17" laptop

HUFCsteve

Looking to buy a new 17" laptop with 500GB storage for around £500. Intend to use it for everyday stuff - internet, photos, music, etc. Don't do any gaming. The Dell Inspiron 1750 @ £449 seems to be the best deal going.

Would it make much difference upgrading the integrated card to a 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 (for £40) or shouldn't I bother?

I've looked at PC World, Comet but can't see anything else to touch the Dell Inspiron 1750 or can anyone tell me otherwise?!?

Thanks!

davester

The graphics card will help play games more than anything else, so really unless your photos include some serious professional editing then you wont need the graphics card. But for 20 pounds thats not bad as it will free up 512MB of your RAM.

Suggest you use a cashback site for Dell and if you can wait for a discount code. I used Topcashback as they gave 6% cashback off the non VAT price.

HUFCsteve

Thanks for replies. Prob won't bother upgrading the card then. Are there any alternatives out there to Dell for the same money with a 17" screen and 500GB hard disk?

HUFCsteve

Are any of the similarly spec'd laptops at ebuyer worth considering?

LeeSouthEast

Be wary of Dell and cashback - after waiting a month I had to submit an earnings query with QuidCo as it failed to track. They're still "processing" it now...

chrisjw37

PC World is overpriced and the Dell is under specified.

Try looking for an Acer Travelmate on e-buyer
it comes with webcam, mic 8 hr battery, enormous HDD
and it arrives the next day for £8

I buy Dells for work, but the Acer has impressed me (not much does)
and its £100 cheaper than our discounted Dell corporate rate.

HUFCsteve

How does the Acer Aspire 7540G stack up against the Dell Inspiron?

davester

LeeSouthEast wrote: »

Be wary of Dell and cashback - after waiting a month I had to submit an earnings query with QuidCo as it failed to track. They're still "processing" it now...

I used topcashback for mine so I didnt have to give them a £5