Recommendation For Cheap Laptop That Will Play Sims 2

davester

hence the damage on the lid from being taken in and out of a laptop bag by a suit scratching it on the zips. Least there are no coffee rings on the cup hold..errr CD drive:D

Hippeechiq

Donnie wrote: »

Don't call me a boy! :mad:

Okay....you old git

Donnie wrote: »

The Toshiba in your link isn't terrible, though I don't know why the eBay seller is claiming that it has a 512MB video card. It has 128MB RAM onboard....and something called TurboCache.

I really don't know what you've said here - other than it clearly isn't good How can he claim it's got 512 RAM if it hasn't? Surely he'd get ripped to shreds by people who buy off him who have greater knowledge than me?

Donnie wrote: »

There was an 80GB HDD inside, but he has replaced it with a 40GB HDD. That can easily be filled with films and music. Then you have to cough up for a new HDD or an external.

Hmmm - not very impressed by that, but we could live with that for now

Donnie wrote: »

What I don't understand, it that you are advocating buy some old computer for £200(the apparent budget) and then spending more on RAM.
What happened to the strict budget?

I said that I understood what davester was saying when he said I may have to add more HD space and more RAM.......I didn't say we would be getting/or have the money to get it done immediately

Well, 24 hours on I'm still undecided, but I appreciate the input boys

davester

The 512MB graphic card is a little misleading. The Graphics Card had 128MB of its own RAM, and then steals 384MB from your system RAM which you have 1GB in total. So when you turn on the computer Windows will see you have 640MB of RAM. The theft is called turbo cache

GunJack

.....or, if you could manage to top her up with £50-ish , you may find a decent machine from Donnie's favourite Argos Clearence Bargains on ebay - with 12 month warranty

like this....

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

and the radeon X1250 exceeds the min spec for graphics

Donnie

GunJack wrote: »

.....or, if you could manage to top her up with £50-ish , you may find a decent machine from Donnie's favourite Argos Clearence Bargains on ebay - with 12 month warranty

like this....

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

and the radeon X1250 exceeds the min spec for graphics

£200 is obviously as high as they can go.

I've bought stuff from that site that I don't even need. The latest laptop is still in the box...as is my Netbook.

GunJack

Donnie wrote: »

£200 is obviously as high as they can go.

I know that it was stated that the daughter was limited to £200, just thought that if the OP could manage the extra £53 (inc P&P), that MSI would have fitted the bill..

..just tryin' to help

GunJack

Donnie wrote: »

I've bought stuff from that site that I don't even need. The latest laptop is still in the box...as is my Netbook.

wish I had that sort of disposable income :rotfl:

Hippeechiq

Donnie wrote: »

£200 is obviously as high as they can go.

I've bought stuff from that site that I don't even need. The latest laptop is still in the box...as is my Netbook.

You could sell them to me for £200

GunJack wrote: »

I know that it was stated that the daughter was limited to £200, just thought that if the OP could manage the extra £53 (inc P&P), that MSI would have fitted the bill..

..just tryin' to help

And I appreciate it, thanks I lost my job a few months ago, so no spare dosh I'm afraid. Had I have still be in work, helping her out with £50 wouldn't have been a problem

davester

I would dispose of it for you Donnie if you want

Donnie

GunJack wrote: »

wish I had that sort of disposable income :rotfl:

Me too