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New Laptop - Help Please

mercman1969
mercman1969 Posts: 871 Forumite
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Looking for the best possible laptop at sub £250
ideally looking for around 15.6" screen and will use it mainly for viewing films whilst travelling

thanks
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  • m5rcc
    m5rcc Posts: 1,544 Forumite
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    New? Used? I'd try and find a well-specced refurb for that price.

    Saw this the other day, and despite the stupidly high RRP, it's a good price for the spec
  • gonzo127
    gonzo127 Posts: 4,482 Forumite
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    refurbs would be the way to go, just remember at such a low price point you will not be getting a top of the range system
    Drop a brand challenge
    on a £100 shop you might on average get 70 items save
    10p per product = £7 a week ~ £28 a month
    20p per product = £14 a week ~ £56 a month
    30p per product = £21 a week ~ £84 a month (or in other words one weeks shoping at the new price)
  • Fosterdog
    Fosterdog Posts: 4,948 Forumite
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    Would you consider a second hand or reconditioned one?

    £250 is too cheap for most new laptops but to have one with a good enough battery life to watch films on the go will be almost impossible at that price. If it's just for films have you thought about a portable dvd player, the screen would be smaller but it would do the job.
  • m5rcc
    m5rcc Posts: 1,544 Forumite
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    Either, probably refurb'd as they offer a warranty beyond the original one.

    Scan eBay/HUKD
  • wr67
    wr67 Posts: 2 Newbie
    check out todays daily deal on ebay.fujitsu ah530 £269.94 new from dabs outlet.hope this helps
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    wr67 wrote: »
    check out todays daily deal on ebay.fujitsu ah530 £269.94 new from dabs outlet.hope this helps

    Clicky link > Fujitsu AH530 £269.94

    You'd be hard pushed to find a better spec at that price.
  • m5rcc
    m5rcc Posts: 1,544 Forumite
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    TakeThis wrote: »
    Clicky link > Fujitsu AH530 £269.94

    You'd be hard pushed to find a better spec at that price.

    Really? A Celeron processor and 2GB for £270?! I think that's dear!
  • TakeThis
    TakeThis Posts: 2,909 Forumite
    m5rcc wrote: »
    Really? A Celeron processor and 2GB for £270?! I think that's dear!

    It's a Pentium Dual Core Processor. CPU benchmark score of 1665. Another 2GB RAM is £10. It has HDMI, Bluetooth, Express Card slot, 1.3MP webcam....

    Find me a better spec...
  • robmar0se
    robmar0se Posts: 1,328 Forumite
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    edited 10 February 2012 at 1:52PM
    TakeThis wrote: »
    Clicky link > Fujitsu AH530 £269.94

    You'd be hard pushed to find a better spec at that price.


    I wouldn't touch this - Fujitsu don't have a great reputation for long levity (build quality is poor generally) - Usually have Toshiba hdd's which aren't the best either. Seconfly Dabs post sales support is diabolical - check them out on Trustpilot

    Try the Dell outlet site - you can get a Dell with an better i3 1st gen CPU for not much more - better deal alround.


    http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdfh1&l=en&s=dfh&brandid=7&fid=1374

    Dell Inspiron 15 N5040
  • m5rcc
    m5rcc Posts: 1,544 Forumite
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    TakeThis wrote: »
    It's a Pentium Dual Core Processor. CPU benchmark score of 1665. Another 2GB RAM is £10. It has HDMI, Bluetooth, Express Card slot, 1.3MP webcam....

    Find me a better spec...

    I have - post #2
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