laptop spec help for confused!

lexi

ok. want a laptop for basic stuff. seems easy enough. well so i thought. i have a desktop (dell) & run xp home ed on it. course its all win vista now so no probs - however i start doing my homework & think i shud get a decent laptop for around £400. Now its the worst thing ever to start checking reviews cos i thought had no probs wiv dell go with them - then i read dont buy a dell! ok cheap toshiba then? no toshiba r no gud, hp futijsuu - the list goes on. then i read dont try to opertae a win vista with less than 2gb mem! HELP!!!!! io have checked out all the advice on here BUT plz can sum 1 just give me a run down of what i want (dont mention make!) just specs, esp if i run vista. i really want to do my work ( i write a lot!) & poss email music etc so any help wud be great.

TonyLisaP

Duo Core 2 anything from 1.7GHz and 1GB RAM fine. Find the best spec you can for your budget and buy it would be my advice, even if it is a Dell or Toshiba or Fujitsu. Yikes. :eek:

motorguy

There will always be people who have had a problem with a brand and therefore wont recommend it. There are more documented problems with Dells simply because there are far more of them sold, therefore there will be more comparatively more problems.

IF you buy a laptop with Vista, make sure it has at least 2GB of RAM. Also dont be afraid of AMD machines either, though the bigger the TK number the better. I'm running a TK57, but a TK60 is a very very nice machine.

Checkout www.dmxdimension.com for a list of the current dell deals, you will be stunned at what can be bought for £400 or even £350 if you look at the Dell Vostro 1000 or similar. Also checkout www.hotukdeals.com for the ad hoc dell deals that spring up for short times - use the search facility on the RHS to find Dell

albertross_2

Just buy a cheap Dell, they are gud valu, you'll be very happy wiv it. The worst new laptop you can find can do email and music easily, 1GB is plenty, 2GB is nice not essential (but you can always upgrade later).

PS try firefox, it has a nice built-in spell checker.

lexi

thanx guys. thats what i need just good old fashioned advice which i can understand! i thought of dell instantly,cos as i said i have a desktop & had no probs ( hope that last statement doesnt bite me on the bum now! lol) so prob have a look again at them. i think i saw 1 i liked at around £389 so just under budget, i know its got 2gb of ram so i guess that is what seems the most important thing. wanted a win xp home ed but no joy so vista it has to be! i am guessing everything will connect up as 1 xp the other vista? thanx again & if nothing changes will be ordering a dell 2morra!

bc3000

you could post a link for the laptop you found?

thanks!

im looking for one too, it's so stressful

motorguy

bc3000 wrote: »

you could post a link for the laptop you found?

thanks!

im looking for one too, it's so stressful

www.dmxdimension.com, vostro 1000, the TK60 @ £351 delivered. :beer:

ollyk

You just missed an amazing Vostro 1400 deal but now discontinued. May be worth keeping your eye out for the nect deal to come along...?
One note about the RAM is that you may pay more for a 2gb machine than if you pay for a 1GB machine then buy two 1gb memory modules to replace the two 512mb modules inside.. Did that make sense?
Also my plan with this Vostro (hopefully getting soon!!) is to get with Vista Business and request the XP downgrade which I will be entitled too. So Vista business is something to lookout for if you want XP and a very quick machine