Is this a good laptop?

justaquestion

Hi there,

I'm no fan of pcworld but just got an email from there about this laptop

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/656598?camp_id=wk35_09_sale_noms

It has the following spec

Full specification
　　Benefit
Operating system
Genuine Windows (R) 7 Home Premium
　Processor Type
Pentium Dual Core T4300
　Processor speed
(2.1Ghz, 800Mhz, 1MB Cache)
The higher the number of Megahertz (MHZ) the faster the processor should be
Memory Size
4GB MB
　Memory Type
DDR2
　Hard Drive Capacity
320 GB
The bigger the capacity the more you can store
Optical Drives
dvd rw sm lightscribe
　Floppy Disk Drive
NO
Floppy disks are 3.5" square and store a small amount of data. CDs,DVDs and memory sticks are now usually used instead
Screen Size/Type
15.6
　Graphics Card Type
Intel Media Accelerator 4500HD
To enable images to be displayed on your monitor
Graphics Memory
Shared Memory (Int. Grahpics) MB
The higher the memory the better quality images you are display
TV-out
YES
Allowing you to plug your laptop into a TV to watch DVDs
Sound Type
Altec Lansing speakers
To enable you to have sound from your computer which is great for games, movies and music
Modem Type
Integrated 10/100BASE-T
Enabling communication with others via the telephone line. A modem is used for the Internet, e-mail and faxing
Wireless Enabled
YES
Allows you to connect to an existing wireless network such as in a office or a wireless hot spot
No. of USB Connections
3
The more connections the computer has the more equipment you can connect to your computer e.g. a modem, printer, scanner, digital camera, PDA
No. of Firewire Connections
0
High speed data transfer link for digital video and other media. Ideal for quickly downloading video images from a camcorder to PC
Infrared Port Included
NO
Allowing you to connect to other devices with infrared such as an infrared enabled mobile phone
Other Interfaces
HDMI, VGA, 5-in-1 card reader
　Battery Type
6 cell
　Battery life (up to)
4.5 hours
　Software Titles Included
MS Office 60 day Trial
　Weight
2.68 kg
This is the weight of the appliance in KG
Height
41.2 mm
　Width
251 mm
　Depth
378 mm
　Colour
Black
　


What do you think? I like the idea of a tv out probaby its a s video out but that suits me ok.

LeeSouthEast

Would never ever pay £600 for it. I might consider it at the price they're selling it at, if it wasn't for the fact it's PC World. Lord help you if/when it goes wrong.

justaquestion

What about this one, opinions appreciated


http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1028214024.1262352488@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfladejfehfdedcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=2&sm=1&tm=0&sku=525753&category_oid=-37388


many thanks

davester

Too expensive someone was looking at a cheaper price for the same thing, An acer from tesco I think

LeeSouthEast

You can build a better one yourself over at Dell with their current offers. Don't forget to go via QuidCo for the cashback as well....