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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: bertiecbx550 on 22 August 2008, 23:47:48
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Question for the computer(geeks ;)) i`m gonna sell my pc and buy a new laptop after i come back from florida as i aint gonna need both and i prefer the idea of just having a laptop....What should i look for? i.e. make and spec??? i dont do a lot other than surf and maybe make the odd cd copy for the car when i get bored but i would like a dvd/rw on it.... :-/ :-/
Oh and i dont really want to spend more than £400....
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those acer ones in pc world at the mo are pretty good value for money :)
Once you've removed all the pre-installed crap that is like the rest of the pishyworld computers...
avoid advent like the plague...
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Look for an IPC one - I used to sell these & they're good - IPC will custom build round their core specs. Usually sold thro independant computer shops.
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Don't think you'll get much for your desktop :(
I'd go for Core2 Duo, and 1G (minimum) ram, 965 (minimum) chipset. Slightly specced up, but you need it to last 3 years.
I wouldn't normally recommend HP, but I bought one of their Business laptops last November (2.0Ghz Core2 Duo, 965, 1G RAM, 160G HDD, Bluetooth, DVD writer, Vista Business) for £450 and its been excellent. Stick away from the consumer stuff though, and keep to Business lines.
Mine is a HP Compaq 6720s, I have spent an extra £30 at Crucial to take it to 2G.
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those acer ones in pc world at the mo are pretty good value for money :)
Once you've removed all the pre-installed crap that is like the rest of the pishyworld computers...
avoid advent like the plague...
Why? I just got the wife the new Advent Mini computer and its great! Speed-wise on a par with my significantly larger HP dv6000......
....have I done a booboo?