Which of these laptops would you buy

saxonrosecliff

I need to buy a very reasonably priced new laptop. I've narrowed it down to these four. It won't be used for anything too taxing just internet, email, Word, the occasional spreadsheet etc. Which would you buy?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350759794853?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350716975537?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/360596928967?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350725394956?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Any other better suggestions in this price range are, of course, very welcome!

Cisco001

Acer V5-531

gonzo127

really Cisco? that has only got the base pentium 967 processor (according to the spec) which sucks more than a !!!!! on a friday night,

out of those i would go for the Dell 5050 as the Dell has a much more powerful processor (the most powerful out of all the ones linked), yes the RAM is low but thats a really cheap fix

the following should also (probably) be considered

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOSHIBA-C660-2EM-GV-V1-LAPTOP-500GB-INTEL-CELERON-1-5GHZ-4GB-RAM-REFURB-/350779148849?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item51ac110a31#ht_1637wt_1401

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-C660-26H-LAPTOP-640GB-15-6-INCH-4GB-DDR3-RAM-REFURB-/330884093114?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item4d0a3a94ba#ht_1749wt_1401

Cisco001

gonzo127 wrote: »

really Cisco? that has only got the base pentium 967 processor (according to the spec) which sucks more than a !!!!! on a friday night,

out of those i would go for the Dell 5050 as the Dell has a much more powerful processor (the most powerful out of all the ones linked), yes the RAM is low but thats a really cheap fix

the following should also (probably) be considered

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOSHIBA-C660-2EM-GV-V1-LAPTOP-500GB-INTEL-CELERON-1-5GHZ-4GB-RAM-REFURB-/350779148849?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item51ac110a31#ht_1637wt_1401

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOSHIBA-SATELLITE-C660-26H-LAPTOP-640GB-15-6-INCH-4GB-DDR3-RAM-REFURB-/330884093114?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item4d0a3a94ba#ht_1749wt_1401

I checked CPU benchmark. The score from B800 (1295) is slightly faster than 967 (1142). So taking into consideration with extra 1 GB RAM, the style and weight (2.3kg vs 3.69kg!!). Personally think Acer a better buy among those four.
By the way, I am not sure if Argos list correctly. 967 supposed to be 1.3 GHz, where 987 is 1.5 GHz (score 1210).


However, I do agree the toshiba with B960 is a better buy

NiftyDigits

Cisco001 wrote: »

I checked CPU benchmark. The score from B800 (1295) is slightly faster than 967 (1142). So taking into consideration with extra 1 GB RAM, the style and weight (2.3kg vs 3.69kg!!). Personally think Acer a better buy among those four.
By the way, I am not sure if Argos list correctly. 967 supposed to be 1.3 GHz, where 987 is 1.5 GHz (score 1210).


However, I do agree the toshiba with B960 is a better buy

The C660 is old hat, regardless of the more powerful processor. It has poor connectivity.

I would consider the ACER or one of the Satellite C850 machines, perhaps one with 2GB RAM and to fit an extra 4GB RAM module. Bringing the price to perhaps £218 or £223. Also this DELL

Don't ignore the 17" screen DELL for £254 deal

gonzo127

Cisco001 wrote: »

I checked CPU benchmark. The score from B800 (1295) is slightly faster than 967 (1142). So taking into consideration with extra 1 GB RAM, the style and weight (2.3kg vs 3.69kg!!). Personally think Acer a better buy among those four.
By the way, I am not sure if Argos list correctly. 967 supposed to be 1.3 GHz, where 987 is 1.5 GHz (score 1210).


However, I do agree the toshiba with B960 is a better buy

makes sense i had a look at notebook check in which the 967 didnt show very well

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Pentium-967-Notebook-Processor.76526.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Celeron-B800-Notebook-Processor.56825.0.html

but hey ho