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looking to get a new lappy
dont really wanna pay over £500
I use it for:
internet
music
storing pics
the ocassion game
anyone got any recommendations?
or could anyone point me in the right direction as far as RAM and Graphics cards go?
Gracias x
dont really wanna pay over £500
I use it for:
internet
music
storing pics
the ocassion game
anyone got any recommendations?
or could anyone point me in the right direction as far as RAM and Graphics cards go?
Gracias x
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HP nice, athlon not so anymore .
this is my personal pick, it's as fast as the HP, same amount of memory, same hdd. £100 cheaper, It doesn't have a dedicated graphics card. but if you're not a gamer that *really* doesn't matter.
£400 for a c2d laptop with that memory/hdd space is very decent . In my experience Acer's build quality is very high.
Saying that, the HP is nice too if you can afford it. Just depends on your needs etc.
edit: the intergrated graphics in that lappy are more than enough to play 'the occasional game'. My lappy with intergrated gfx runs GTA san andreas, and lots and lots of other games.
Probably because there are better (and other) places to buy laptops?
:yes: My dad has a HP laptop and at one point, it was being stupidly slow and we had some other problems with it. He tried something called Computer Mechanic, which didn't work. The only thing that worked was replacing the hard drive.
Well maybe you'd like to actually suggest a model that's better than the ones people have posted?
noog - that Acer was totally in my top 3....the one I posted is my number 1 atm, my number 2 is this one.
xsazx and Sofie - Rich has had his computer for quite a while, his is a very big, very expensive HP thing which I would never in my wildest dreams be able to afford, and he's had no problems with it. If I have problems with mine, I'll just get him to sort them out, he's good like that ;d.
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/notebooks_good?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
Maybe it's because dell are better then you:)
I like my dell and i've had it 2 years with no problems.
what do you all make of that? any good?
this is the one i have, so far so good..havent had it very long bit it looks rather snazzy and is a sanctuary from this shitty pc im on now.
may go and have a gander at it in the flesh x
Im lookin for one for this christmas if i can convince the parents and im going for an acer one.
Dell are expensive.
HP.. err im not so sure, i worked at a IT company for two weeks on work experience and heard a few horror stories about them but that doesnt mean you will.
Its up to you but my reccomendation is Acer
EDIT:
oh and just reading up, Sony Vaio are also pretty ace. They look cool too
They look the shizzle but are dam expensive!
£100 extra for an identical spec laptop sony :P.
points to note:
only supports sony memorystick, won't read other memory cards without an adaptor/cable
White keyboard gets *filthy* if you use the laptop alot.
Usually with sony, if a part like the DVD-RW drive breaks, the hardware is often designed so that it can't be replaced with off the shelf parts.
Fuck sony.
If you wan't to buy for the brand name, buy an apple. :-P
I would agree but they are dam expensive too!
eeek, i may jib that off then lol
I do NOT recomment Advent AT ALL. Nooo way. My ex had one that was really dodgy, and then I had one and it broke after like 2 days..I took it back and now I have a Packard Bell. It's a gig ram, 80gb hdd 1.7 duo...plus all the usuals..and was just over £400. It's a nice laptop and hasn't given me ANY problems at all. =] Definitely recommended.
Yeah one of my clients had an advent, the screen hinges broke off so the screen coulden't stay upright on it's own, the thing kept shutting down. build quality is generally crap with those laptops
thanks for the advice, much appreciated x
one more thing....
i'm looking to go wireless....my laptop will be wireless but my pc aint, will a wireless usb dongle be as good as a card?x
Prolly coz Dell are made by Dellends.
I have a Compaq Presario C300, I really like it but it has a shit gfx card and cannot play the games I want. I picked it up from PC World for 399 (100 knocked off) about November last year, it's pretty good though.
I reckon an Acer, Fujitsu, or an HP, my ol man and mate has an Acer and their sterdy ol things, you can tell it's quality just by touching it, I think it's kinda like the Golf of laptops lol. I think Fujitsu's are overlooked, their also pretty sterdy.
This Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3515 is pretty nice tbh, it's £344 (inc VAT) and was £499.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/129464/rb/0
* Processor: Intel Core Duo T2080 1.73GHz
* RAM: 1024MB DDR2-533 (2GB Max)
* Hard Drive: 120GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
* Screen: 15.4" WXGA Widescreen TFT
* Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
* Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g
* Weight Starting at 2.7 kg
* Warranty: 1 Year
* Operating System: Vista Home Premium
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/5/cat/Laptops
ETA: Ali, a USB dongle will be fine
Personally i like Dell and Toshiba. My Dad's work laptop is a Toshiba, and its as tough as nails. He's tossed it about a fair bit, too, and its never had any trouble.
Don't bother with wireless on the main PC, Buy a router (cable or dsl, depending on which you have). set it up close to your PC, connect the router to the PC with a cable, and have the laptop connecting wirelessly.
But in answer to your question, yeah a usb dongle will be just as good as a card. But if you have it setup as above ^ then you don't need to buy either