Sub-£400 Laptop Recommendation

Capricorn_One

Can anyone recommend anything with the following criteria please?

Mostly surfing the net, watching DVDs
Core 2 Duo/Dual Core
2GB RAM (don't mind 1GB, can install another but chipset able to take 4GB)
Graphics card I'm not too worried about as I won't be playing games on it.

I think the most important thing is build quality/reliability. I'd sacrifice a little spec for that.

I was considering a Dell Vostro 1510 but heard the case is a bit flimsy.

I also considered the HP G6062EA from Tesco's.

If anyone can comment on these or recommend one that'd be very helpful.

Thanks.

Ed.

saintscouple

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mollysbb

Ok, so where did you move it to....????

Capricorn_One

Hi Mollysbb. I was wondering exactly the same thing...

klb_3

I bought a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop in January. No problems with it and I would say it was a very robust laptop, no flimsy case on mine.

It is worth looking out for fresh deals to be posted on hotukdeals as there are some expert Dell buyers/posters on there.

lapat

theres two toshiba ones on pc world/dixons/currys for £399
one has a 17" screen but smaller memory 1gb and 80gbh
the other is a 15.4" screen but 2gb ram and 120ghd

bothe dual core so its a toss up of memory or screen size