packard bell laptop at currys £349 is it any good

photome

Is this laptop any good, quidco and discount code bring it down to £349

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/876045?camp_id=hp-p1sale-876045

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Depends what you want to do with it. For basic things it will be fine. I wouldn't describe it as a great bargain though. There are laptops with faster processors and similar specs for similar prices.

photome

grahawk wrote:

Depends what you want to do with it. For basic things it will be fine. I wouldn't describe it as a great bargain though. There are laptops with faster processors and similar specs for similar prices.

Can you tell me where, bearing in mind i dont want to pay more than £350

TopElectricalOffers

The Packard Bell laptop is very good value for money IMO because it has 1Gb memory which is just as important as a high processor speed (tho it comes with 1.46GHz which isn't bad at all) and does make multi-tasking quicker. It also has a 15.4" widescreen, DVDRW+R9 and is wireless enabled too.

Torby

I remember we used to say..."what rhymes with Packard Bell....oh yes $mell"
That make does seem to have a few problems surrounding it, certailnly I have been asked to try and sort out a few desktops by that manufacturer.
you just missed a good deal on the Dell inspiron recently....so don't jump in too quick....research first....which is what you're doing....but at £349....it would probably be hard to beat....spose you pays yer money and you make your choice.

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photome wrote:

Can you tell me where, bearing in mind i dont want to pay more than £350

Well there's this one for £395 but I don't know if there are any discount codes.
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972

Dell often have good offers.

There's a £349 laptop on the PC World site with 1.6ghz processor.

s-j-cooper_2

I reckon it is pretty good. The 1 gig ram and dvd writer are pretty big plusses on a laptop for £350.

sillysi

I am also going through this dilema at the moment.

I have narrowed it down to the 2 laptops listed above and below :

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972&tab=specification

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/876045?camp_id=hp-p1sale-876045


Do any of you techies have any opinions on which to buy ??? Or which is the better one ..........much appreciated

s-j-cooper_2

sillysi wrote:

I am also going through this dilema at the moment.

I have narrowed it down to the 2 laptops listed above and below :

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972&tab=specification

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/876045?camp_id=hp-p1sale-876045


Do any of you techies have any opinions on which to buy ??? Or which is the better one ..........much appreciated

The Acer one looks a bit better, but I cant see the battery life for the other one, so i cant comment on that.

bikebarbie

I am looking for a laptop too with the same budget. I have seen this one from Dell is a Inspiron 1501 for £399 (incl vat & del) what do you rekon?

Components
Mobile AMD Sempron technology 3500+
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2 (incl Operating System Re-Installation CD)
Collect & Return, 90 Day Service only
15.4" Wide Screen XGA TFT Display: 1280x800
256MB 533MHz Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM (1x256)
ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™
60GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Accessories
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Mini Card18


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sillysi

s-j-cooper wrote:

The Acer one looks a bit better, but I cant see the battery life for the other one, so i cant comment on that.

what makes the acer a bit better ..thanks