The Great 'Cheapest Decent Laptop' Hunt

moob_2

dudeboy wrote:

Click on the links below for super savings on centrino and duo.

www.misco.co.uk/productinformation/~Q74274~WW~/Toshiba%20Satellite%20Pro%20L100%20Intel%C2%AE%20Core%E2%84%A2%20T1300%20Notebook%20PC.htm
Misco.co.uk - Toshiba Satellite Pro L100 Intel Core T1300 / 15 TFT / .256MB RAM / 40GB HDD / Combo / XP Pro / Notebook PC

256 RAM & 40gb HDD - why bother?

www.europc.co.uk/pages/ProductDetail.aspx?PID=74463
Satellite A100 Core Duo 1.66 GHz - EuroPC

Item not found!

cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-LAPTOP-A105-S4211-DUAL-CORE-CPU_W0QQitemZ280026181824QQihZ018QQcategoryZ177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
eBay.co.uk: TOSHIBA SATELLITE LAPTOP A105-S4211 - DUAL CORE CPU (item 280026181824 end time 17-Sep-06 21:28:49 BST)

I'd never consider buying a 2nd hand laptop off eBay, especially with £22 postage!

www.microwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/TOSAT273
Toshiba Satellite Pro A120SE PSAC1E-04T00YEN from microwarehouse.co.uk

See item 1:rotfl:

PS: Are you a Toshiba Rep or something?:rolleyes:

smcaul

If only 14 year olds took the time to read the question."The Cheapest DECENT Laptop Hunt" then he would not have posted the tripe that he did.

alikat_3

lesley2004 wrote:

hi alikat


Could you point me towards a laptop that will play games such as rome total war/sims 2. There are so many to choose from I dont know where to start. I did hope to only spend £500, but will spend more if neccessary

I've PM'd you, I hope you received.

Alice

alikat_3

moob wrote:

PS: Are you a Toshiba Rep or something?:rolleyes:

Come, on he's 14.

The Tesco £299 laptop which has been very popular, had 256mg ram & 40 gig hard drive. I wouldn't turn my nose up at these specs alone as Ram is easily upgradeable & 250 gig external hard drives are now available at PC world etc for around £75.

Personally, I've bought 3 very good second hand laptops on ebay, 1 for me which lasted for nearly 5 years & I hammered it & 2 for family members & p&P was around £20. If your sensible & buy off a trader, rather than a private seller with little or no feedback, you can bag yourself a bargain on Ebay.

moob_2

alikat wrote:

Come, on he's 14.

The Tesco £299 laptop which has been very popular, had 256mg ram & 40 gig hard drive. I wouldn't turn my nose up at these specs alone as Ram is easily upgradeable & 250 gig external hard drives are now available at PC world etc for around £75.

Personally, I've bought 3 very good second hand laptops on ebay, 1 for me which lasted for nearly 5 years & I hammered it & 2 for family members & p&P was around £20. If your sensible & buy off a trader, rather than a private seller with little or no feedback, you can bag yourself a bargain on Ebay.

It depends on how up to date a notebook you're looking for to be honest. I've looked on eBay and, the one's that are worth dishing out your cash for (bargain wise) are seriously out dated. In most cases you're looking at paying anywhere in the region of £250...

Why buy a notebook, like the lad posted above, which is deficient in ram and hdd space for over 400 quid, and is then going to cost you another 100 quid to upgrade it to a reasonable spec', when you can buy one outright that meets the basic requirements for around 400, without having to goto the trouble of upgrading, and therefore potentially invalidating your warranty in the process?

Sorry, I didn't realise the kid was that age, but it's a false ecconomy.

I'm currently trying to purchase one from Dabs that is loaded with features and is only a shade over £400. It's a shame Dabs are a useless retailer however.

http://www.pcwb.com/catalogue/item/HPN0064?speedtrapid=froogle&lead=froogle

tricky01

I received an offer from

http://www.nicepc.co.uk

They have end of line brand new laptops of high specification from as little as £399.

This is definitely worth checking out. There are some genuinely amazing deals that can't be beaten anywhere else. They are all in stock. I bought an Amilo 1667 and it came next day

Tallulah22

Ok im after a real bargain laptop but decent enough to use in Uni.. Any help because i don't know where to start or what i'm looking for?

Thanks

jbatista

I have seen this laptop on offer at pcworld,its wi fi and to be honest i havnt got that much to spend.
What do you all think???

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1732823468.1158593405@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddilhilhiicflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&sku=489722&fm=1&sm=1&tm=undefined&tabIndex=1

espresso

Battery life up to 1 hour!

:eek:

-1-

UPTO 1 hour too.

Goto Tesco see what they have. Some of their Acers are ok.