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Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« on: 20 November 2006, 16:33:54 »
For some reason my mother thinks me an IT expert  :-/ shes just left me £400 to get a laptop for my Dad for christmas.

I know the basics and spec but does anyone have any thoughts about actual deals out there that are the 'dangle berries'?

If not i will probably play safe and go for a Dell one she has shown me....

He will only do basics on it - so as for games - he may play that card game that comes installed  ;D - he will never ever buy a pc game.

Will probably do letters, internet ( no heavy downloading) and store his pictures on it......

To be honest he doesnt need one but its her money  :-/
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #1 on: 20 November 2006, 16:38:18 »
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For some reason my mother thinks me an IT expert  :-/ shes just left me £400 to get a laptop for my Dad for christmas.

I know the basics and spec but does anyone have any thoughts about actual deals out there that are the 'dangle berries'?

If not i will probably play same and go for a Dell one she has sown me....

He will only do basics on it - so as for games - he may play that card game that comes installed - he will never ever buy a pc game.

Will probably do letters, internet ( no heavy downloading) and store his pictures on it......
The Dell ones are strong (unlike HP ones  :-[) and tend to be reliable.  The Dell build has a lot of bloat on there.  Trouble is, with a laptop, I would consider some kind of extended warranty, as failures tend to be terminal.  Dell have offshored their tech support, which can be annoying.

Toshiba make some decent laptops (check Misco for prices) as well.

Not a fan of Parckard Bell and similar from PC World.  Acer are gaining a bad reputation for reliability.
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #2 on: 20 November 2006, 16:38:20 »
I got an acer 1 m8 and i love it never let me down good spec cheap prices lovely thing it is
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972
DVD RW 60GB hard rive 1 GB of ram really nice just in your price range aswell
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #3 on: 20 November 2006, 16:39:50 »
BTW my bother has one of the above 1n's and that is reliable really nice laptop m8
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #4 on: 20 November 2006, 16:39:55 »
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I got an acer 1 m8 and i love it never let me down good spec cheap prices lovely thing it is
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972
DVD RW 60GB hard rive 1 GB of ram really nice just in your price range aswell
Opps, we must have replied together. Never meant to dis your laptop - hope it lasts you well. Though they are getting a bad reputation in the industry - though as a big player, they are likely to get a lot of returns...
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #5 on: 20 November 2006, 16:41:10 »
Check the Acer laptop out on here Mark, £389.96 incl. VAT

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/45/cat/Notebooks/Laptops
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #6 on: 20 November 2006, 16:41:22 »
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I got an acer 1 m8 and i love it never let me down good spec cheap prices lovely thing it is
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972
DVD RW 60GB hard rive 1 GB of ram really nice just in your price range aswell
Shame they do not state which chipset it uses :(
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #7 on: 20 November 2006, 16:41:25 »
Jamie has got one with a novel wooden handle ;D
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #8 on: 20 November 2006, 16:42:04 »
Jamie - thanks for the input  :y
LSG that acer does have decent spec doesnt it.

We have 3 laptops currently i have a compaq r4000 - never had an issue and love it, Wife has some form of Toshiba and never an issue, mum got a Dell about 3 months ago again no issues.

Think i will go look for a tosh....compaq are a bit dearer  :-/ and take it from there.... ;)
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #9 on: 20 November 2006, 16:44:53 »
  :o so what acer is best Bobs ebuyer or LSG`s Comet ?
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #10 on: 20 November 2006, 16:45:16 »
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Jamie - thanks for the input  :y
LSG that acer does have decent spec doesnt it.

We have 3 laptops currently i have a compaq r4000 - never had an issue and love it, Wife has some form of Toshiba and never an issue, mum got a Dell about 3 months ago again no issues.

Think i will go look for a tosh....compaq are a bit dearer  :-/ and take it from there.... ;)
Remember, Compaq were 'merged' (ie bought out by) HP about 3 or 4 yrs ago.  I've already hinted at how weak HP laptops are - already had a new HDD fitted in my work one, and they've just ordered a new HDD and system board.  About 6 months old. Good spec, but unreliable piece of junk.

Theolodian has a Compaq laptop that is just weird. Can't replace HDD.

So I would avoid Compaq/HP
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #11 on: 20 November 2006, 16:47:18 »
Just to show u guys the good spec and cheap price this is my laptop
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=325473
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #12 on: 20 November 2006, 16:47:23 »
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 :o so what acer is best Bobs ebuyer or LSG`s Comet ?

Probably best if I get supermop to answer that as I don't know the spec or price of the Acer from Comet - I'll give him a shout.
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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #13 on: 20 November 2006, 16:47:49 »
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&oc=N11136a

£379 if you take off extended warranty...


If anyone is thinking of Dell, best place to get prices is
http://www.dmxdimension.co.uk

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Re: Cheap new laptop - Recomendations ?
« Reply #14 on: 20 November 2006, 16:48:36 »
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I got an acer 1 m8 and i love it never let me down good spec cheap prices lovely thing it is
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=362972
DVD RW 60GB hard rive 1 GB of ram really nice just in your price range aswell


this `un  ;)
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