how much?

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Is a cheap laptop I can use broadband net with, and word ect? how much would it cost/what spec would i need, nothing special just for the net and word docs?

JsT

£500-£700?

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Originally posted by JsT
£500-£700?

Seriously, low spec as in 500mhz top?

JsT

Originally posted by Hellfire
Seriously, low spec as in 500mhz top?

I don't know. I doubt many main stream sellers would sell something that low spec-wise.

Try eBay?

Former Member

i'll try and look around lol

JsT

Cheapest I could find was http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/320_219088.html

Former Member

I think even a 500mhz laptop will still set you back about 2/300 quid. Have a look in Cash Converters. I think there's one in Colchester on the corner of Crouch Street.

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Thanks Jst,

theres one on my route home so will pop in and have a look

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if you want something that'll run xp you'll have to shell out 200 -> 400 at least, if you dont mind running windows98 and having a frazzled battery then you can probably pick one up on ebay for 100 quid

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Originally posted by Hellfire
Thanks Jst,

theres one on my route home so will pop in and have a look

cash converters can be expensive for what you get. very expensive ...i've seen pentium two's ...four hundred quid.
have a look in quids in and loot if you want private secondhand bargains.
or new ...check out DELL ...for around 400 quid you get a good little machine.

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http://www.laptopsgoingcheap.com/ - they're low on stock at the moment but I've seen IBM Thinkpads with a PIII900 and Windows 2000 for ~£300

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thing is you could get a cheap second hand one for like 200-300, or go into a shop and get a new one for 500 quid, that'll be better.

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Originally posted by Mist
thing is you could get a cheap second hand one for like 200-300, or go into a shop and get a new one for 500 quid, that'll be better.

Thanks, it's just to use in college and what not,

(if I want to hook my pc upto the college network will I need the same OS as them?)

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Originally posted by Hellfire
Thanks, it's just to use in college and what not,

(if I want to hook my pc upto the college network will I need the same OS as them?)

Just to use the internet - No, but bear in mind that some colleges and unis wont let you do that.

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Originally posted by Mist
No, but bear in mind that some colleges and unis wont let you do that.

na I got premission to hook up to the network, just worried I might need windoze 2000

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Originally posted by Hellfire
na I got premission to hook up to the network, just worried I might need windoze 2000

Shouldn't do. You can use DHCP to get a network address, which will work across a number of different OS. You would only need the specific system if you wanted to run some files or whatever.

You may also need to use IE if they have a proxy that uses windows authentication.

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Ok thanks... I'd probably just use the network to access my user/server on there and/or the net..