Is this laptop any good

Kingsd316

Hi all, im currently looking for a laptop, sub £500

ive seen this one, can someone with a bit more knowledge let me know if it is a good spec laptop

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.202-4485/btnResultSort.x%3d23/btnResultSort.y%3d14.aspx

I can get 10% off so it £450, if this isnt that good can someone please recommend one, its only really needed for general course work and downloading the odd music tracks

Thanks

grae-uk

Looks like a very good machine for the money, and will do what you need it to! I'd say go for it!!

Kingsd316

Any other opinions??

Reluctant_spender

It does not look to bad - the only minus point is the 1.5 hour battery life.

I appreciate that battery life s not everything but I would like to see more, otherwise not bad at all.

donnajunkie

it looks decent for a laptop but if portability isnt essential then i would go for a desktop pc. for what you want to do it is probably better than you need though. for what you want you could probably get one for £300 somewhere. for the amount you are willing to spend if you found one for £300 you would then have enough money left over to get an ipod or something like that. or treat yourself to something else.

grae-uk

Equivalent specification Dell laptops are a similar price (a bit less if delivery is not included on this samsung) and Dell's are generally the cheapest on the market so it is a good benchmark imo! I am not sure you would get a decent Desktop for £200 cheaper Donna, plus the OP is getting £50 off the Laptop!!

Sorry for my short reply earlier!

donnajunkie

grae-uk wrote: »

Equivalent specification Dell laptops are a similar price (a bit less if delivery is not included on this samsung) and Dell's are generally the cheapest on the market so it is a good benchmark imo! I am not sure you would get a decent Desktop for £200 cheaper Donna, plus the OP is getting £50 off the Laptop!!

Sorry for my short reply earlier!

as they have said they only need it for course work and downloading the odd mp3 track. so a lesser pc would probably do. there is certainly no need for one with vista home premium, vista basic would do.

grae-uk

True, but from experience users will often want to move into new stuff once then get a new machine, photos, dvd;s etc. And for the £100ish it might save then in my opinion tisn't worth it!

Kingsd316

Thanks for your comments, I was also drawn to this because of the free 3 year warranty which give you a bit more peace of mind.

Im getting the money from my parents upto £500, so i cant really get one for £300 and keep the other 200 if you see what i mean, so im trying to get the best i can with all or most of the money

grae-uk

That is a fair point! I had missed the 3 year warrenty! That makes the deal even better!! And you are right it does bring a big piece of mind. The only thing none of us can comment on (unless anyone has one) is the build quaility, but based on the samsung products i do have experience with mainly monitors & printers then you shouldn't have a problem!

donnajunkie

how about this,

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0261883139.1194540277@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccgcaddmhfjimhjcflgceggdhhmdgmj.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=042728&category_oid=-27751

or this desktop,

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0043144726.1194540365@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfjaddmhgeldfgcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=986891&category_oid=-27735

these are just examples i found in pc world. you could probably get something better elsewhere and you would certainly find either a laptop or desktop that will meet your needs and be less than £500. although you may or may not find one as good as that one you have already found.