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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| Author: | EddArmitage [ Sun Oct 24, 2010 8:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Laptop Advice |
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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| Author: | Linux_User [ Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
You can get i3 for as little as £400. Here's one for £440: http://www.okobe.co.uk/ws/product/HP+G6 ... ?ref=1q4bs Alternative retailer: http://www.kikatek.com/product_info.php ... ce=froogle |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
Scratch that, there are some i5s for under £500, half-way down this page and beyond: http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=core ... t&start=10 Some examples: http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalo ... 8wIwBTgK#p http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalo ... 8wIwBjgK#p |
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| Author: | big_D [ Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
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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| Author: | EddArmitage [ Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
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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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:03 pm ] | |||||||||
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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. |
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| Author: | Geiseric [ Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
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 Laptop Intel 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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| Author: | EddArmitage [ Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
That looks alright. I like the fact the RAM is supplied as 1x2GB SODIMMs, too. |
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| Author: | Geiseric [ Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:45 am ] | |||||||||
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Yeah I thought so, it's got some good feedback too which always helps. |
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| Author: | TheFrenchun [ Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Laptop Advice |
I bought a Toshiba I3 of some description. It in fact is a Toshiba L650 12N
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