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I have recieved this years bonus and SWMBO has authorised me to buy a new laptop (I think its because she wants my old(ish) one to do her school work (she is a teacher and not a pupil by the way :lol: ).

My budget is currently ~£800 pounds.
Requirements moderate gaming (total war, CCS. If it could play BF3 that would be a bonus ), office, browsing and photo manipulation
Any suggestions on what to get and what not to get?
Ive looked at this:
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What is swmbo? I've tried to work it out and can't.


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What is swmbo? I've tried to work it out and can't.


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I care not which way round it is as long as at some point some sort of semi-naked wrestling is involved.

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Fogmeister wrote:
What is swmbo? I've tried to work it out and can't.


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ah, I'd worked who it was referring to just couldn't get the words beyond She Who.

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bobbdobbs wrote:
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What is swmbo? I've tried to work it out and can't.


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ah, I'd worked who it was referring to just couldn't get the words beyond She Who.

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Acer have a ridiculous range of laptops in various outlets, cheap and decent with almost any spec you want if you look around...

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what about

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/laptops/1290340/dell-inspiron-17r

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The first one has an expensive high end CPU, but a low end very slow HDD. Even if you can't get an SSD, a 7200rpm drive would make it feel faster in day to day use than a 5400rpm one.

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I'd take a look at the Dell Outlet:

http://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/Inve ... &cs=ukdfh1

Their stuff is usually reasonably priced.

I picked up an Alienware m11x for around £550, which wasn't bad considering a brand new similar spec would have been £850.


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I've you are anywhere near either Cheshire Oaks or Ashford in Kent, there are two Toshiba outlet stores (yes, I work for Toshiba). Worth a butchers as they have some very good prices.

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thanks for the advice. Unfortunately Im not near a Toshiba outlet :cry: but Im sure the better half will soon be giving me the subtle clues that its time I go and buy the new one such as "bloody hell your still looking" :lol:

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I care not which way round it is as long as at some point some sort of semi-naked wrestling is involved.

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Well bought one now and should arrive at work tomorrow.

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I care not which way round it is as long as at some point some sort of semi-naked wrestling is involved.

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bobbdobbs wrote:
Well bought one now and should arrive at work tomorrow.

BUT WHICH ONE :?:

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After some soul searching (and the fact the car needs two back tires) I finally went for this one

Acer Aspire 5755G
Screen size - 15.6 in
Processor - Intel Core i7 2630QM - 2.2 GHz
RAM - 6 GB
Hard Drive - 750 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Optical Drive - DVD Super Multi
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M Optimus
Graphics Memory - 1 GB GDDR3

I plan to buy a faster hard drive and replace the installed one as the main drive.
I could have got a better one and more expensive one but for once in my life I let the head over rule the heart!

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I care not which way round it is as long as at some point some sort of semi-naked wrestling is involved.

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bobbdobbs wrote:
After some soul searching (and the fact the car needs two back tires) I finally went for this one

Acer Aspire 5755G
Screen size - 15.6 in
Processor - Intel Core i7 2630QM - 2.2 GHz
RAM - 6 GB
Hard Drive - 750 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Optical Drive - DVD Super Multi
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M Optimus
Graphics Memory - 1 GB GDDR3

I plan to buy a faster hard drive and replace the installed one as the main drive.
I could have got a better one and more expensive one but for once in my life I let the head over rule the heart!


That's you sorted for at least 6 months ;)

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