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« on: 15 October 2009, 18:44:09 »
Want to get my son a new laptop for christmas, must be a high spec 4gb ram and a good sized HDD around the £500 mark musn't be Acer as his as gone big style down hill at only 2 years old and he does look after his stuff too anyone have any good reccomendations?
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« Reply #1 on: 15 October 2009, 18:46:30 »
4GB of RAM is a complete waste unless he intends to be running a 64bit OS, as well as 64bit applications.
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« Reply #2 on: 15 October 2009, 18:48:14 »
i do keep saying avoid acer ::)

3G is max worthwhile on 32bit windows.  4g not worthwhile on any ver of windows, due to the way 64 bit consumes more ram anyway.


if its for general lappy use, Intel 965 or better chipset with core2 duo >2ghz.  other spec depends on exact usage
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« Reply #3 on: 15 October 2009, 18:48:29 »
personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
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« Reply #4 on: 15 October 2009, 18:49:29 »
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yup, possible dell, seeing as they seem to have fixed their reliability issues
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« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2009, 18:58:19 »
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personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
yup, possible dell, seeing as they seem to have fixed their reliability issues

Yeah, was looking at a HP one earlier for £579 seemed nice when does Windows 7 come out?
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« Reply #6 on: 15 October 2009, 19:01:50 »
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when does Windows 7 come out?
The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
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« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2009, 19:07:04 »
I have a Toshiba & it's very good :)
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« Reply #8 on: 15 October 2009, 19:17:28 »
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The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
OEMs not allowed to sell laptops with Win7 until its released 23rd...
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« Reply #9 on: 15 October 2009, 19:19:03 »
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personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
yup, possible dell, seeing as they seem to have fixed their reliability issues

Yeah, was looking at a HP one earlier for £579 seemed nice when does Windows 7 come out?
I have an HP one - HP Compaq 6720s - has GAY turquiose LEDs, and no rather HDD LED  >:(

Other than that, can't fault it for my needs...
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« Reply #10 on: 15 October 2009, 19:23:09 »
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The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
OEMs not allowed to sell laptops with Win7 until its released 23rd...
Who said anything about selling?
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The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
OEMs not allowed to sell laptops with Win7 until its released 23rd...
Who said anything about selling?
Nobody - I was just clarifying the point.  Everyone (OEMs, retailers, Integrators) have had it for a while...
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« Reply #12 on: 15 October 2009, 19:35:03 »
A point to note, if he is to playing a lot of games, then consider the graphics.

If gaming then look for one with purpose built in graphics rather then just software controlled (games get jerky)
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« Reply #13 on: 15 October 2009, 19:38:32 »
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A point to note, if he is to playing a lot of games, then consider the graphics.

If gaming then look for one with purpose built in graphics rather then just software controlled (games get jerky)
No laptop is good for games, so if you want games, get an Xbox ;)
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« Reply #14 on: 16 October 2009, 00:41:02 »
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Want to get my son a new laptop for christmas, must be a high spec 4gb ram and a good sized HDD around the £500 mark musn't be Acer as his as gone big style down hill at only 2 years old and he does look after his stuff too anyone have any good reccomendations?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5070736/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/2|cat_14418968|Laptops+and+mini+laptops|14419039/Trail/searchtext%3ESAMSUNG.htm
 has had good reviews and is one pence shy of your price

Oops: forgot to add i would wait until Windows 7 is out and models are available with it installed, rather than buy with a "free upgrade" voucher, which in most cases is'nt free
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