Samdy Gray
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« on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 16:53:09 » |
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Sorry to start another thread bout laptops, but I'm after advice please geeks.
Got around £350 to spend on a new laptop, not a huge budget I know but should still be able to afford something half decent. Been thinking about possibly buying a refurb or reconditioned one.
Must have > 2GB RAM and 120GB HDD. DVD/RW would be nice too.
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« Reply #2 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 16:59:43 » |
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I was looking at laptops in Currys earlier. Pretty sure they had one with 2GB RAM & 250GB HDD for just over £350.
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 17:04:17 » |
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Think I started the last laptop purchase thread back in April! I ended up with and acer aspire 3gb / 250gb hard drive, dual core processor for £380. But they are down now to £350 I think. Not had any problems. Mind you I was transferring from a laptop which had 30gb hard drive s It didn't have much to live up to.
I now have a phone with more memory than my old computer.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 17:46:57 » |
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I do like the Toshibas. Had one before and the build quality was pretty good.
Am I right in thinking the one in your first link is an x64 John?
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 18:24:37 » |
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If you're buying a cheap laptop you really want to make sure the build quality is good - I've had a few cheap laptops over the years which literally started falling apart after a year or so. Its not so important if you're going to use it more as a desktop but if you'll be moving it about a lot it is.
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 18:48:23 » |
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I do like the Toshibas. Had one before and the build quality was pretty good.
Am I right in thinking the one in your first link is an x64 John?
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 18:51:49 » |
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Cool. Thinking of possibly getting an x64 because I've got my hands on the Windows 7 x64 RTM. I'd rather that than Vista any day.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 19:04:04 » |
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Cool. Thinking of possibly getting an x64 because I've got my hands on the Windows 7 x64 RTM. I'd rather that than Vista any day.
I ran trials on Win7 a few months back and was pleasantly surprised by it....x64....but be aware that when retail comes out in a few weeks the RTM's will have a period of grace of a few weeks and then cease to work fully or they will restart every 2 hours randomly. But having tested Win7 I can confirm that it is 1000% more stable and nicer to use than Vista...even so I will be sticking with XP for a while yet  |
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To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #9 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 19:32:10 » |
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Windows 7 is a lot better than Vista speed and performance wise. A mate has got the 64bit version on his 64bit laptop though and has had a few probs with it restarting and shutting down off the cuff!
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« Reply #10 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 21:37:10 » |
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You can buy mine if you want Sam? I'm selling the love of my life, it's a few years old, a bit tatty, but has never let me down, well, until a screw fell out last week, but that's fixed now. It's a mildly upgraded Sony Vaio VGN S4XP with port replicator. If you're interested just pm me and i can tell you more, unless i bottle it and keep it. Also, my old man just bought a good laptop from Staples for £280 after knocking £20 off them, so might be worth sticking your head in there as they do seem to have some cheap lappers. |
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« Reply #11 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 21:47:51 » |
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Goos shout on Staples, just had a look on their website and they've got a Compaq Presario with 3GB RAM, 160GB HDD and a 2.1Ghz Sempron for £300.
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 21:51:52 » |
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and you might get a free gift like a picnic hamper or some shortbread?
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 21:58:40 » |
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and you might get a free gift like a picnic hamper or some shortbread?
Deal breaker ! |
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, August 17, 2009, 22:01:09 » |
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I think at the moment its a pannini maker!!!
Casn you tell Im in charge of stationary ordering at work?
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