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Need to buy a Laptop SOS

gavvallance
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Hi
Need to buy a laptop, which will be purely for internet and business use (small business, just doing the odd spreadsheet and word documents and emails - not trying to hack into NASA!!:D )
so don't need to be great for playing games or watching films on it, but the better it is at picking up a wireless internet connection is important. software wise I have office 2007 which I could put on it and that would be all I need I think. Haven't used anything after windows XP so not a clue which windows we should get:o
Obviously cheaper the better............
please help with some suggestions / links / warnings so I don't make a complete mess of this !
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Need to buy a laptop, which will be purely for internet and business use (small business, just doing the odd spreadsheet and word documents and emails - not trying to hack into NASA!!:D )
so don't need to be great for playing games or watching films on it, but the better it is at picking up a wireless internet connection is important. software wise I have office 2007 which I could put on it and that would be all I need I think. Haven't used anything after windows XP so not a clue which windows we should get:o
Obviously cheaper the better............
please help with some suggestions / links / warnings so I don't make a complete mess of this !

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In your case, cheap is good.
Toshiba Satellite C650-1CN £289
15.6 inch Notebook, Intel Celeron T3300 2.0GHz, 2Gb, 250Gb, DVDSMDL, Windows 7 Home Premium. Up to 4hrs 20mins battery life
Toshiba Satellite C650-1CR £304
15.6 inch Notebook, Intel Celeron T3300 2.0GHz, 2Gb, 320Gb, DVDSMDL, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium. Up to 4hrs 20mins battery life
There is also the rather clunky Lenovo B550 for £2950 -
so very much a matter of personal opinion -- But Acer I really detest.
Lenovo pay close attention to their build quality -- but u end paying a premium somewhat .
Some of the HP business laptops I really do like:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=37757230&postcount=6
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In your case, cheap is good.
Toshiba Satellite C650-1CN £289
15.6 inch Notebook, Intel Celeron T3300 2.0GHz, 2Gb, 250Gb, DVDSMDL, Windows 7 Home Premium. Up to 4hrs 20mins battery life
Toshiba Satellite C650-1CR £304
15.6 inch Notebook, Intel Celeron T3300 2.0GHz, 2Gb, 320Gb, DVDSMDL, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium. Up to 4hrs 20mins battery life
There is also the rather clunky Lenovo B550 for £295
and then take a close look at his abuse:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=2774950
^His posts deleted but re-quoted
Here is your previous thread, just in case u think your abuse had been deleted.0 -
thanks for the suggestions - dont get the abuse stuff though? couldn't work it out from the link???0
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gavvallance wrote: »thanks for the suggestions - dont get the abuse stuff though? couldn't work it out from the link???0
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Just a thought, Tesco are giving a £50 TRADE in if you buy any Toshiba, Thats if you have an old laptop any make.0
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gavvallance wrote: »thanks for the suggestions - dont get the abuse stuff though? couldn't work it out from the link???
She didn't suggest anything. Only attempting to follow me around the forum and to leech off my posts.
She's not well.0 -
She didn't suggest anything. Only attempting to follow me around the forum and to leech off my posts.
She's not well.0
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