Samdy Gray
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« on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 08:37:33 » |
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So my Acer has finally given up the ghost.
Want something to replace it, but not looking to spend more than £400. Seen a few i5 spec'd deals about for around £350, but also seen a lot of comments that first gen i3 and i5's aren't much kop?
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:30:50 » |
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:33:21 » |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:37:14 » |
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I have played around with several i3 and i5 laptops and they are really good, much much faster in the real world than Athlons and Core2Duos, even the first gen ones, they have much faster memory handling and some of them auto overclock too.
I would recommend you get a core i3/i5 if the budget stretches to one Sam.
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:42:16 » |
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The Acer had an Athlon and wasn't noticeably slow, so an i3 or i5 definitely sounds the way to go.
Sainsburys had a cracking deal on an i5 the other day (£299) but it sold out pretty quickly.
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:42:31 » |
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Oh and the i5 is vastly superior to the i3's, the i3's are quick but the i5 is very quick in applications.
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:43:53 » |
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An i5 compared to an Athlon is noticibly faster opening applications and office files and also quicker in flash applications due to the memory handling of the i5, an i5 for under £300 is a massive deal, very very cheap indeed.
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 09:50:53 » |
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http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/10463087/art/packard-bell/easynote-ts11hr-039uk-bla.htmlPackard Bell Easynote. Processor : Intel Core i5-2410M Graphics card : Intel HD Graphics 3000 Screen size : 15.6" Hard drive : 500 GB £373 plus postage.
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 11:31:12 » |
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Not really sticking to your budget here but:
ASUS X53E-SX1330V
15.6" LAPTOP
Brand: ASUS
Colour: RED
Screen Size (inch): 15.6 inches
Memory (RAM): 4 GB
Storage (hard drive): 500 GB
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Model: i7-2670
£ 539.99
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 13:14:42 » |
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For the money I would definately go for the i5 not any of the i3's.
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 16:46:04 » |
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I need a new one...my shockwave is continually crashing no matter how many times i install a new Flash Player.
So will be keeping an eye on this thread.
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 16:52:05 » |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 16:54:38 » |
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I need a new one...my shockwave is continually crashing no matter how many times i install a new Flash Player.
So will be keeping an eye on this thread.
That's easily fixable. Mine won't even boot. |
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