cheapest laptops

xyellowx

hi looking for a basic laptop for the odd internet use a couple of times a week as a present for parents
can anybody tell me the cheaper end of market bargains ?

will be used for very basic use so cheaper the better

Donnie

Laptop or Netbook? Netbooks have relatively small screens(so maybe not good for the elderly) and no disc drives.

Netbooks begin at around £150. Laptops £250

*j*

If it's for your parents, you shouldn't be looking for the cheapest,

you should be looking for the best.

*j*

Donnie

From whence do these 'fly by nights' come? No useful technical info, just posting nonsense for the sake of it.

rdpro

If you aren't after sooperdooper allsinginganddancing, I'd recommend looking up the T series IBM laptops. You can pick up a decent one for £120 up on Ebay, they are still fairly high power and are amazingly reliable. The range is: T41, 42 and 43 - these are original IBM's, pre-Lenovo buyout (I can't get hold of enough of them!)

xyellowx

was looking to pick one up out of a store or mail order this weekend , want a new one as its a present £250 seems to be about the cheepest anybody seen any cheaper anywhere?

Donnie

xyellowx wrote: »

was looking to pick one up out of a store or mail order this weekend , want a new one as its a present £250 seems to be about the cheepest anybody seen any cheaper anywhere?

Sheesh... are you unable to answer a simple question?

Coopdivi

14'' MSI laptop at Argos Clearance £254

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MSI-X410-WIDESCREEN-WINDOWS-7-14IN-LAPTOP-REFURB-/330424147297?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item4ceed05d61

Specs and original price here

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5082274/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_15701344%7CLaptops+and+Netbooks%7C16164797.htm

Other Argos Clearance offers here:

http://computers.shop.ebay.co.uk/Laptops-Netbooks-/177/i.html?_catref=1&_fln=1&_ipg=&_sac=1&_ssn=argos-clearancebargains&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

Bob_the_Saver

xyellowx wrote: »

hi looking for a basic laptop for the odd internet use a couple of times a week as a present for parents
can anybody tell me the cheaper end of market bargains ?

will be used for very basic use so cheaper the better

IF THAT IS ALL IT WILL BE USED FOR how does less than £85 delivered sound? as long as they have wi-fi access.

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=109110

aarrgghh

Donnie wrote: »

From whence do these 'fly by nights' come? No useful technical info, just posting nonsense for the sake of it.

Curious! I made a similar comment to Donnies and got a stream of complaints so vitriolic that I changed my user name. It seems my belief that there is a strong clique element who like to bully others is true.

weegie.geek

Bob_the_Saver wrote: »

IF THAT IS ALL IT WILL BE USED FOR how does less than £85 delivered sound? as long as they have wi-fi access.

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=109110

Awful spec. Windows CE. 7" screen is less than ideal for older people. Tiny keys, not good for adults. Browser doesn't do flash. Severly limited in what you can do with it.

Right now they only want to be able to browse, but who knows what they'll want to do in 6 months once they've got the hang of it. Get something that can run a proper OS, not a crippled machine that's basically a PDA in a big case.