Which Laptops are good and which are the ones to Avoid!
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Which Laptops are good and which are the ones to Avoid!
Am after a Laptop folks! Desktop keeps playing up and am sick of Spending on it.
I know my way around one alittle but am No expert. Just know I want 3GB, 320 Hard Drive and Windows 7.
I have loads of Music and Films Photos etc. But also use it for work. They said they might go half n all if it's not too Expensive. Fingers crossed!
What a good one to get. Alot say Sony, buy some say HP. Got around £300-£400 to spend. Maybe a tad more if need be but not much. Was looking on Laptops Direct but there's hundreds on their. Using my Phone and it's hard work looking on here!
Cheers for any Help or Advice!
I know my way around one alittle but am No expert. Just know I want 3GB, 320 Hard Drive and Windows 7.
I have loads of Music and Films Photos etc. But also use it for work. They said they might go half n all if it's not too Expensive. Fingers crossed!
What a good one to get. Alot say Sony, buy some say HP. Got around £300-£400 to spend. Maybe a tad more if need be but not much. Was looking on Laptops Direct but there's hundreds on their. Using my Phone and it's hard work looking on here!
Cheers for any Help or Advice!
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Dell, Sony or Toshiba are the brands I'd consider.
For your price range - I'd probably go for one of these
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...bsd&cs=ukbsdt1
For your price range - I'd probably go for one of these
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...bsd&cs=ukbsdt1
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I would get onto dell while the deals are still up and around while student are going back to uni... pick up a nice Inspiron for £399 with 3G ram and 320HD, then i would pick up a cheap external HD to store all your photo's on to keep the laptop running smoooth
if i had that price range i would probably get one of these:
http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home...=ukdhs1&~ck=mn
I have had a few dells and yeah there not bad little machines... only problem i had where the chargers kept dying on me!
if i had that price range i would probably get one of these:
http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home...=ukdhs1&~ck=mn
I have had a few dells and yeah there not bad little machines... only problem i had where the chargers kept dying on me!
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Look on hotukdeals under the computer section, you'll find some i3 laptops for around the £400 mark on special offer come up fairly regularly at the moment.
http://www.hotukdeals.com/computers/deals/hot
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sams...p-core-/768631
are just two of the recent ones...
I particularly like this one for good portability and decent spec:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/leno...e-ulv-p/770849 - get half decent processing power and exceptional battery life. Remember if you get a core2duo and all the toys you'll end up with very little battery life. My Dell 17" laptop core2duo with good video card gets only 3 hours out of a new 9 cell battery!
http://www.hotukdeals.com/computers/deals/hot
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sams...p-core-/768631
are just two of the recent ones...
I particularly like this one for good portability and decent spec:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/leno...e-ulv-p/770849 - get half decent processing power and exceptional battery life. Remember if you get a core2duo and all the toys you'll end up with very little battery life. My Dell 17" laptop core2duo with good video card gets only 3 hours out of a new 9 cell battery!
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Thanks for the Quick response guys. Ill have a proper Read later. Parked up using my phone for a change. Here's where my Mum and Dad can get them through work. Also get alittle off n all. All With a Warranty as well. They work for a Computer firm. But they don't make em. Bugger. These any good? It says notebooks but there's Latops as well!
http://www.exdemosales.com/infosite/...oice=Notebooks
http://www.exdemosales.com/infosite/...oice=Notebooks
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Thanks for the Quick response guys. Ill have a proper Read later. Parked up using my phone for a change. Here's where my Mum and Dad can get them through work. Also get alittle off n all. All With a Warranty as well. They work for a Computer firm. But they don't make em. Bugger. These any good? It says notebooks but there's Latops as well!
http://www.exdemosales.com/infosite/...oice=Notebooks
http://www.exdemosales.com/infosite/...oice=Notebooks
This one looks good, and with discount...
HP NN230EA 6440b
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No issues thus far with my Dell laptop. Must have had it nearly three years. Only issue is Vista sucks, must get around to a Win7 upgrade and will probably install it to a new solid state hard drive while I'm at it
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If you can hold on till 2011 you'll find Laptops using BIOS will be ten-a-penny.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11430069
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11430069
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If you can hold on till 2011 you'll find Laptops using BIOS will be ten-a-penny.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11430069
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11430069
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Cheers people for all your help and Advice. Top stuff! Got afew makes to choose from now. Gonna send this link to my Boss and see if he will go halfs.
Go from there then.
Thanks again guys.
Go from there then.
Thanks again guys.
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Is this one any good. It's from the link I posted at my Mum and Dads place. Think they get between 10-30% off.
http://www.added-dimension.co.uk/Exp...ooks/4320s.pdf
Cheers guys!
http://www.added-dimension.co.uk/Exp...ooks/4320s.pdf
Cheers guys!
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Which is a good Laptop!
I posted this in the Non Subaru Section but afew said try it on here and all!
Am after a Laptop folks! Desktop keeps playing up and am sick of Spending on it.
I know my way around one alittle but am No expert. Just know I want 3GB, 320 Hard Drive and Windows 7.
I have loads of Music and Films Photos etc. But also use it for work. They said they might go half n all if it's not too Expensive. Fingers crossed!
What a good one to get. Alot say Sony, buy some say HP. Got around £300-£400 to spend. Maybe a tad more if need be but not much. Was looking on Laptops Direct but there's hundreds on their. Using my Phone and it's hard work looking on here!
Cheers for any Help or Advice!
Am after a Laptop folks! Desktop keeps playing up and am sick of Spending on it.
I know my way around one alittle but am No expert. Just know I want 3GB, 320 Hard Drive and Windows 7.
I have loads of Music and Films Photos etc. But also use it for work. They said they might go half n all if it's not too Expensive. Fingers crossed!
What a good one to get. Alot say Sony, buy some say HP. Got around £300-£400 to spend. Maybe a tad more if need be but not much. Was looking on Laptops Direct but there's hundreds on their. Using my Phone and it's hard work looking on here!
Cheers for any Help or Advice!
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Here's where my Mum and Dad can get them through work. Also get alittle off n all. All With a Warranty as well. They work for a Computer firm. But they don't make em. Bugger. These any good? It says notebooks but there's Latops as well!
http://www.exdemosales.com/infosite/...oice=Notebooks
http://www.exdemosales.com/infosite/...oice=Notebooks
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Is this one any good. It's from the link I posted at my Mum and Dads place. Think they get between 10-30% off.
http://www.added-dimension.co.uk/Exp...ooks/4320s.pdf
Cheers guys!
http://www.added-dimension.co.uk/Exp...ooks/4320s.pdf
Cheers guys!
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I use Lenove/IBM Thinkpads, you pay a little more, but they absolutely rock solid in terms build and quality of construction. Plus their support is pretty good. OS wise, I'd stick with Windows 7 32bit, more stable is better supported in both hardware and software than 64bit, especially since you're spec'ing for 3GB ram.
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Just been told these are really good buy the Head of the IT Part at my mum n dads place.
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers...uys2_11712.htm
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers...uys2_11712.htm