which laptop

hyltonlad

following great advice on how to sort out my laptop i now know it can be fixed so it time fo a new one.would any kind people help me i have a budget from £500 to£700 .it will be used for gaming music surfing and storing photo,s.so what would suit me best or what nice deals are out there.
thanks hyltonlad

gonzo127

do you mind refurbs to potentially get more system for your money? (most refurbs come with a 12 month warrenty same as new laptops)

hyltonlad

thanks not realy bothered just theres a lot to chose from.
hyltonlad

closed

how do you know it can't be fixed?

hyltonlad

the prosser was broke

lowbrim

I am no expert but this looks a great deal and well below your budget from Dabs £279!!

http://www.dabs.com/products/toshiba-c660-120-satellite---cel-dc--t3500---2gb-ram---250gb-hdd---15-6---windows-7-home-laptop-77HN.html?utm_source=retention+email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email170311&utm_content=i700

They have just knocked £50 off it and the reviews look really great and it has 250gb of memory. I am considering buying one myself even though my current laptop is o/k. It is also new so battery life should be good unlike the refurbished laptops.

Chimpofdoom

http://h40059.www4.hp.com/uk/homelaptops/product.php?id=XF230EA&experience=direct

£379 from HP itself OR

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/236685

Bump in specs for £444.99 from ebuyer.

Looks like a macbook without the shiny apple or the happiness of OSX.

Alternatively, save more and get a macbook pro

grumpycrab

lowbrim wrote: »

I am no expert but this looks a great deal and well below your budget from Dabs £279!!...

Crap for games.

grumpycrab

Chimpofdoom wrote: »

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£379 from HP itself OR ...Bump in specs for £444.99 from ebuyer.

Also poor for games. I'm looking for soemthing suitable...

EDIT: Suggestion 1. Dell XPS 15. Price £529 until 23/3/11. Why? Graphics card is a Class2 card (Class 1 is best) which is good for the price.
Here it is (save £134) http://www.dmxdimension.com/recommend/N00XL510

Suggestion 2. At the top end of your budget. £699 until 23/3/11 (save £304) Same graphics card as above but lots of everything else.
http://www.dmxdimension.com/recommend/N00XL504

Suggestion 3. A 17inch screen, similar graphics and processor. A cashback deal (only recommended if you are persistent!)
£550 http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_L670-14P_970852.html
with cheap warranty extensions (if that's important) http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&toshibaShop=false& stockcom.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=1086896&tab=2#2
EDIT: out of stock

Suggestion4. This 17inch one is in stock. As Suggestion3. (slower processor) basically. http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_L670-14M_1040587.html
Cheap warranty extensions http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&tab=2&toshibaShop=true&BV_UseBVCookie=yes&PRODUCT_ID=1086893#2
or with 6GB ram £500 http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_L670-14M_1040588.html

Suggestion5. Lastly, to compare with the first Dell. Here's an Acer with a very good CPU, RAM and disk with good graphics card. £584.
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_5742G_1032314.html

crazyguy

go to pcworld and look at the new apple mac start at approx £600, dont buy hp as they are crap with warranties , Dell have some good offers at the mo !

Chimpofdoom

Stretch your budget a bit more and get:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/apple-macbook-pro-mb990b-a-refurbished-laptop-05306955-pdt.html

Even for a refurb, Apple's have the best customer service. As for gaming, well depends what you want, but I believe boot camp works well for non native osx games.

Dell's may be "cheap" but you get what you pay for, especially with customer service.

Found another @ better specs for £20 more than whats above!

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/FC374B/A?mco=MTgwOTc3Mjg