Looking to buy a new laptop

1510

Hi,

I am searching to buy a new laptop.

I am looking for:

6gb ram or more
500gb HD or more
i5 or i7 processor
Budget: £400 - £550
Windows 8 preferred but would consider W 7.

Any suggestions?

penrhyn

Windows 8 preferred, in (insert preferred deity)'s name why?

Mind you its getting difficult to avoid the pile of poo.

Have a look at www.dmxdimension.com

1510

I see your point Never tried it but the reviews do not look so good...

1510

I have seen two that I like:

1. HP Pavilion G6 on the PC World website at £399.00

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-3210M processor (2.5 GHz, 3.1 GHz with Turboboost, 3 MB L3 cache) Operating System Windows 8 RAM 6 GB
Upgradeable to 8 GB Graphics card Intel HD Graphics 4000
Up to 1.65 GB of dedicated RAM Screen type HD BrightView LED-backlit Screen resolution 1366 x 768 Screen size 15.6" Screen features LED backlit Hard drive 1 TB (SATA, 5400 rpm) Optical disk drive SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with double layer support Memory card reader Digital media card reader USB 2 x USB 2.0
1 x USB 3.0 FireWire No Modem/Ethernet Integrated 10/100 BASE-T Ethernet LAN WiFi 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth No TV output VGA
HDMI Expansion card slot No Sound Altec Lansing speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio
Dolby Advanced Audio Webcam HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated digital microphone Keyboard & Mouse Full size textured island-style with numeric keypad
TouchPad supporting multi-touch gestures and on/off button Battery 6-cell
up to 7 hours Accessories included 65 W AC Power Adapter, 6-cell Li-Ion polymer battery, Begin here guide, HP manual


2. Dell Inspiron 15R for £429.00

COLOUR CHOICESwitch by Design Studio: Moon SilvereditPROCESSOR3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3210M processor (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)editOPERATING SYSTEMWindows 8 64bit, EnglisheditSERVICES AND SUPPORT1 yr Next Day In-Home Hardware Support & 90 days Premium Software Phone SupporteditACCIDENTAL DAMAGE PROTECTIONNo Accidental Damage ProtectoneditOFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Office trialeditSECURITY SOFTWAREMcAfee® SecurityCenter 15 Month SubscriptioneditSYSTEM RECOVERYOS Windows® Recovery Media Not included
KEYBOARDInternal UK/Irish Qwerty Chiclet Keyboard with Multi - touch Touchpad
Memory6144MB (1x2048 + 1x4096) 1600MHz DDR3
BaseInspiron 5520 Base
Video CardIntel HD Graphics 4000
Primary BatteryPrimary 6-cell 48W/HR LI-ION
Documentation/DisksEnglish Documentation
Digital PhotographyDigital Photography Not included
Non-Microsoft Application SoftwareResource DVD : Inspiron 5520 Diagnostics and Drivers Win 8
Hard Drive1TB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
CD ROM/DVD ROM8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Optical SoftwareCyber Link Power DVD
LCD15.6in High Definition (1366X768) WLED with TrueLife
Cables1 Meter Power Cord - UK
PackagingRecyclable cardboard packaging
WirelessIntel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 Card (802.11n + BT 4.0)
DriverDriver : 2230 Wireless Card

Any thoughts? To me both laptops look pretty identical.

Thanks in advance.