/TIME_TRAVELLER_A760_WIN

Tharweb

westferret wrote:

You could use the laptop on the link below. It got better processor speed, wireless and more usbs. The only problem is worse graphics but seeing as it is for Uni graphics aren't really going to be a problem. Plus they are the same price.

http://laptops.timeuk.com/pc_specification/power_laptops/17397/61319/TIME_TRAVELLER_A760_WIN

Just don't expect the company to still be in business this "Time" next year...:eek:

espresso

bloodnok wrote:

Does anyone of you techies think that the Acer AS5622WLMI on sale at Comet for £599.99 is a good laptop?
They also have a the AS5612WMLI.057 for £594.99.
They both look exactly the same spec to me, but the first one is supposed to sell for £150 more in store and the second one £5 more in store.
Is one perhaps a later model, or are these discounts just a load of old rubbish.
If anyone can explain their differences and merits or how bad they are I'd be very grateful
Thanks

I would recommend either of these Acer laptops, due to good previous experiences with Acer products.

The two models are indeed very similar specs but if you look at the full specifications, you will see the main differences are that the 5612 supports Dual Layer DVD and Dual Format DVD +/- and has economy Intel 224Mb graphics which borrows system memory. This is only suitable for basic computing and is not recommended for digital photo editing, video editing or gaming etc. The 5612 has 4 USB ports.

The 5622 does not support the Dual Layer DVD or Dual Format +/- but it has better graphics i.e. 512Mb ATI 1300 but only has 2 USB ports.

As only you know exactly what you will be using it for, the final choice has to be yours but they are good well made, reliable machines.

HTH

bloodnok

Hi,
My daughter doesn't need the laptop for gaming, video editing etc.
She'll probably use it for watching dvds, some music and the rest for loads of writing essays etc.
She won't be burning any dvds , perhaps copying cds.
So which of the Acers would you recommend.
Don't think I'd go for the "Time" laptop.................Too much bad history there, no matter how good they may be.
If you know of any other good deals ?
Thanks for all your wisdom.

Tharweb

bloodnok wrote:

Hi,
My daughter doesn't need the laptop for gaming, video editing etc.
She'll probably use it for watching dvds, some music and the rest for loads of writing essays etc.
She won't be burning any dvds , perhaps copying cds.
So which of the Acers would you recommend.
Don't think I'd go for the "Time" laptop.................Too much bad history there, no matter how good they may be.
If you know of any other good deals ?
Thanks for all your wisdom.

As she doesn't need a DVD burner and won't be using it for gaming/video editing you could save yourself a few quid. The Acer Travelmate 4062LCi seems to be the cheapest Acer Centrino available at the moment, it has been mentioned earlier on this thread. Curry's have it but they're not the cheapest, try here for £381 delivered, Spec obviously not as good as your original choices, no DVD burner but CD burner, would defo need a RAM upgrade (a further 256 would cost around £20) but this is easy to do, smaller hard drive. May be worth a look?

griff.

bloodnok wrote:

Hi,
My daughter doesn't need the laptop for gaming, video editing etc.
She'll probably use it for watching dvds, some music and the rest for loads of writing essays etc.

Bloodnok, when you say she 'doesn't need', no offence meant, but it's better having a computer that's capable of responding to 'future needs' (within a reasonable limit) than curtailing your opportunities.

In my experience, people like a reasonably fast computer, that's capable of making the 'media' experience of graphics more accessible. A good test of any machine is how it deals with the BBC website, particularly downloads or live streaming video (particularly those areas of the BBC that support the nat. curric.)

Look for a laptop that gives added value, and not just one that fulfills strictly office based functions.

scotnan

Can anyone please advise me what would be the best wireless laptop to buy atm..............I know this is a money saving board but speed rather than money saving is of the essence on this occasion (although it would be helpful to know of any good deals going lol ) so would prefer to buy it from the high street

Need it for watching movies, emailing, msn and listening to cd's, possibly playing games but that's not essential.
This is for someone who travels abroad a lot.

Thank you