Is this laptop any good for my needs?

olias

Ok, sorry if this should have gone in the 'cheapest decent laptop' thread, but as nobody has posted on it for 2 days, I thought I might get a better response with a thread of my own.

Looking for a new laptop for the wife. It will only really be used for surfing, social networking, watching the odd program on BBCiplayer etc and storing photos, not much else. She wants a really big screen, the weight doesn't matter as she only ever uses it sat in her chair in the lounge, or in bed.

Can anyone give any opinions on this:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5070729/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7C15701344%7CLaptops+and+Netbooks%7C16164797/c_3/4%7Ccat_16164797%7CLaptops%7C16164800.htm

Seems a good price for a decent spec and from a reliable manufacturer (her current laptop is a fujitsu, and ahe has used it daily for 4 years), and impotantly, has a HUGE screen.

Oddly I can't seem to find many reviews on it

Thanks.

Olias

CHR15

Seems a very good price.

Celeron processors are affectionately referred to as Celery's for a reason.
The laptop is not going to set the World alight.

Despite that, it should be fine for the things you describe.

JamieT1977

the 2 reviewers on argos liked it (except the vista hater lol)
thats a HUGE screen lol, looks like a good buy for your needs etc.

bazster

Seems like a good price for such a huge screen. As for the relatively slow Cellophane processor, I wouldn't worry about it unless you're planning to run mission control for the first manned Mars shot. "Relative" is very much the appropriate word for these kinds of things!

barrymoney

seems ok, though the cpu and disk spec arent absolutely amazing. Pity its Vista, not Windows7 (did someone already say that ).
It is a v large screen laptop, and correspondingly heavy, not that you mind. prob pretty good for movies etc.