£299.99 laptop at comet.co.uk (merged)

ms01ma_2

as per title - not a bad price

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362956

Derek_Duval

Excellent price. Worth buying extra ram, if it's the same as dell's should only cost £25 for another 512mb from lowestontheweb

venkat_2

great find ms01ma!

ppl don't forget to use the discount codes as well for a bigger bargain!

slowen

I purchased the Acer travelmate 2410 from comet for £299 and it's a decent laptop, cannot remember the spec off the top of my head but remember it has a 15.4" screen and a dual layer dvd burner

colin79666

battery life ain't great but it is light enough (just over 2KG)
as was said above just add another 256mb ram and it'd make a great budget laptop

I got an acer from Tesco about a year ago - added 256mb from Crucial and have never had any problems with it

FloFlo

Hi, my mum (60ish) is looking for a laptop for internet access mainly, is this a fairly decent one.

colin79666

FloFlo wrote:

Hi, my mum (60ish) is looking for a laptop for internet access mainly, is this a fairly decent one.

yes it would suit basic tasks such as internet and word processing fine

pfpf

is adding extra memory to laptops as easy as PC's?

cloud_dog

venkat wrote:

ppl don't forget to use the discount codes as well for a bigger bargain!

Which extra discount code?

colin79666

pfpf wrote:

is adding extra memory to laptops as easy as PC's?

depends on the laptop

Mine was easy as the memory is accessed via a cover on the base. I just took out 2 screws, slid the cover off and slotted in the extra ram.
Other laptops are more awkward as the keyboard has to be removed to gain access.

The laptop in question (the Acer from Comet) probably has access from the base. I tried to get the manual for it from the Acer website but it doesn't have the manual for that specific model. However similar Aspire models have memory access from the base so I'd guess this one would as well (can't guarantee that)

venkat_2

cloud_dog wrote:

Which extra discount code?

oops, i think i mistaken it for somewhere else. no codes for comet. i think the best way is to buy through quidco where you will get 3.5% back

sorry about that