Replacing laptop

oranges1

My sons laptop is broken (have had it at the repair shop and its not economic to repair) and I have said I'll buy him a new one as an early Christmas Present. I am looking to get something along the lines of his old one.... Acer 5740. I was wondering about a refurbished one as I do not want to spend any more than necessary. Anyone seen any bargains or got any advice. Thanks

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whats wrong with it

danthemoneysavingman

There's loads of bargain laptops out there, but what's your budget, what you want to use it for, and so on. plugged in or out n about with it? heavy/light? so many factors. you'll get some suitable advice if you can be more specific I suggest!
hope this helps

danthemoneysavingman

here's a jolly one I just posted elsewhere:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/medion-akoya-p6635-i3-3110-nvidia-gt630m-750gb-hd-8gb-ram-315-95-delivered-direct-1684677?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=10202013&utm_campaign=Daily%2BHot

oranges1

Thanks for advice so far, unfortunately the above deal has expired!
Generally he is a uni student, uses his laptop for course work, downloading music, watching films. He liked the larger screen on his old Laptop

NiftyDigits

oranges1 wrote: »

Thanks for advice so far, unfortunately the above deal has expired!
Generally he is a uni student, uses his laptop for course work, downloading music, watching films. He liked the larger screen on his old Laptop

You still haven't told us of the problems experienced with the old laptop.

oranges1

The old laptop will not turn on. It has been stripped down to the board and shorted components replaced but still not turning on, prob a failed micro chip.

JohnStuart_2

oranges1 wrote: »

My sons laptop is broken (have had it at the repair shop and its not economic to repair) and I have said I'll buy him a new one as an early Christmas Present. I am looking to get something along the lines of his old one.... Acer 5740. I was wondering about a refurbished one as I do not want to spend any more than necessary. Anyone seen any bargains or got any advice. Thanks

go for dell or hp, visit their site they always have a decent deals.

NiftyDigits

oranges1 wrote: »

The old laptop will not turn on. It has been stripped down to the board and shorted components replaced but still not turning on, prob a failed micro chip.

Shorted components? Was there liquid spillage?

If not, did they try a BIOS recovery?

henm2

If you want a good used replacement laptop there are plenty of ThinkPad X200s for about £150- on ebay.