Affordable laptop recommendations: budget £350-£450

[editor]

ooh that looks good. And cheaper! Thanks
Except it says there's none currently available

Ah. There was when I posted up the link!

Loads more here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Laptops-Netbooks-/177/i.html?_nkw=IBM LENOVO T61&_catref=1&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

Make sure you get one from a top ranked seller and you should be fine. Oh - but make sure it's not running vista.

 

[Hellsbells]

Ok, I have found 2 Think Pads from that link.

This one which is £162.99 has 1GB of memory - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-IBM-...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item27bdef8390

And this one which is £109, has 2GB of memory but badly marked screen - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-IBM-...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item2eb78cf596

£109 seems a bit of a bargain and am wondering whether or not to put up with a marked screen. Is it worth it for an extra GB of memory? My current laptop has a marked screen and I put up with it ok...

 

[editor]

Extra memory is pretty cheap these days and £162 is as cheap as fuck.

 

[Hellsbells]

Does this sound odd to you - this guy on ebay wants me to purchase the laptop on ebay and then call him with my debit/credit card details aswell

 

[editor]

I have a simple rule about eBay purchases: if anything feels even slightly odd, I'm out.

 

[fractionMan]

If I can't use paypal or cash on collection I don't buy it.

 

[Hellsbells]

Could someone take a look & tell me what they think. Here's the link - all the info about payment is down there & it's all very comprehensive.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-IBM-...omputing_Laptops_EH&hash=item27bdef8390#payId
This guy has excellent ratings and a seemingly good business. I just can't quite understand why he needs to have my credit card details on the phone when I'll already have paid via ebay.

It's annoying if it is dodgy because all the laptops I'm interested in come from him!

 

[fractionMan]

Could someone take a look & tell me what they think. Here's the link - all the info about payment is down there & it's all very comprehensive. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-IBM-...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item27bdef8390
This guy has excellent ratings and a seemingly good business. I just can't quite understand why he needs to have my credit card details on the phone when I'll already have paid via ebay.

It's annoying if it is dodgy because all the laptops I'm interested in come from him!

"This listing () has been removed, or this item is not available."

(and do they all come from him because they're suspiciously good value?)

 

[Hellsbells]

"This listing () has been removed, or this item is not available."

(and do they all come from him because they're suspiciously good value?)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-IBM-...omputing_Laptops_EH&hash=item27bdef8390#payId

 

[fractionMan]

Ask him why he wants them then tell him you've already paid and you're not giving out your card details over the phone.

He does look like a reputable seller though.

 

[editor]

The guy's ratings sure look very good indeed.

 

[Hellsbells]

I'd rather find this out before I pay anything!
Don't quite get how it can be dodgy if he has such a high rating and has made so many sales. He also has his own ebay shop - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/CSIMHC-Ex-Lease-Computer-Sales?_trksid=p4340.l2563
Actually I'm a bit confused. It does seem to say you can pay by paypal, but that you must provide your paypal number over the phone. I've never bought anything from ebay before. What actually is a paypal number? Would it be a reference number rather than credit card details?

 

[fractionMan]

I have never, ever had to do what he's asking you to do and I've bought stuff worth similar amounts from ebay.

 

[Hellsbells]

well i've emailed him to ask why he needs my card details so will wait & see what his response is....

 

[Hellsbells]

Do you think I'm better off just going to a store like PC world & getting something like this, which isn't much more expensive - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshi...-6-refurbished-laptop-black-08616491-pdt.html

 

[editor]

Do you think I'm better off just going to a store like PC world & getting something like this, which isn't much more expensive - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshi...-6-refurbished-laptop-black-08616491-pdt.html

That's a well weedy machine.

 

[Hellsbells]

So i should stick with Think Pads? Sorry for all the endless questions - I really just have no experience with this atall. I'd just rather not spend more than £200.

 

[editor]

So i should stick with Think Pads? Sorry for all the endless questions - I really just have no experience with this atall. I'd just rather not spend more than £200.

The thing with ThinkPads is that they're really well built and they're one of the most repairable laptops you can buy. I'm not saying that you couldn't get an equally good laptop by another manufacturer, but just that in my experience their reputation as solid, workhorse machines is well earned - especially the older ones.

 

[Hellsbells]

Are there any sites (or shops) that you could recomend where I can take a look at some Think Pads. I'm quite wary of Ebay now.

 

[editor]

Are there any sites (or shops) that you could recomend where I can take a look at some Think Pads. I'm quite wary of Ebay now.

I bought a fabulous X200 ThinkPad off eBay. Went up north London to collect it and got an absolute bargain - it was brand new and half price.

 

[Hellsbells]

Feel like I'm going mad. Have spent all day looking at laptops.

How does this one look? No dodgy stuff with payment this time - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBM-T43-T...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item4aaddaf624

 

[Hellsbells]

Hello. Me again I'm afraid
So that guy from Ebay who i thought was dodgy emailed me back. He said if I pay by paypal he doesn't need any details by phone. It's only if I want to pay by credit card. Which still seems a bit odd, but if I pay by paypal I can avoid all that, it seems.

So I'm thinking of going ahead with that original purchase now....ie. this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FAST-IBM-...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item27bdef8390

 

[Badgers]

What do people think of this Sony Vaio VPC-EB3F4E for £309.59?

It is refurbished but not that concerned as I have got other refurbished PCs from this firm without issue. This one only has a 1 year RTB warranty.

 

[Badgers]

What do people think of this Sony Vaio VPC-EB3F4E for £309.59?

It is refurbished but not that concerned as I have got other refurbished PCs from this firm without issue. This one only has a 1 year RTB warranty.

Got this (thanks for the advice ) laptop and so far it is lovely but not used much.

RegClean Pro is running on it and telling me I have 412 registry errors it wants to fix. Feedback on this seems mixed and I feel like I should take it off?

 

[Badgers]

This is outside of the thread budget range but WANT!!!

Dell XPS 17 Laptop

 

[editor]

RegClean Pro is running on it and telling me I have 412 registry errors it wants to fix. Feedback on this seems mixed and I feel like I should take it off?

Remove and install CCleaner.

 

[Badgers]

Remove and install CCleaner.

Did a while back, cheers though.

 

[editor]

Did a while back, cheers though.

Well you could have said, like.

 

[mao]

I'm thinking of buying this. Any views?

http://www.ebuyer.com/282302-lenovo-ideapad-g770-laptop-m533quk

 

[kazza007]

off-centre mouse pad