help buying a laptop

kckleekyle

my son wants a laptop for his birthday and I have a very low budget to work with (£200) max, I haven't a clue about laptops so would anybody be able to guide me in the right direction as to the best value laptop i can get for this amount and where from?
my son will mainly use it for homework, playing online games & you tube.
thanks in advance

dixiebb

kckleekyle wrote: »

my son wants a laptop for his birthday and I have a very low budget to work with (£200) max, I haven't a clue about laptops so would anybody be able to guide me in the right direction as to the best value laptop i can get for this amount and where from?
my son will mainly use it for homework, playing online games & you tube.
thanks in advance

a brand new (fully-fledged) laptop for that price might be pushing it i think...a refurbished one maybe ...a netbook however would be purchasable within that price bracket.

kckleekyle

dixiebb wrote: »

a brand new (fully-fledged) laptop for that price might be pushing it i think...a refurbished one maybe ...a netbook however would be purchasable within that price bracket.

we have a netbook but cant play online games, do all netbooks have this problem? and i wouldn't mind a refurbished laptop if someone could recommend one please .

dixiebb

kckleekyle wrote: »

we have a netbook but cant play online games, do all netbooks have this problem? and i wouldn't mind a refurbished laptop if someone could recommend one please .

certainly many of the netbooks do struggle with online games and sometimes even youtube videos -- it's the reliance on Flash which is often the problem. So yes, no to the netbook and onwards to a laptop. I just think u might struggle at the £200 mark.

NeverAgain_2

Online gaming can be heavy on resources.

Can you stretch to £260?

There's a few with a bit of poke from ebuyer, who are reckoned to be as cheap as anyone.

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&sort=custom&limit=10&store=5&cat=10&filterpricebands=%5B200+TO+499.99%5D

kckleekyle

NeverAgain wrote: »

Online gaming can be heavy on resources.

Can you stretch to £260?

There's a few with a bit of poke from ebuyer, who are reckoned to be as cheap as anyone.

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?page=1&sort=custom&limit=10&store=5&cat=10&filterpricebands=%5B200+TO+499.99%5D

no I have really streched to the £200
would anybody kindly take a look on here http://www.portableuniverse.co.uk/Cheap+Budget+Laptops.htm
to see if any of these are any good .

closed

what type of online games?

has the netbook got windows or linux installed?

stilltheone

kckleekyle wrote: »

no I have really streched to the £200
would anybody kindly take a look on here http://www.portableuniverse.co.uk/Cheap+Budget+Laptops.htm
to see if any of these are any good .

Here for £219

Though if you have time, perhaps you can hang on for something cheaper to arrive.

NeverAgain_2

...Here for £219...

Good shout - much better spec than the £200 laptops in the OP's link.

stilltheone

Full specification here

jaydeeuk1

I'd go for this one

PC world refurb, bought several from there before and all arrived as new, minus packaging.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/eMachines-E640-15-6-Laptop-/110671990051?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item19c4908d23

AMD phenom x3
Radeon 4250
15.6" screeen
3gb ram
250gb hd
win 7 premium

£219

Will be better than the celeron laptop posted in most things, esp video playback and gaming.