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Affordable laptop recommendations: budget £350-£450

I'll pop down to pc world on friday/saturday or something. See if there's anything on special offer. (I likey special offers)
 
Ok, so i am now posting from my new laptop. I got a HP noteook DV6. It looks kind of sexy (important to me, sad i know) and it's got 4gb or ram, which I gather is quite good for a laptop. paid under 500 for it so I'm happy. :)

Still getting used to using my finger instead of a mouse, but over all i'm quite pleased. :cool:
 
RubyToogood said:
What do people think of this: http://www.johnlewis.com/230825426/Product.aspx ?
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Funnilly enough, I went on an expedition last week to John Lewis to help a friend choose a laptop and this was the model that we decided on.

Had a bit of a tinker around with it today to set it up and it seems quite a decent machine, although McAffee was a bitch to uninstall. Had to run a couple of removal tools to get rid of it before Kaspersky would install itself.

Whatever you do, avoid HP/Compaq - they might look shiny and cool, but they have a rather shoddy policy when it comes to product defects/recalls (eg offering BIOS updates to "solve" overheating problems by keeping the fan on constantly, even though the overheating components are likely to burn out eventually, anyway).
 
rhod said:
Funnilly enough, I went on an expedition last week to John Lewis to help a friend choose a laptop and this was the model that we decided on.

Had a bit of a tinker around with it today to set it up and it seems quite a decent machine, although McAffee was a bitch to uninstall. Had to run a couple of removal tools to get rid of it before Kaspersky would install itself.
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I decided to stop faffing and ordered this yesterday and it came today. So far so ok, just setting it up now. Have got 28 days to send it back if I decide it was a bad move for any reason.
 
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This looks good for £400

Acer Aspire 5732Z Value Laptop
Processor
* Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300 2.1GHz
* 800MHz FSB
* 1MB L2 Cache

Memory
* 4GB RAM (max) - DDR3

Hard Drive
* 500GB

Optical Drive
* DVD±RW Dual Layer

Display

* 15.6" HD Acer CineCrystal LCD
Graphics
* GL40 Chipset

Audio
* Integrated Speakers

Networking
* Acer Nplify™ 802.11b/g/n

Input Devices
* Keyboard and Touchpad

Power Supply
* 6-cell Li-ion batter
* Up to 2.5 hours battery life

Dimensions
* 372.3 (W) mm
* 246.5 (D) mm
* 26.8/39.6 (H) mm
* Weight: 2.7kg

Interfaces
* 2 x USB 2.0 ports
* 1x external display (VGA) port
* 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support
* 1x Microphone-in jack
* 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
* 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter

Expansion
* Multi-in-1 card reader

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179792
 
Minnie_the_Minx said:
I nearly went for that one, and then the R522 I think it was, and dithered so much, I went for neither :D
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It arrived yesterday, and I have to say it seems... alright so far :hmm:

I hate Windows 7, its bulky and irritating, and I don't appreciate the fact that although I've paid for the damned operating system I don't get the discs, instead I get a leaflet explaining how to reinstall windows without the discs. I don't for a second believe that it will work and since its windows we all know that at some point it will need reformatting.

That said I can find practically no fault with the actual hardware, the only thing I would say is that all the USB ports are on the left hand side of the base, so if you wanted to plug in a USB mouse it would be on the wrong side.

The only other thing I would mention is the DABs shipping department, last month I ordered an adaptor plug from dabs, it was about an inch by half and inch by half an inch and it arrived in a box that is A4 in size and 4 inches deep :eek: I can't say I wasn't looking forward to seeing how they sent the laptop, when it arrived I had to take a photo :D So below for your viewing pleasure, is the laptop, the box the laptop is sold in, and the box that DABs chose to send it all out in (cat for scale)

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red rose said:
It arrived yesterday, and I have to say it seems... alright so far

I hate Windows 7, its bulky and irritating, and I don't appreciate the fact that although I've paid for the damned operating system I don't get the discs, instead I get a leaflet explaining how to reinstall windows without the discs. I don't for a second believe that it will work and since its windows we all know that at some point it will need reformatting.

That said I can find practically no fault with the actual hardware, the only thing I would say is that all the USB ports are on the left hand side of the base, so if you wanted to plug in a USB mouse it would be on the wrong side.

