Kinky Tom
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« on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 13:25:01 » |
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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=431420000-435890000any thoughts? other suggestions? thanks folks! |
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 13:42:29 » |
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Kinky Tom
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 15:51:42 » |
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:03:23 » |
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Win 7 Pro as well  and 8gb of ram. Wouldn't mind that one myself  4gb ram installed, upgradable to 8 oooops I'm sure you'll get a few more ideas tonight from some of the other regulars |
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:10:37 » |
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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...
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:19:04 » |
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:22:04 » |
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so none really?
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:41:40 » |
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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?
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:52:43 » |
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Laptops Direct or Save on Laptops?
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 16:57:32 » |
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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
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 17:16:02 » |
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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.
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 17:53:00 » |
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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.aspNot 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. |
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 18:41:24 » |
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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
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 18:46:52 » |
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nah, it's for movies, music, football manager, browsing, downloading, nothing major at all really
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, July 10, 2011, 19:02:39 » |
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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
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