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Laptop Help Please

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Getting desperate and overwhelmed. I want to buy my grandaughter aged 17 a laptop for Christmas and I havent a clue as to what to buy. My grandaughter goes on facebook, browses the internet and wants to play games and watch films, be nice if she could also burn I think it is called dvds. I have a lot of Tesco vouchers but would top up with cash for the right laptop, it needs to be fast and have a good memory I think. Price range from 400 to 600 pounds. Seen Acer, Hp, Sony and sasmung, also Toshiba but cant tell one from the other, want sound and a cam, think that is all, well all I can think of. Can some kind person help me out and point me in the right direction please, be very grateful. Hope I have posted in the right place havent done this before. Thank you.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    edited 17 November 2010 at 7:22AM
    Personally I'd pick this:

    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.208-8799.aspx

    Important specs:
    £399.00
    Audio Features: Yes with analogue output
    Built-in Webcam: Yes
    Hard Drive Capacity: 500GB
    Memory Size: 4GB
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows® 7 Home Premium 32 bit
    Optical Drive Type: DVD dual layer rewriter
    Processor: Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
    Processor Model Number: T4500
    It's the cheapest laptop they sell with 4GB of memory, great make and a decent CPU that's not cutting edge but good enough for the intended purpose.

    If you wanted a better CPU then I'd go for this:

    http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-7384.aspx
    £499.00
    Audio Features: Yes with analogue & digital output
    Built-in Webcam: Yes
    Hard Drive Size in Gb: 500GB
    Memory Size in Gb: 4GB
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Optical Drive Type: DVD dual layer rewriter
    Processor: Intel® Core™ i3
    Processor Model Number: 370M

    Dell are also a great make.
  • John_Gray
    John_Gray Posts: 5,843 Forumite
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    It's the cheapest laptop they sell with 4GB of memory...
    David - maybe you didn't notice that the Lenovo laptop came with 32-bit Windows, so only about 3 GB of the 4 GB of memory would be usable? (Not that this detail should put off the OP!)
  • It's Britney !!!!!!:T
  • I have the pink 1545 and it is a very good laptop. Good Luck
    It's Britney !!!!!!:T
  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
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    John_Gray wrote: »
    David - maybe you didn't notice that the Lenovo laptop came with 32-bit Windows, so only about 3 GB of the 4 GB of memory would be usable? (Not that this detail should put off the OP!)

    Bit irrelevant. I'd guess 1gb of that memory will be reserved by the graphics card for the aero affects, leaving 3gb which is well within limits of 32bit on 7.

    Can never imagine a need for more than 4gb on a £400 laptop intended for home use.
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    op you have stated she wants to play games - do you know which games she wants to play? is it something like the sim's or is it more facebook games? as this will change some of the suggestions above
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • Sorry, havent a clue, what are sims?
  • DCodd
    DCodd Posts: 8,187 Forumite
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    Pattyfus wrote: »
    Sorry, havent a clue, what are sims?
    The Sims:) It's a game
    http://www.thesims3.com/
    Always get a Qualified opinion - My qualifications are that I am OLD and GRUMPY:p:p
  • John_Gray
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    jaydeeuk1 wrote: »
    Bit irrelevant. I'd guess 1gb of that memory will be reserved by the graphics card for the aero affects, leaving 3gb which is well within limits of 32bit on 7.
    Yes - but it is the virtual address space which is used, not the real memory! So 3 GB of real memory (give or take) will give identical results to 4 GB of memory for a 32-bit operating system...

    It's an academic point, since the laptop comes with 4 GB anyway, but the whole amount could only be used by a 64-bit operating system.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    edited 17 November 2010 at 10:08PM
    John_Gray wrote: »
    Yes - but it is the virtual address space which is used, not the real memory! So 3 GB of real memory (give or take) will give identical results to 4 GB of memory for a 32-bit operating system...
    Agreed. For the OP, either of the laptops I've suggested would be great presents and more than adequate for the granddaughter's needs.

    You're referring to this laptop and as you can see it has 3GB of memory compared to the 4GB installed in the Lenovo, for the same amount of money... I know which one I'd go for!
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