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Acer Travelmate, 1.5mhz,256mb,40gb.15" TFT, DVDr/w - £293.75

marlowtech
marlowtech Posts: 148 Forumite
in It's gone, but was it any good?
Factory rework with 6 month warranty, but otherwise looks a bargain

http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=3446&adnetwork=af
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  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,639 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Excellent! thanks - ordered one!
  • Paddymcc_2
    Paddymcc_2 Posts: 105 Forumite
    Go through Quid Co as well for 2% off.
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  • bobdauilda
    bobdauilda Posts: 791 Forumite
    no networking card though.
    Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.

    Primum non noce!
  • marlowtech
    marlowtech Posts: 148 Forumite
    They do a widescreen version and wifi for £50 more..
  • errolevans
    errolevans Posts: 267 Forumite
    bobdauilda wrote:
    no networking card though.
    It does say "LAN" in the spec, so think it's built in??
    Be an amateur! Professionals built the Titanic, amateurs built the Ark!!
    Be sure of always hitting your target.....
    Shoot first, and whatever you hit, call the target :)
  • bobdauilda
    bobdauilda Posts: 791 Forumite
    its not WLAN though is it?
    Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.

    Primum non noce!
  • errolevans
    errolevans Posts: 267 Forumite
    bobdauilda wrote:
    its not WLAN though is it?
    WLAN being Wireless LAN???
    Thought you just meant it had no networking card, in which case I was just pointing out that I think it has - with built in LAN. (ie RJ45 socket)
    I'm guessing here, but if it has pcmcia slots, can't you just add a wireless LAN card for £10-£20?
    Be an amateur! Professionals built the Titanic, amateurs built the Ark!!
    Be sure of always hitting your target.....
    Shoot first, and whatever you hit, call the target :)
  • KittyKate
    KittyKate Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    A decent price for a laptop but a word of warning - I had an Acer travelmate and it was one of the worst laptops I have ever used. Always overheating, flimsy lid catches, the buttons/trackpad wore down - and Acer themselves are useless.

    Never had a moment's problem with my 2nd hand IBM thinkpad, my OH has a new Dell laptop and that's brilliant for £380.

    Ended up selling the Acer on ebay as I was so sick of it!
  • bigfoot125
    bigfoot125 Posts: 574 Forumite
    what does a networking card do please
  • irnbru_2
    irnbru_2 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
    bigfoot125 wrote:
    what does a networking card do please

    It's for connecting to a network (of computers) via a hard-wired connection. In a domestic household you might use it if your ADSL modem also acted as a router.

    A Wi-FI card fulfills the same purpose except it's wireless.
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