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which is better

Both of these are sub £350 and they may not be everyones cup of tea but I wish to buy one of them for my son who will be taking exams etc and its all i can afford.Would appreciate someone telling me which is better thanks .

compaq_cq56_112sa from sainsburys
or

Emachine-EME442 from asda
Thanks in advance for your help.

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  • There both near enough same specs so based on that i would go with the compaq.
  • victor2
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    I'd go for the Compaq. The specifications are similar but the Compaq has a little more memory and disk capacity. Both have a 1 year warranty, which is important with a laptop. The Compaq name is better established than Emachine, which is also a reason for selecting it IMO.

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  • compaq
    emachine

    loled at blue text :D

    Of the 2, I'd buy the compaq.
    Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
  • Even with a £70 pound price difference ??
  • Laz123
    Laz123 Posts: 1,742 Forumite
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    Well, I like the compaq_cq56_112sa from sainsburys but I also like the Emachine-EME442 from asda. But which is better.

    There's only one way to find out.... FIGHT!
  • nzseries1
    nzseries1 Posts: 2,240 Forumite
    Well I like the compaq_cq56_112sa from sainsburys, but then I also like the Emachine-EME442 from asda. But which is better?
    Laz123 wrote: »
    There's only one way to find out.... FIGHT!

    You beat me to it!!! :D
    You're spelling is effecting me so much. Im trying not to be phased by it but your all making me loose my mind on mass!! My head is loosing it's hair. I'm going to take myself off the electoral role like I should of done ages ago and move to the Caribean. I already brought my plane ticket, all be it a refundable 1.
  • That clears that up then
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