Cheap woolies laptops

kenspoker

Looking at buying two of these laptops http://www.woolworths.co.uk/wwstore/product.jhtml?op=details&product=50457714&op=details

Very small office and they will pretty much be used as word processers, quick question, looking for a quick answer. Will I be able to network them and will I be able to use the existing cables which network our two current pc's?

TheChillPill

Yes, you can add them to a network quite easily - comes with a built-in ethernet port.

One word of advice though - you'll get a better laptop for £400 elsewhere - even PC World are likely to have something in that range that would be better.

The reason I say that is because things like the CD drive are external - so you're really losing out on the reason behind a laptop here, you'll have to carry around a bag of bits with it too!

TheChillPill

Try this one for example - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1907238957.1122377599@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddffehfmfjcflgceggdhhmdfhl.0&page=Product&sku=676536&category_oid=-15257&fm=0&sm=1&tm=undefined

Everything in one package, and has the benefit of a DVD-Writer too

moneyuser

As chillpill says yes you can but I agree with chillpill about the external cd, how annoying that would be and more prone to damage!

TheChillPill wrote:

Try this one for example - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1907238957.1122377599@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgaddffehfmfjcflgceggdhhmdfhl.0&page=Product&sku=676536&category_oid=-15257&fm=0&sm=1&tm=undefined

Everything in one package, and has the benefit of a DVD-Writer too

Just to point out the specs say the laptop has only got a CDRW and DVD reader, not a DVD-RW, misleading key features there so be careful when looking at that one and haven't celerons got at most 1MB cache? Still an ok laptop for the price.

I would check out Ebuyer if you haven't already, couple of nice Acer and Toshiba laptops there.

TheChillPill

moneyuser wrote:

Just to point out the specs say the laptop has only got a CDRW and DVD reader, not a DVD-RW, misleading key features there so be careful when looking at that one and haven't celerons got at most 1MB cache? Still an ok laptop for the price.

The 'key features' state it as a DVD-R, which can only be assumed as a writer unless they are trying to be sneaky with their marketing. But you're correct, the spec states DVD Combo - worth checking for clarification on that.

billieboy_2

kenspoker wrote:

Very small office and they will pretty much be used as word processers, quick question, looking for a quick answer.

Just my opinion but if you want to use them for mainly word processing, I wouldn't recommend a laptop. I find a laptop very difficulty for touch-typing because of the position of your hands in relation to the "keyboard".

kenspoker

Thanks for the replies.

Billieboy, don't think we know what touch typing is, I can almost use two fingers and I'm sure I've seen my mate use his nose in the past

Tharweb

I'm currently getting "This product is not currently available. Please check back later"

aerostar

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See news reports.

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billieboy wrote:

Just my opinion but if you want to use them for mainly word processing, I wouldn't recommend a laptop. I find a laptop very difficulty for touch-typing because of the position of your hands in relation to the "keyboard".

I would but I would recommend a seperate usb keyboard for intensive word processing which saves being hunched over the laptop keyboard.

billieboy_2

Tharweb wrote:

I'm currently getting "This product is not currently available. Please check back later"

Don't know if it's any help, but I saw them yesterday in our local Woolies for £399.