Is this laptop a good one?

stilltheone

TOSHIBA Satellite C660-1D7 £259 inc delivery.

Specs here
Discrepancy as to amount of RAM installed and processor. So perhaps it has been mis-labelled. Either way you are covered by 7 day 'no quibble' return.

Savvybunny2009

I'm not sure how MSI stand a s a reliable make but I am on the search too and found this one at argos

MSI FX600 Blu-ray 500GB 15.6 Inch Laptop
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5083895.htm

josha007

Ok people. I'm stuck between the Lenovo and the Hp Probook pasted below.. What does everyone think is the better laptop? I won't be playing any high end games so I don't need a super powerful laptop. Unless there are other laptops that I have missed out on?

Many thanks.Josh

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_Pr...s_1066236.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G570_1072018.html

coolagarry

The HP is the older i3 processor wheras the Lenovo is the Sandybridge which is the latest, more efficient, faster and with better graphics management. The Lenovo has the bigger screen.

BC2K3

I bought this one on Friday. Good spec, really nice screen, and it was £369.99 including a printer.
The printer offer appears to have ended this week, but its still good value, and worth considering...
Intel i3 380 processor, 4GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Webcam + mic, DVD writer, HDMI, 3xUSB, CrystalClear screen, multitouch touchpad (like iphone; squeeze and pinch to zoom, twist to rotate, 2 fingers to scroll)

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/19397848/Acer-Aspire-5742-Core-i3-380M-2-53GHz-4GB-750GB-DVD-SM-15-6-inch-Windows-7-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook-Black/Product.html

stilltheone

BC2K3 wrote: »

I bought this one on Friday. Good spec, really nice screen, and it was £369.99 including a printer.
The printer offer appears to have ended this week, but its still good value, and worth considering...
Intel i3 380 processor, 4GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Webcam + mic, DVD writer, HDMI, 3xUSB, CrystalClear screen, multitouch touchpad (like iphone; squeeze and pinch to zoom, twist to rotate, 2 fingers to scroll)

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/19397848/Acer-Aspire-5742-Core-i3-380M-2-53GHz-4GB-750GB-DVD-SM-15-6-inch-Windows-7-Home-Premium-Laptop-Notebook-Black/Product.html

Missing the bargainous aspect...

Not much different from the Toshiba above at £259 and the ACER I bought for <£185.

John_Gray

josha007 wrote: »

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G570_1072018.html

The slightly-different M5134UK at £399 got the Best Value award in PC Pro's current review of 20 laptops. (Look at the magazine in WHS; it's not yet on the PC Pro website...)

BC2K3

stilltheone wrote: »

Missing the bargainous aspect...

Not much different from the Toshiba above at £259 and the ACER I bought for <£185.

I was only offering a suggestion.
I suppose it depends what you want. Personally, £110 more for the faster processor, double the RAM, higher resolution webcam, additonal 110GB of hard drive, HDMI out, a printer, longer battery life...and it not being a 'refurb', in my opinion, is worth it.

stilltheone

BC2K3 wrote: »

I was only offering a suggestion.
I suppose it depends what you want. Personally, £110 more for the faster processor, double the RAM, higher resolution webcam, additonal 110GB of hard drive, HDMI out, a printer, longer battery life...and it not being a 'refurb', in my opinion, is worth it.

Sorry, but it just isn't a bargain, no matter which way you look at it.

You were recommending it without the printer, so why put that in the list?

Now compare it to the Acer Aspire 5741-333G32Mn for which I paid less than £185.

Compare it again to the much cheaper Toshiba. In fact the specs say that it is the same processor and the same amount of RAM. Perhaps some mis-labelling by Argos.

I'm not sure from where you got your fantasy about longer battery life. Perhaps you can show me the figures. Toshiba claim up to 5.15hrs. What is your claim for the ACER? I guess closer to 4hrs.

640GB HDD compared to 750GB, I can't imagine anyone would spend £110 to get another 110GB. As to HDMI output and the higher quality webcam, I would point to another laptop altogether if these things were important to the OP.

Your laptop scores a poorly 21 degrees on Hot UK Deals, so it seems that they agree with me.

The Toshiba will be shiny and new and have exactly the same warranty as your ACER.

The Toshiba is a relative bargain, your ACER is not.

For the price that you paid I would be looking at a Sandy Bridge processor and HD3000 graphics at a minimum.