PC / Laptop Prices

[Power to people]

Why do you guys reckon I'd get for the following:

Dell Intel P4 3Ghz with Hyper Threading 533Mhz FSB - 2GB Ram - 150GB HDD -  2 x DVDR/W - Win XP loaded
Intel P4 3.2GHz 800Mhz FSB  - 1.5GB Ram -  2520GB HDD -  CD/W DVDR/W - Vista loaded
19" Monitor
HP NX7400 Laptop - Intel 1.66Mhz Core 2 Duo - 667mhz FSB - 2GB Ram - 60HDD - DVD Rom/CDR/W - Wireless etc - 15/4" Screen - win xp loaded

I'm assuming Ebay is going to be the place to try and sell them - unless I can find someone that wants them

I'm looking to buy a new laptop but need to work out how I'm going to afford it - or how much I'll have to find.

Where is the best place to look at reasonable priced laptops, don't need anything to flashy price is key ??!!

[RedRag]

I bought Dell 2.8 dual core optiplex 1TB with 4 meg and a DVD/RW and windows XP prof at the weekend for £159 - collected so no delivery

having a monitor is obviously a plus for most and the laptop looks very attractive.  I'd reckon £600 + packing

[Simon Pieman]

If you don't need anything flashy, what is wrong with your current laptop?

[Power to people]

If you don't need anything flashy, what is wrong with your current laptop?

Nothing, just fancy a new one with Windows 7, office 10 etc etc just working out how to finance it as I've not got a lot of spare cash and the Mrs wouldn't be happy if I spent £300+ in one go (not that I've got that sort of money floating around - got a ST to pay for !)

[stfcinbmth]

Stick another gig of ram in your lappie and buy a copy of windows 7. Yours is upgradeable to 4gb I believe

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/windows-7-ultimate-full-version-/260749090457?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item3cb5db5e99

[Samdy Gray]

If you've not got a lot of spare cash, then upgrading your OS to Windows 7 and buying Office 10 "because you fancy it" should be the least of your priorities.

[Power to people]

If you've not got a lot of spare cash, then upgrading your OS to Windows 7 and buying Office 10 "because you fancy it" should be the least of your priorities.

I know but it is a nice to have though

[Peter Venkman]

If I can be brutally honest......

Sell 2 of the crappier lappys and upgrade the HP NX7400 to 4gb memory(£25 per 2gb), put a slightly bigger hard drive in it, say 250gb - 500gb (£25-£50) and put Windows 7 on it(£75 upgrade).

If you are spending under £450-500 on a new laptop then you will not notice any difference from what you have got already.

If you were spending over £500-600 then you would notice a difference in speed.