Laptop..Bargain??????

doofuss2647

Hi Everyone..

I've just seen a laptop in pc world thats been advertised on tv:
FUJITSU INTEL PENTIUM M 725 PROCESSOR LAPTOP

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1911854601.1106693424@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccefadddjjlmlhhcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&sku=390205&calling_page=Product

Its 799.99 reduced from 999.99 .

Currys have also got the same laptop for the same price BUT with FREE delivery and FREE printer,carry case,mouse and extension cable..Heres the link..
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1451543695.1106694989@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccddadddjjmdhfhcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&sku=390205&category_oid=-21154&fm=10&sm=1&tm=undefined

I cant seem to find any but there were some discount codes for currys..Dont know if anyone knows any? cus the others..the 7.5% discount codes dont seem to wrk now!

dont know a lot about laptops so was wandering if this was a bargin or not..as am lloking to buy one..to me it seems a reasonable price for quite a good laptop..Any thoughts?..
Heres the spec:

Processor Type Intel Pentium M 725
Processor speed 1600 mhz
Memory Size 256 mb
Memory Type DDR
Hard Drive Capacity 40 Gb
Optical Drives MF DVD R/RW
CD-ROM Speed Not Specified
CD-RW Speed. Not Specified
DVD-ROM Speed Not Specified
DVD-RW Speed Not Specified
Floppy Disk Drive No
Screen Size/Type 15.4" WXGA
Graphics Card Type Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Graphics Memory 64 mb
TV-out Yes
Sound Type Integrated AC97
Modem Type 56.6kbps
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 3
No. of Firewire Connections 1
Infrared Port Included No
Other Interfaces Not Specified
Battery Type Li-ion
Battery life (up to) 3 hours
Software Titles Included Microsoft Works
Operating system Win XP Home
Weight 3 kg
Height 33.1 mm
Width 358 mm
Depth 272 mm
Colour Silver

tab99_uk

not a barhain with them kind of specs.

Joe-C_4

Seconded. Thats not brilliant at all.

JPS

Not a bad laptop, but double the price I would pay! - plus it says it has 2MB of RAM! lol somehow I think that is wrong or it is very worrying!

royalsteve

unbelievable.....i mean isnt this kinda free on ebay...ie turbo lister!

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0318082411.1106700870@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccddadddjjmdfjkcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&sku=708185

b44rch

not a bad spec, i got a similar laptop from dell outlet... for less than £550... don't forget it's a pentium mobile, not just a pentium running at 1600 mhz

fatboyonadiet

they did have a toshiba pentium 4 thats 899 from 999 and putting in nhsdiscounts gives you 5% off also using an egg card gives another 5% off and you should get if for about 808.

Not bad for a days work?

JamesLB

fatboyonadiet wrote:

they did have a toshiba pentium 4 thats 899 from 999 and putting in nhsdiscounts gives you 5% off also using an egg card gives another 5% off and you should get if for about 808.

Not bad for a days work?

You must have a pretty good job


The spec of that laptop is pretty avergage - considering the Aldi/Lidl laptop. If your spending around £800 you should expect 512mb RAM and a branded dedicated graphics card.

Sarfaraz

I've seen a lot of Acer laptops with good specs on them for similiar prices. Can anyone tell me if Acer are decent manufacturer and also what their after sales support is like....?

Thanks!

shrek101

Acer are terrible for support stay clear. I almost bought a laptop last summer glad I didnt now. I asked them a question twice and got no answer. Boy is it so muhc hard work for a compnay to reply. Anyhow damn them they lost a sale, that will teach them.

Then a friend who had a old Acer laptop had problems and I emailed them again twice week apart for a program that they do that support battery power and on each occasion they again ignore my emails.