Is this Laptop a bargain?

Father_Christmas

Fujitsu Siemens Intel Pentium 4
532 Processor 3.06GHz Laptop
with HT Technology

- 256 Mb RAM
- 40 Gb Hard Drive
- DVD ReWriter Drive
- 15.1 TFT Display
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
- 128Mb ATi Mobility 9000IGP graphics
- Built-in Wireless 802.11b/g

£569 at PC world

Does this look any good?

Only drawback i can see is 256 ram instead of 512. will this make any differance?

bunking_off

Wouldn't like to comment to be honest.

What I would say is that when I did a quick internet search on this model (Amilo Pro V7010?) - looking for one for my wife - it came out at £470 at Misco and E-buyer. However, the strange thing is they both only have it as having a Celeron 2.53GHz processor - spec otherwise the same. I would have thought that if Fujitsu had dumped another processor into it, it would have a different model number.

Or am I missing something?

Tharweb

This http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Fujitsu-Siemens_Amilo_Pro_V7010_-_P4/version.asp is a similar model but with a slightly slower processor which makes the PC World offering look a good deal. It does however come with 512MB RAM.

Just be aware though that the graphics are shared, not a dedicated graphics card. The way they show the spec "128Mb ATi Mobility 9000IGP graphics" can be quite misleading. If you are wanting this laptop to play the latest games it may not be up to the job.

I would definitely upgrade the RAM, check if this is possible on this machine though before you commit yourself. It is quite easy to do. A stick of RAM for my laptop cost around £28 a couple of months ago and prices have fallen since then.

helen21_2

Hi There

Have you looked at the two laptops at toys r us? I got the £799 one and it is good, well i think it is, worth a look maybe

Helen21

broin

Father Christmas, did you end up buying this laptop? I'm thinking of getting it too and just wondered what you thought of it. It's got far better specs than anything else in the same price range at PC World which makes me think there's got to be some hidden catch.

Cheers,
Broin

BUCK

IS THE TOSHIBA A60-155 LAPTOP ANY GOOD? THEY ARE ALSO DOING A DEAL
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp? FOR THE BANK HOLIDAY

Father_Christmas

broin wrote:

Father Christmas, did you end up buying this laptop? I'm thinking of getting it too and just wondered what you thought of it. It's got far better specs than anything else in the same price range at PC World which makes me think there's got to be some hidden catch.

Cheers,
Broin

Didnt bother in the end. Still on the lookout!

broin

Father_Christmas wrote:

Didnt bother in the end. Still on the lookout!

I went to buy it today but it's such a good bargain that they didn't have any left in stock! Nevermind, I bought a nice Toshiba for £100 more instead.