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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: ln -s /London ~
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Hiya. I'm looking for a15" laptop with a budget of £500. What should I be looking for? Is i3 or i5 too much to expect? Where should I look? Any UK links appreciated 
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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I'd go with a Sony or Toshiba (Samsung are also good, but a little more expensive.
I've bought about a dozen Satellite A10 and A11 models in the last 12 months and they are very good. Currently, I have a Sony F series, which is very nice (Core i7 and 8GB RAM, but they start with Core i3 and 4GB for reasonable money).
Lenovo and HP business laptops are good, but I've had a couple of the cheaper HP home / small business machines and the build quality is very poor.
My old Acer is 7 years old and still going strong (if slow). They aren't pretty and very plastic, but they do last - if you get a good one, but there do seem to be a lot of duds, not surprising considering they make more laptops than anyone else.
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: ln -s /London ~
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Also, any advice as to where to go looking, either in London (preferable, I guess) or online. It's the first time I've bought a Wintel laptop not through a corporate account! It's way more difficult!
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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Google Shopping for an idea of price (you might find yourself coming back for the purchase!), then the usual lot - Amazon, Play, DSG etc. No matter what, check out vouchercodes.com to see if you can get a % off offer or whatever. And if you have a cashback account with someone, remember to use it!  Personally, I'm a fan of Acer and Tosh laptops, well-built with all the features you need at a good price IME. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:35 pm
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Location: Ipswich
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Been looking for a laptop myself hence the flogging of bits and pieces to get the cash saved up....... Had my eye on this - Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 LaptopIntel Core i3-350M 2.26GHz 320GB HDD 7200RPM 2GB RAM 15.6" HD LED Webcam + HDMI NVIDIA GeForce 310M Dedicated Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium 64BIT £439.98
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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That looks alright. I like the fact the RAM is supplied as 1x2GB SODIMMs, too.
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Geiseric
Doesn't have much of a life
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Location: Ipswich
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Yeah I thought so, it's got some good feedback too which always helps.
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm
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Location: on the naughty step
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I bought a Toshiba I3 of some description. It in fact is a Toshiba L650 12N
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