help to buy a laptop

ashleyrossuk

Hello i wa wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction, i was looking to purchase a laptop.


I wanted to spend no more than £700 in total (including a 3 or 5 year waranty).

Wanted to use the laptop for going on the internet, wont be downloading any music or photos. Want a medium or largest screen.

Any help at all would be most appricated! (as i know nothing about computers).

Many thanks for any help provided

ashleyrossuk

Thanks for the links, will have a good look at them now, really wanted the 3 or 5 years waranty, as i am the most clumbsy person, will be guaranteed to drop it or stand on it?????

Is Dell the best place to go!

albertross_2

warranties don't usually cover accidental damage.

Dell are good value.

a 5 year one would cost nearly the price of a laptop, £200 maybe.

Browntoa

yep, you can't beat Dell for laptops

Ramz_3

I've ordered the Samsung R20 for £599.
2GB RAM
120GB Hard drive

should be quite fun

edit: John Lewis btw

Doonhamer

Check out www.wizmarkcomputers.co.uk for Dell deals. It's usually better finding an out of the box Dell system that does what you want rather than upgrading anything. That's when they can get expensive. I always recommend upgrading the battery though, sometimes it's only £11 dearer for 50% more power which is well worth it. Don't bother with a floppy drive unless you have a specific reason why you need one.

Browntoa

heres how to get the Dell Laptop for £292 + 4.5 % quidco

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81003

Ecode 305-n0710002

AMD® Sempron Mobile Technology 3500+
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
Base Warranty - 1 Year Business Hardware Support
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display
1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512]
120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 HyperMemory (integrated)
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
4 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (29 Whr)
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-Card - Europe
Dell v92 Data/Fax Modem

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monterey_2

These 2 sites have Dell laptops with 3 year on site warranties for less money than Dell charge for the same thing:

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=51 (prices shown are ex VAT and delivery)

http://svp.co.uk/products-list.php?bid=0&cid=299 (prices shown include VAT and delivery)

I'm sure there are others but those are the ones I know.

M-

Stubert

https://www.dabs.com is the place lots of people recommend for laptops. If you spend over £400 (i think) you buy now pay next April which is pretty good.

I'm planning on getting a laptop too, but often can't see much of a difference between a £400 one and £700 one in terms of spec. Fancy a widescreen one but that would rape the battery and would be slightly less portable. Decisions Decisions.