Should I buy this laptop?

Nod

I'm fancying the following laptop. My questions are - can anyone find the same thing cheaper anywhere else or do you think there's anything that is just as good for a similar price or cheaper?

http://www.tesco.com/direct/acer-aspire-5750-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-1tb-156-display-black/215-0604.prd?skuId=215-0604&pageLevel=

Thanks very much in advance.

kev225

Personally I won't buy Acer, I had one of their laptops once and the quality was lacking.

Also I always buy a laptop with less ram and then upgrade.

What about this @ £410:
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/31448889/Lenovo-G570-Intel-Core-i5-2450M-2-50GHz-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-DVDRW-LAN-WLAN-Webcam-Windows-7-Home-Premium-15-6-Inch-Notebook/Product.html?_%24ja=tsid:11518%7Ccat:31448889%7Cprd:31448889

Ram upgrade to 8gb @ £35:
http://www.crucial.com/uk/upgrade/Lenovo-memory/Essential+%2F+Value+Line/G570+(4334)-upgrades.html

It's whether the extra 500gb HDD is worth £85 to you. Though I do think Lenovo are a better brand quality.

That took me 5 mins to find, there'll be a few similar out there.

gonzo127

what do you actually want to do with the laptop?

Cisco001

That Acer with integrated GPU don't worth £530 IMO.

£400
Toshiba Satellite C855-10Z 15.6 inch Laptop - Silver (Intel Core i5-2450M 2.5/3.1GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium, USB 3.0)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-C855-10Z-15-6-Laptop/dp/B007XERAJ0/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1345207302&sr=1-7

This machine is £130 cheaper with same CPU.
And I don't see the need of 8 GB RAM with machine with integrated GPU. If you need to do a bit of gaming or video editing, you will need machine with dedicated graphic, and more RAM would be handy for those.


Lenovo Z580 £550, cash back £50.This machine have better spec with latest CPU from intel
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_Z580_1206320.html

Same 8GB RAM & 1 TB HDD, with i5-3210M & Dedicated GT 630M 2GB Graphics & USB3

Nod

Cheers guys for your comments. Having looked into the different brands a bit more, I am quite keen on the idea of getting a Lenovo laptop. To answer the question of what i'm going to do with it, I strongly suspect people will tell me i'm spending too much for what I want it for (internet, photos etc) but I want to try and future proof it as much as possible and get one that i'll keep for a good few years.

Nod

Thanks again guys - finally made a purchase and decided to go with this:

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Lenovo_G580_Windows_7_Laptop__MAAGNUK/version.asp

Thought this might be of interest to people - I think it's a good deal for the spec.