looking for cheap laptop

pollybyte

i want as a cheap as possible new laptop, with the following....
windows xp
built-in wifi
dvd drive

any suggestions? [bearin in mind i am a student......]

MoneyMonkey

Dell are worth looking at. They are pretty good quality, and also quite cheap at the moment.

Also worth a look is the Dell Outlet site. They sell computers that people have decided they didn't want, and sent back. They are nearly new, and also come with warrenties etc. I know of a few people who have purchased computers from here, and there have been no complaints.

Also, if you are a student, you may be able to take advantage of an 'education' purchase.

Hope this helps.

PS, you might find getting a PCMCIA WiFi card substantially cheaper. I use a Netgear WG511, which was a doddle to install, very reliable, good brand and also supports 802.11b and 802.11g (means it should be able to connect to anything).

malolo

The Laptop are advertising in Snapfax so should technically have good deals for students.

And then there's always Dell who are doing the Inspiron 1000 for £349 just now... not sure if it's got inbuilt wifi though.

robonz

ebuyer and dabs are always worth a look as they nearly always have a cheapish laptop or two available

robonz

see this topic too

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=40863

zacspeed_2

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=6858610212&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=85194

robonz

yes the ebuyer laptop for £499 was an excellent deal but its finished now. anyone spotted any other great cheap laptop deals anywhere?

RussWWFC

I got a nice Sony Vaio Centrino laptop offered to me by a couple of !!!!!! today but they wanted too much for it to be an amazing bargain £450 still way below odds though but chances are it came from a "dubious source" so I steered clear