Laptop for Daughter ????

motorguy

chappy wrote: »

Why keep away from Celeron processors whats wrong with them?

Thanks

They are 'ok' if you're doing very little on the machine, add in word, itunes, a couple of explorer windows open, antivirus running, firewall running, and it just runs unreasonably slowly.

ormus

a young girl is highly unlikey to be doing anything like video editing or cad work. and if you wanted a fast games PC, you wouldnt even be looking at a cheapish laptop, never mind the celeron cpu inside.

the celeron cpu would be fine for normal everyday useage.

ive also used plenty of dells. very good value for money. and the customer service is far above the likes of pcworld etc...

cowbutt

unicorn66 wrote: »

Celeron is a very very slow processor.

You can buy each of your daughter an Asus Eee PC 701.

You might like to look into the CPU used by the eeePC. Hint: It's an 900MHz Celeron underclocked to 630MHz.

Personally, I think the eeePC has its place (as an ultra-portable take-anywhere machine) and I think the Celeron has its place also (anywhere where good VFM and ready access to better quality and more expandable motherboards is desirable).

Heck, Celerons can still be quite powerful machines; my MythTV-based PVR is a Celeron 1.7GHz from 2002, and it works just fine playing back and recording all my TV from upto three Freeview tuners simultaneously.

wilt44

cheers ormus. What do you think about the specification of the vostro 1000. The only thing that concerens my daughter is weight and the thickness of the laptop. Do you think this one will be o.k ???

nej

Ignore the people saying "avoid Celerons". A few years ago, they were fairly bad. These days they are fine for what she needs it for. Browsing the web, running Microsoft Word and playing MP3s is not going to be hugely taxing. A Celeron will handle this fine.


My laptop cost me £300 and has a 1.6Ghz Celeron. It's fine for watching DVDs, browsing the web, email, looking at photos and for my daughter to borrow to do her homework on.

dounome

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/-/654/861/-/3477502/Acer-Aspire-5315-Celeron-M-530-1-7GHz-1GB-80GB-15-4-DVD-SM-Vista-Home-Basic-Laptop-Notebook/Product.html?searchtype=genre

I just bought this for my 12 year old son, just set it up and it looks great and works fine.
Celeron processors used to be slow but like previous poster said theyre a lot better now and im sure your 10 year old wouldnt care.
My son has used a dell with a celeron for years and he's says theyre fine.
Ive worked in IT and unless your hardcore gaming it will be great.
Arrived in 2 days free delivery and also money back with quidco.
Also codes available for money off.

PasturesNew

Yes, avoid the Celeron advice. They're fine. Especially for anything a 10 year old might want to do with it.

I would question "why a laptop" though. They are pricier than a PC and she's likely to be tempted to take it out of the house, where it might be uninsured or she might be bullied because of it, or somebody might try to get it off her and it could easily be dropped/broken.

Fixing them is pricier. Upgrading them pricier.

If it's a space/size issue, there are some very small PCs, where the base unit is the size of a large cornflake packet. I have one. It is called an SFF - which just is the buzz word for meaning it is very small.

I bought a great SFF + a flatscreen monitor - combined price £300 a year ago. Bound to be cheaper now.

Here is what an SFF (small form factor) PC is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor

It is no different to a full sized one, just smaller.

hearts

Search about m8 and don't pay anything over £300. Anything above the lowest you can pay is just a waste for a 10 year old......or anyone not needing high end graphics.

wilt44

thanks all. just a quick question dounome. What operating syse did it come with ??? Just that i have read on the web that they have put basic instead of premium. I am really not sure which one to go for now the dell or the acer aspire ??????

motorguy

I'd run with the Dell. I sold laptops last year as part of my business - we sold about 100 Dells.

I'd still avoid the celeron, esp when the AMD TK55 machine is so well priced.

Also Vostro is fine weight and size wise.