new laptop

stilltheone

skintsaver wrote: »

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5085233/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/2|14418968|Laptops+and+netbooks|14419039/c_3/3|cat_14419039|Laptops|14419040.htm

is this one any better? when it comes to the tech side im rubbish lol

Currently available for £250 from ebuyerexpress.

skintsaver_2

unfortunatly mine is physically broken, im on it at the moment but the hinges are both broken and the fan makes an awful noise. part of the hinge has snapped off on one side and you can see the back of the screen!! i dont have the restore disks either.

should i have mine repaired, go for one of the ones ive shown you or get another one?? sorry for all the questions

stilltheone

skintsaver wrote: »

unfortunatly mine is physically broken, im on it at the moment but the hinges are both broken and the fan makes an awful noise. part of the hinge has snapped off on one side and you can see the back of the screen!! i dont have the restore disks either.

should i have mine repaired, go for one of the ones ive shown you or get another one?? sorry for all the questions

Get a credit card with a interest free purchase period.

Hammyman

Browntoa wrote: »

bare minimum of Ram for Windows 7 , would like at least 3 or 4 gb

Utter rubbish. 2GB is more than enough. If it wasn't, the £1000+ corporate range wouldn't still be sold with 2GB in.

Hammyman

skintsaver wrote: »

unfortunatly mine is physically broken, im on it at the moment but the hinges are both broken and the fan makes an awful noise. part of the hinge has snapped off on one side and you can see the back of the screen!! i dont have the restore disks either.

should i have mine repaired, go for one of the ones ive shown you or get another one?? sorry for all the questions

Hmm.. Depends.

For some I can buy hinges for a tenner a pair, for other models £40 - no point doing one side at a time as the labour is the same and the other isn't usually far behind in failing. Add in £30 for labour and the cost of the hinges is between £40 and £70. HOWEVER CHANGING HINGES IS A JOB WELL WITHIN THE CAPABILITIES OF MOST PEOPLE unless its one of the newer HP or Compaq that needs half the laptop taking apart. As long as the plastics aren't damaged, they'll clip back into place once you have a new hinges.

Fans are £4 off Ebay all day long.

skintsaver_2

its not the acutal hinges its the back of the screen by the hinges so i would need a new screen lid thing

skintsaver_2

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ArgosComparison?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002701&categoryId=&langId=-1&returnToURL=%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FBrowse%3Fpp%3D80%26s%3DPrice%253A%2BLow%2B-%2BHigh%26storeId%3D10001%26catalogId%3D1500002701%26langId%3D-1%26c_1%3D1%257Ccategory_root%257COffice%25252C%252BPCs%252Band%252Bphones%257C14418968%26c_2%3D2%257C14418968%257CLaptops%252Band%252Bnetbooks%257C14419039%26c_3%3D3%257Ccat_14419039%257CLaptops%257C14419040&compIds=1500990783&compIds=1501000555&compIds=1500920845&compIds=1500999487&compIds=1500920817&orderedIds=1500990783_1501000555_1500920845_1500999487_1500920817_

gjchester

Hammyman wrote: »

Utter rubbish. 2GB is more than enough. If it wasn't, the £1000+ corporate range wouldn't still be sold with 2GB in.

£1000+ for a corporate machine, Like heck, if you paying that much your purchasing department needs a talking to.

gjchester

skintsaver wrote: »

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ArgosComparison?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002701&categoryId=&langId=-1&returnToURL=%2Fwebapp%2Fwcs%2Fstores%2Fservlet%2FBrowse%3Fpp%3D80%26s%3DPrice%253A%2BLow%2B-%2BHigh%26storeId%3D10001%26catalogId%3D1500002701%26langId%3D-1%26c_1%3D1%257Ccategory_root%257COffice%25252C%252BPCs%252Band%252Bphones%257C14418968%26c_2%3D2%257C14418968%257CLaptops%252Band%252Bnetbooks%257C14419039%26c_3%3D3%257Ccat_14419039%257CLaptops%257C14419040&compIds=1500990783&compIds=1501000555&compIds=1500920845&compIds=1500999487&compIds=1500920817&orderedIds=1500990783_1501000555_1500920845_1500999487_1500920817_

Not sure what thats showing us?

Pay more get a better spec laptop, thats clear but again unless you use them side by side you won;t be doing a comparinson.

Forget the ultra portable at the left side, no CD/dvd drive. The initial red one does not look like it has wireless, which is probably an omsion than true.

End of the day any will do what you want, fixing yours would probably be £100 or so, most laptops require a lot of the motherboards and daughter boards will have to be removed, or moved out of the way to get to the hinges. If the fans gone other parts may have overheated and be on the way out too, but only you can say if it's worth fixing yours Vs buying a new one.

Hammyman

skintsaver wrote: »

its not the acutal hinges its the back of the screen by the hinges so i would need a new screen lid thing

The rest of the damage is a result of a seized hinge. You can buy lids off Ebay for £15 or less. I paid £20 for a brand new still in sealed box Dell Inspiron 6400 lid inclusive of delivery.