Good Laptop for my Mum-In-Law!!

pfpf

hello.

i am looking for a good priced Laptop. here's what i am looking for, bearing in mind i know nothing about laptops. if anyone can help, please post your suggestions/links. thank you.

will be used for:

Internet (wireless not required)
4 usb (min)
512mb (is that enough?)
to store and print photo's
cd/dvd burner.
be able to play very basic games (prob only like the standard windows stuff)
Windows XP (on disc)


while i'm here. i have Windows XP Home. i understand it cant be used on other computers?

if i was to update my PC, can i use it on that, being the owner of the Licence etc?

if not is it effectively useless unless i keep the old PC?

thank you.

johnmcn

if it's am oem you can update your PC soo many times,graphics card ,memory and hard drive are fine but a motherboard change will cause it to fail and a call to microsoft will need to be placed and hope for a sympathetic Indian.
I think a retail xp you can transfer it to other PC's as long as you delete the old one.

mattb_3

"4 usb" is asking a lot. seems unnecessary in a laptop to me.

pfpf

mattb wrote:

"4 usb" is asking a lot. seems unnecessary in a laptop to me.

ok forget that then...anyone?

Shawz

It may be worth checking your local Tesco's as some of them had Acer laptops in for £299.

Shawz

Just found this "as new"

http://www.valutech.co.uk/prod.asp?id=2




Acer Aspire 1522WLMiOur Price : £ 425
Avg. New High Street Price: £ 525
Saving You: £ 100.00

Availability: In Stock
512MB DDR SDRAM
Featuring the powerful 64-bit Athlon 3000+ processor, this desktop replacement is one of the most powerful laptops available and is in-line with 64-bit operating systems of the future. Also boasting powerful graphics, this multimedia notebook is ideal for gamers and power users.

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
512MB DDR SDRAM - Low cost double memory Offer - call for details
80GB Hard Drive
DVDRW± Drive - To read DVDs and CDs and write CDs and DVD+ and DVD-
15.4" XGA Widescreen TFT Screen
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5700 64MB dedicated graphics
Integrated gigabit LAN and wireless 802.11g LAN - Call for advice on Wireless networking
Integrated 4-in-1 card reader – reads Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card and SmartMedia Card
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Pre Loaded
Includes Cyberlink Power-DVD and NTI CD-Maker.

1 Year Warranty.

s-j-cooper_2

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=356140&tab=specification

It even has your 4 usb ports! Not sure about xp being on disk though.

I recently bought an Acer and got a 3 year extended warranty with accidental damage for little more than £80 including delivery from here:

http://www.savastore.com/productinfo/product.aspx?catalog_name=Savastore&product_id=10276049&pid=197&rstrat=5692

halifax

£299.99 Laptop at Comet.co.uk + quidco


Processor speed: 1.8 GHz Processor: AMD Sempron Screen size: 14.1 inches Storage (hard drive): 40 GB Memory (RAM): 256 MB Shared graphics: 64MB

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

s-j-cooper_2

halifax wrote:

£299.99 Laptop at Comet.co.uk + quidco


Processor speed: 1.8 GHz Processor: AMD Sempron Screen size: 14.1 inches Storage (hard drive): 40 GB Memory (RAM): 256 MB Shared graphics: 64MB

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

Although this one doesn't have a dvd burner or 512mb ram, so be aware of having to upgrade if you really need these things. Also, this laptop doesn't show up on the normal search page on the Comet webste - only through this link. Does that mean they have sold out. or is it a fault?

marbella

in Saturdays sun newspaper, pc world were advertising a really good laptop and it was only £299. i am thinking about getting one for myself.

jewlls

marbella wrote:

in Saturdays sun newspaper, pc world were advertising a really good laptop and it was only £299. i am thinking about getting one for myself.

Could you give me more details please.