The only other thing I would mention is the DABs shipping department, last month I ordered an adaptor plug from dabs, it was about an inch by half and inch by half an inch and it arrived in a box that is A4 in size and 4 inches deep :eek: I can't say I wasn't looking forward to seeing how they sent the laptop, when it arrived I had to take a photo :D So below for your viewing pleasure, is the laptop, the box the laptop is sold in, and the box that DABs chose to send it all out in (cat for scale)

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I was going to post the same thing. the box it came in was huge :D

I still have it as I was also going to post a picture of it :D
 
Do people still rate the Acer mentioned by Ed?
My mother needs a new machine - she barely does more than surfing. Needs a 15" + screen and was looking to pay max £400.
 
nick said:
Do people still rate the Acer mentioned by Ed?
My mother needs a new machine - she barely does more than surfing. Needs a 15" + screen and was looking to pay max £400.
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I recently bought this one from Tesco
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.207-3008.aspx

Mine is a similar spec; it has a slightly slower processor and a smaller HDD. But I have no regrets over buying mine. It works like a dream (and not one of those dreams where your teeth fall out). I can easily download, burn and watch a film all at the same time.

So yes I would say the one editor posted is definitely worth considering.
 
The general roundup on that link was good, but thumbs down to techradar for having a 'full spec' tab that sometimes has nothing under it!
 
my boyfriend is hassling me to get myself a new laptop as I'm forever pinching his.... I don't feel I really need one though. hmmmm... all I'd really use it for is general surfing and email. maybe a bit of iplayer etc if I get rid of the telly (unlikely) and possibly, possibly some gaming for the likes of CivIV which you can't get for PS3....
 
my sister's looking to buy a laptop for her PGCE this year. mostly it would just be used for internet and word processing, though she needs it to be powerful enough to run cubase and sibelius as she's specialising to be a music teacher. reconditions would be fine as next year she'll be able to afford something fancier. budget up to about £400. anyone got any suggestions? oh, and screen size at least 13inches but most are these days, not too bulky either as she'll be carting it about to uni/school etc.
 
Shit, this ain't bad:

http://www.dabs.com/products/hp-pav...-dvdrw-15-6--windows-7-home-premium-736C.html

HP Pavilion dv6-3065ea Entertainment Notebook Phenom II 4GB 500GB DVDRW 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium

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* Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
* IEEE 802.11b
* Bluetooth
* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470

Have we provided you with enough information?
HP Pavilion dv6-3065ea Entertainment Notebook Phenom II 4GB 500GB DVDRW 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium
88 in stock
More than 200 ordered upon request
Quicklinx: 736CRC
Mfr#:
WR789EA#ABU

FREE delivery within 2-4 working days
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Order in the next 2 hours and receive it on Friday 1st

Quantity to buy of HP Pavilion dv6-3065ea Entertainment Notebook Phenom II 4GB 500GB DVDRW 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium Quantity £619.22
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But, as requested in the Top Post:

http://www.dabs.com/products/toshib...15-6--windows-7-home-premium-64-bit-75MK.html

Toshiba Satellite C650-110 Celeron T3300 2 GHz 4GB 250GB 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

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* Celeron
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Toshiba Satellite C650-110 Celeron T3300 2 GHz 4GB 250GB 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
More than 200 in stock
Quicklinx: 75MKRC
Mfr#:
PSC08E-00G001EN

FREE delivery within 2-4 working days
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Order in the next 2 hours and receive it on Friday 1st

Quantity to buy of Toshiba Satellite C650-110 Celeron T3300 2 GHz 4GB 250GB 15.6" Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit Quantity £348.96
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It is dual core: http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Celer...e T3300 AW80577GG0411ML - AW80577NG0411M.html

Type CPU / Microprocessor
Market segment Mobile
Family Intel Mobile Celeron Dual-Core
Model number ? T3300
CPU part numbers AW80577GG0411ML (SLGJW)
AW80577NG0411M (SLG92)
Frequency (MHz) ? 2000
Bus speed (MHz) ? 800
Clock multiplier ? 10
Package 478-pin micro-FCPGA package
1.38" x 1.38" (3.5 cm x 3.5 cm)
Socket Socket P
Introduction date January 17, 2010
Price at introduction $86
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I trawled through the internet for a decent computer after my Acer died on me and found this Dell.

Product Highlights

Dell Inspirion
2.53ghz CPU
i5
4 GIG DDR
500 GB Hard Drive
Windows 7 Premium
Built in Wireless
DVDRW
UK Spec
4-Watt (2 x 2W) High Definition Audio 2.0 Stereo Speakers with SRS Premium SoundTM
3 year Dell onsite warranty

£569.99

I know a bit expensive but they have loads cheaper with less spec I bought this as it has the Dell warranty.

I got this from ebay.co.uk from ecomputers sorry cannot post link as newbie but youo can see below without the http://

Regards

stores.ebay.co.uk/eComputers-LTD
 
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