15" Laptop - advice/comments please!

HUFCsteve

Hi there

Have been looking for a couple of weeks now and think I've narrowed my search down to three:

Probably looking at £400. Will use mostly for internet, photos, plus some work type stuff - spreadsheets, word processing. Ideally looking for one with 15.6" screen, Windows 7, 4GB of RAM and 320-500GB disk space. And firewire so that we can connect it to our video camera.

Studio 15 - £429
Acer Aspire 5732Z - £397
Inspiron 1545 (but doesn't have firewire - how much would it cost to add this?) - £329

What do people think of the above?!? Or is there anything else worth considering.

Thanks in advance.

busenbust

I'd go for the Dell Studio 15; I absolutely abhor Acer but I'm sure opinions will differ here

ohyeahitssorcy

Either of the dell's would be a good choice but if i was to choose which dell i would go for the studio 15 without a doubt a Firewire PCMCI card is between £10 and £20 and i wouldnt touch the acer either.

mitchb

How about this one

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/175974

Doesnt mention if it has firewire but theirs a lot of positive reviews and meets all other requirements

John_Gray

The engineer who fixed a friend's Dell laptop a couple of weeks' ago said that the Dell Studio 15 was much better made and more reliable in his experience than the Inspiron 1545.

HUFCsteve

I was in Currys tonight and saw a Packard Bell EasyNote TJ68-AU-031 for £440.

Looked pretty smart and available to collect there and then - unlike Dell!

Spec looked okay too:

Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 (2.1Ghz, 800Mhz, 1MB Cache)
Genuine Windows(R) 7 Home Premium
4GB Memory
320GB Hard drive
Webcam

John_Gray

Packard Bell. Right...