best sub £500 laptop for xmas pressy

tight-git

dont want Lenovo - bad exp!:mad: anything else goes but at this price i expect core2 duo ...any advice??:beer:

Blacksheep1979

do you know why you expect core2 duo or is it because that's what all the adverts have, just like a few years ago they had intel processor with ht technology although that did little for the performance?

What's it to be used for, is it going to be carried arround, who's it for and tbh I generally would ask if they want it 1st or maybe prefer the money and add some themselves?

shelley_crow

comet had some Acer laptops for £299 a couple of weeks ago. I'm sorry but i don't know the specs (doesn't make any sense to me), might be worth a look?

wolfman

For over £450 you should be looking to try and get a C2D. It's the best processor out there for laptops. Runs cool and fast. Very efficient too.

Dells are a good choice, but quite expensive from looking at the site. My dad picked up a 640M for £420 ages back. Nice laptop. Runs Linux perfectly too.

You may have to look at other makes, like Acer or Asus.

bainy

Here's some that are within your budget and both have C2D processors : -

HP 6720s Business Laptop Core 2 Duo T5470 15.4 1280 x 800 (WXGA) Brightview TFT, Vista Premium, Bluetooth, Office 07 Ready, 2048mb 667DDR2, 120GB 5400 HDD Intel 802.11abg, 1 year Warranty

available at ebuyer for £489.99 delivered

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/133308

or

Samsung R60 Plus Laptop Blue Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz 2048MB 120GB DVD?RW 15.4\" TFT Windows Vista Home Premium

available at ebuyer for £489.99 delivered

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136531

or

Asus X51RL-AP999 Laptop Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 120GB 2048MB DVD-RW WLAN ATI XPRESS X1100 128M Share VRAM 15.4" Vista Home Premium 2 year warranty

available at ebuyer for £439.98 delivered

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134522

BillScarab

I'd have a look at https://www.dmxdimension.com if you're thinking of a Dell. Currently there's a C2D Inspiron 1520 showing for £469, also an Inspiron 6400 with a faster C2D processor but poorer graphics for £499.

stiffnuts69

how about this with 5% cashback with quidco and £100 cash back should make it near £420 mark

http://www.microwarehouse.co.uk/catalogue/item/HPNB0459

wolfman

It's a got a Turion cpu. Which isn't a bad cpu, but the C2D is definitely better.

I've got a Turion, and it's ok. Not as powerful as the C2D and I find it runs quite hot (50-60C generally). I bought mine (a 2Ghz) about 4 months back. I have to say I wish I'd spent the extra money and got a C2D. My folks use a Dell 640M with a C2D and it's much smoother, faster and cooler. If you're thinking of spending just under £500 a C2D is the way to go.