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Title: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 13:25:01 so it's that time again, my laptop is looking a bit shabby, the screen is barely attached anymore - i'm using a really old ibm shell as a sort of cradle for it. it's been brought back to life a couple of times and is now running quite slow, it is 4 years old now so it has had a fair run.
budget is up to 400 so nothing really fancy (maybe slightly higher at a push) i've found this one on dabs and seems to me to be good spec for the budget: http://www.dabs.com/products/acer-aspire-5742-i5-480m-3gb-320gb-15-6-hd-w7hp-7GV7.html?refs=431420000-435890000 any thoughts? other suggestions? thanks folks! Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 13:42:29 Just for Info
http://smidgenpc.com/2010/05/07/laptop-reliability-ratings-which-laptop-is-really-most-reliable/ Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 15:51:42 so maybe this:
http://www.okobe.co.uk/ws/product/ASUS+P52F+SO121X+CI5480M+2.66G+320GB+4GB+15.6IN+DVD+RW+W7P+EN/1000049884?ref=1q4bs ? Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:03:23 Win 7 Pro as well :) and 8gb of ram. Wouldn't mind that one myself :clap:
4gb ram installed, upgradable to 8 oooops I'm sure you'll get a few more ideas tonight from some of the other regulars Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:10:37 it has only got 4 gb installed but will fit 8
what are the benefits of pro over home premium? not used 7 at all yet so no idea... Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:19:04 http://www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/win71.PNG
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:22:04 so none really?
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:41:40 also just found that the cheapest i can get the asus for is 435, is it worth an extra £35 for the extra gb of memory and pro instead of home premium?
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:52:43 Laptops Direct or Save on Laptops?
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:57:32 I'd certainly go for the Asus over Acer. If you get it from Laptops Direct you can sign up for a Quidco account link through their site and get 2% cash back. That also applies to a lot of other online retailers inc Dabs. Use it a lot myself
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Saxondale on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 17:16:02 I think the last new laptop thread was started by me. The reason I needed a new laptop was that for the second time in a year the screen had broken on my acer aspire. Im not saying you wont have a good experience and manage to get a decent quality one, but I had a very bad experience with acer.
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: jonny72 on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 17:53:00 so none really? Differences between the editions are listed here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions. Unless there is something specific you need on a higher edition, I wouldn't worry about it. HP seem to have a permanent cash back offer, some details here but shop around; http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/HP_Cashback_Offer/page.asp Not that I'd recommend HP though, I set a couple of for a customer recently and the keyboard was terrible. Depends on what you want it for though and what you're used to - I never buy a laptop without checking the keyboard out as I only use laptops and can't stand a shit keyboard. Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 18:41:24 Hard to test the keyboard tho if you want the savings involved in buying online tho jonny. As you probably use yours for work it might not be a priority to Tom
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 18:46:52 nah, it's for movies, music, football manager, browsing, downloading, nothing major at all really
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: stfcinbmth on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 19:02:39 So basically Tom, you pay your money and take your chance. I'd definitely sort out a Quidco account tho, great if you buy a lot of stuff online
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: oxford_fan on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 19:23:36 My last laptop was a HP. I had it for about 5 years and no problems whatsoever, contrary to the reliability thing. Bought a HP G62 to replace it, partly because Staples had mis-priced it, and its working a treat so far.
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: jonny72 on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 19:28:17 Hard to test the keyboard tho if you want the savings involved in buying online tho jonny. As you probably use yours for work it might not be a priority to Tom Sure it's not a priority for everyone. Though you can always go in to PC World to try out the various brands keyboards. I do use mine for work, couldn't stand the Dell they gave me so I dumped it and use my Macbook Pro instead. Have to use Windows at work though so run it as a virtual machine, which is actually faster than the Dell. Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Simon Pieman on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 20:38:45 I think if your laptop is in such a state after 4 years reliability may not be the biggest issue :)
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Sunday, July 10, 2011, 20:49:35 it was in the bar out in the alps most of the winter, got pretty beat up...
Title: Re: another new laptop thread Post by: Kinky Tom on Monday, July 11, 2011, 12:04:10 god this is frustrating, hate shopping around for this sirt of thing...
ok, so thanks to stfcinbmth i've registered with quidco and with their £30 off offer at pc world and with 3% cashback i can get this: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-satellite-l755-15r-15-6-laptop-red-09797931-pdt.html which has the sandy bridge i5 for not much more that the asus... |