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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Markie on 18 November 2008, 14:13:50
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I`ve just about turned myself inside out trying to choose a decent laptop for SWMBO... and the more i look the more i get confused :-/
For SWMBOs crimbo her main pressie is a new laptop.
She prefers Toshiba, HP, or Samsung....after trawling the high street stores on Saturday, sjes not really into advent or sony :-X
I need it to have 2gb ram, 160gb hard drive, prefer a dedicated graphics card, 15"screen and wireless....as a minimum spec.
Price well ideally around the £400 mark but can go higher if needs be...
Any thoughts??
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TB will be along soon to recommend a sony. :y
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about 3 months ago i got a Dell studio1735 it cost £399 from tesco's and it great! the 17" screen is so nice, it also has a normal layout keyboard, i mean it has the number keys seperate on the right, it has 120gb hard drive, dual core 2gb, wifi, ect it is abit heavy but well worth it, i did have a problem with the charger but i foned dell and they sent me a new charger in 2 days foc! i think its been uprated now and it might come with 160gb, i didnt really like dell b4 but i must say its great! ;D :y
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don't know much myself but mid september i got my hp pavillion dv600 laptop and am really happy with it.
3gb ram,17"widescreen, plays&copies blue-ray, builtin wireless connection, webcam, windows vista, other things i've yet to discover :D
but it must be good if i can use it without breaking it ;D ;D
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Markie, if you like I'll PM you my son Greg's e-mail address. He works in IT Support for a large procurement company in central London and he will be able to point you in the right direction. :y
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I've got an Acer, good spec Vista premium, 2GB ram 160GB HD Intel Centrino Duo, 15.4 screen, paid £498 this time last year, Tesco Direct.
Laptops are even cheaper now so have a good look around.
I eventually only paid £474 for mine after receiving my money off coupons from Tesco.
Mick
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Markie, if you like I'll PM you my son Greg's e-mail address. He works in IT Support for a large procurement company in central London and he will be able to point you in the right direction. :y
That would be top naotch Bob....thanks :y
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Markie, if you like I'll PM you my son Greg's e-mail address. He works in IT Support for a large procurement company in central London and he will be able to point you in the right direction. :y
That would be top naotch Bob....thanks :y
PM sent :y
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don't know much myself but mid september i got my hp pavillion dv600 laptop and am really happy with it.
3gb ram,17"widescreen, plays&copies blue-ray, builtin wireless connection, webcam, windows vista, other things i've yet to discover :D
but it must be good if i can use it without breaking it ;D ;D
seconded :y
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Mac Book Air :y :y
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Mac book or Mac Book Pro :y
Yes they are almost double your budget, but they are fantastic.....and you can run windows on it if you really must ;D ;D ;D
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Anything from the Toshiba Satelite range. I had mine about six months & it's very good. A friend of mine had just bought one under my recommendation & she loves it. :y
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Yeah... my Missus after 5 pints.
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You mention HP. If you do go for one, go for HP Compaq Business Laptop, such as 6720s (which is what I use). Don't buy the additional RAM (if reqd) from HP, go to www.crucial.com/uk
Personally,I've gone off Dell laptops recently, and Tosh have gone off the boil, hence ended up with 2 HPs. I would still probably recommend any of these 3. The HP consumer stuff seems to be overpriced, and have reliability issues.
Acer, as frequently sold in Tescos/PC World tend to perform poorly, and aren't the most reliable.