📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

Decent laptop 289.99 for first 250 cust [CLOSED]

1…5152545657…74

Comments

  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,680 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Lidl have a pair of USB speakers today that I noticed when I bought my little usb mouse, very happy with it for £7.99 but can't remember how much the speakers were :D
  • sheffix
    sheffix Posts: 30 Forumite
    edinburghlass wrote:
    Lidl have a pair of USB speakers today that I noticed when I bought my little usb mouse, very happy with it for £7.99 but can't remember how much the speakers were :D

    I went to Lidl this morning and they said these are a regional offer and South Yorkshire isn't one of those regions.
    Named after my cat, picture coming shortly
  • MyUserNamesTaken
    MyUserNamesTaken Posts: 4,486 Forumite
    Right - updated the drivers for the wifi card and the realtek AC97 thingy. Not sure what to do about the memory warning, though.
    In a rut? Can't get out? Don't know why?
    It's time to make that change.
    Cover up all the pain in your life
    With our new product range.
    So please don't feel blue - let us show you how
    To talk yourself into a good mood right now.
    Feeling sad is no longer allowed,
    No matter how worthless you are.
  • Edinburghlass_2
    Edinburghlass_2 Posts: 32,680 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    sheffix wrote:
    I went to Lidl this morning and they said these are a regional offer and South Yorkshire isn't one of those regions.

    Oops sorry about that....
  • MyUserNamesTaken
    MyUserNamesTaken Posts: 4,486 Forumite
    Anyone know if the mini pci card will go in my laptop without causing problems? It's sitting on my desk as I type, screaming at me not to install it because it's meant for use with Intel Celeron M processors (or so the leaflet says).
    In a rut? Can't get out? Don't know why?
    It's time to make that change.
    Cover up all the pain in your life
    With our new product range.
    So please don't feel blue - let us show you how
    To talk yourself into a good mood right now.
    Feeling sad is no longer allowed,
    No matter how worthless you are.
  • djrobmac
    djrobmac Posts: 414 Forumite
    MyUserNamesTaken wrote:
    Anyone know if the mini pci card will go in my laptop without causing problems? It's sitting on my desk as I type, screaming at me not to install it because it's meant for use with Intel Celeron M processors (or so the leaflet says).

    It should work fine, just attach a couple of antennas to it and shove it in. Dont go to the trouble of setting the wires into the laptop just in case it dosent work (ie leave the antennas just dangling and see what its like reception wise)

    Report back matey
    Hardcore moneysaver
  • MyUserNamesTaken
    MyUserNamesTaken Posts: 4,486 Forumite
    djrobmac wrote:
    It should work fine, just attach a couple of antennas to it and shove it in. Dont go to the trouble of setting the wires into the laptop just in case it dosent work (ie leave the antennas just dangling and see what its like reception wise)

    Report back matey

    Cheers for that - now to go buy some antennae ;)

    won't be able to report back until next weekend, though, as I'm off to Hungary on Monday. Can't think of anywhere that sells antennae around here, so will have to buy them off ebay.

    Haven't crashed since updating the wifi card and realtek drivers. Still think it could be dodgy ram, though. Definitely a problem with my wifi card too.
    In a rut? Can't get out? Don't know why?
    It's time to make that change.
    Cover up all the pain in your life
    With our new product range.
    So please don't feel blue - let us show you how
    To talk yourself into a good mood right now.
    Feeling sad is no longer allowed,
    No matter how worthless you are.
  • djrobmac
    djrobmac Posts: 414 Forumite
    MyUserNamesTaken wrote:
    Cheers for that - now to go buy some antennae ;)

    won't be able to report back until next weekend, though, as I'm off to Hungary on Monday. Can't think of anywhere that sells antennae around here, so will have to buy them off ebay.

    Haven't crashed since updating the wifi card and realtek drivers. Still think it could be dodgy ram, though. Definitely a problem with my wifi card too.

    Enjoy your time away! And let us know how you get on when u get back. Ebay would be the only option really.
    Hardcore moneysaver
  • MyUserNamesTaken
    MyUserNamesTaken Posts: 4,486 Forumite
    djrobmac wrote:
    Enjoy your time away! And let us know how you get on when u get back. Ebay would be the only option really.


    Thanks. I found another seller with antennae (his postage was cheaper, too), so bought from him. Sent a little message with my paypal payment asking if he could post the antennae tomorrow, as I need them urgently. With any luck, I'll have them by Saturday, before I go away.


    The PB has not crashed in over 9 hours now. Hopefully, the updated drivers sorted it out. Keeping my fingers crossed, though. Oddly enough, the fan isn't coming on as much now.
    In a rut? Can't get out? Don't know why?
    It's time to make that change.
    Cover up all the pain in your life
    With our new product range.
    So please don't feel blue - let us show you how
    To talk yourself into a good mood right now.
    Feeling sad is no longer allowed,
    No matter how worthless you are.
  • MyUserNamesTaken
    MyUserNamesTaken Posts: 4,486 Forumite
    OK, spoke too soon (again). System crashed again and refused to reboot. Took the PC World ram out and it booted up without problems.
    In a rut? Can't get out? Don't know why?
    It's time to make that change.
    Cover up all the pain in your life
    With our new product range.
    So please don't feel blue - let us show you how
    To talk yourself into a good mood right now.
    Feeling sad is no longer allowed,
    No matter how worthless you are.
This discussion has been closed.
★ ★ ★ Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 351.3K Banking & Borrowing
  • 253.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.7K Spending & Discounts
  • 244.2K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 599.4K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 177.1K Life & Family
  • 257.7K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.2K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.
Update Your Picture