laptop advice

[chappiepunk]

No. I don't know why people don't use it more to be honest. Its basically systems that were cancelled at the last minute and returned to Dell. They're not faulty or anything. All come with warranty too and were all retested after they were returned. They're brand new.

The prices you see on there are only 1 year warranty, to add 3 year is £130 extra (where Dell make the money back on them ). I wouldn't bother to be honest for the price. If youre going to buy a cheap system, keep it cheap and take the risk. Systems rarely f**k up these days except the odd hard drive failure. And you should always keep a backup of your hard drive anyway if theres anything valuable on there to lose.

[ampersand]

refurb i'm not too keen on.

there's a couple samsung's i like the look of on dab, however i'm confused by the whole browser and ram thing.

one has Samsung R730 P T4500 2.3 GHz and 3GB ram but the other has Samsung R730 P P6100 2.13 GHz and 4GB ram.

which is the better to go for as obviously one looks the better processor but with less ram. what's more important? price says the processor, but i thought more ram was better to be able to do more stuff?

final question, honest

[The Nal]

refurb i'm not too keen on.

there's a couple samsung's i like the look of on dab, however i'm confused by the whole browser and ram thing.

one has Samsung R730 P T4500 2.3 GHz and 3GB ram but the other has Samsung R730 P P6100 2.13 GHz and 4GB ram.

which is the better to go for as obviously one looks the better processor but with less ram. what's more important? price says the processor, but i thought more ram was better to be able to do more stuff?

final question, honest

Edited March 17, 2011 by The Nal

[ampersand]

Unless the operating system is a 64 bit, it wont see more than about 3.16GB RAM. So you're wasting most of the extra GB of RAM.

3GB RAM and a good processor is plenty. So the first one.

[The Nal]

see, just reading a review and it says that. though i've got the disc for the 64 bit windows 7, so will i be able to install that onto the one with 4gb ram?

Edited March 17, 2011 by The Nal

[Paul ™]

ebuyer.co.uk

Avoid Acer, Lenovo are basically just IBM.

I would avoid PC World too... overpriced compared to buying online.

I would go for a budget of about £400 to get a decent one, as Nal says.. avoid Celeron and try go for an i3 or i5 if affordable. If you get one with a HDMI output you can stream your HD videos etc straight to your telly.

[The Nal]

ebuyer.co.uk

Avoid Acer, Lenovo are basically just IBM.

I would avoid PC World too... overpriced compared to buying online.

I would go for a budget of about £400 to get a decent one, as Nal says.. avoid Celeron and try go for an i3 or i5 if affordable. If you get one with a HDMI output you can stream your HD videos etc straight to your telly.

Edited March 17, 2011 by The Nal

[Paul ™]

No need for HDMI cables anymore Paul. Wi-Di (Wireless Display) is the way forward!!

The new Intel iCore procs are the shit. Its going to save the movie industry too due to its security features.

[The Nal]

Don't confuse Ben any more you

Ben, you would need a new TV too

[ampersand]

ebuyer.co.uk

Avoid Acer, Lenovo are basically just IBM.

I would avoid PC World too... overpriced compared to buying online.

I would go for a budget of about £400 to get a decent one, as Nal says.. avoid Celeron and try go for an i3 or i5 if affordable. If you get one with a HDMI output you can stream your HD videos etc straight to your telly.

[The Nal]

cool. what about intel pentium? or the one i said before on the samsung?

hdmi i did try on the previous laptop but it was too shit so i just burned the movies to disc to watch on bluray player. hdmi was fiddly to work with it as well, ended up having to use the piinny adaptor to use with the telly.

will i still be able to download and burn movies onto dvd's with them though?

this!

though i've gots a 1080i tv.

[ampersand]

christ, pc world was pricey for finance. 20 odd percent. apparently the interest free ended last night.

sony vaio is looking sexy. see how much i can get online. got a 16.9% credit card if need be

[ampersand]

well i've come to the decision to buy online with my credit card. infinity plan from pc world is a con (paying around £1100 for a sony over 2 years) and better off with my 16.9% than their 21%.

so, it's between:

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Sony_VAIO_VPCEB3J0EWI_1011070.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_G72-b20SA_1002919.html

thoughts please? i like the big screen on the hp but it's not crucial. saw the sony in pc world and i really like the look of it.

[The Nal]

well i've come to the decision to buy online with my credit card. infinity plan from pc world is a con (paying around £1100 for a sony over 2 years) and better off with my 16.9% than their 21%.

so, it's between:

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Sony_VAIO_VPCEB3J0EWI_1011070.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_G72-b20SA_1002919.html

thoughts please? i like the big screen on the hp but it's not crucial. saw the sony in pc world and i really like the look of it.

[Paul ™]

Out of those 2, I'd definately get the Sony

[ampersand]

samesies. ah well, trying to order and as soon as i click on continue, the page doesn't reload. bollocks.

i should really just take out another interest free credit card but that all takes time as well. being impatient is rubbish!

[grumpyhack]

For what it's worth, I hate laptops. You get far more bang for your bucks with desktops and can upgrade as you go along - for example going for a bigger screen or adding an extra HDD.or more memory. You can also then have a decent keyboard and mouse and flexibility in terms of connectivity - for example I've got three different printers attached to my desktop for different jobs.

[ampersand]

For what it's worth, I hate laptops. You get far more bang for your bucks with desktops and can upgrade as you go along - for example going for a bigger screen or adding an extra HDD.or more memory. You can also then have a decent keyboard and mouse and flexibility in terms of connectivity - for example I've got three different printers attached to my desktop for different jobs.

[Paul ™]

I quite fancied THIS for the money, but will wait till the desktop (just over 3 years old, good old Dell Inspiron 531 Nal ) fails me..

[The Nal]

I quite fancied THIS for the money, but will wait till the desktop (just over 3 years old, good old Dell Inspiron 531 Nal ) fails me..

[ampersand]

I quite fancied THIS for the money, but will wait till the desktop (just over 3 years old, good old Dell Inspiron 531 Nal ) fails me..

Edited March 17, 2011 by ampersand

[Paul ™]

Both very similar spec, the Lenovo with a bigger hard drive, the Sony with ever so slightly faster proc (nothing noticable though). Bigger screen though.. and it has TV tuner etc..

The Lenovo looks smarter, but depends on portability and how often you would use the laptop outwith your home.

Edited March 17, 2011 by Paul ™

[ampersand]

Both very similar spec, the Lenovo with a bigger hard drive, the Sony with ever so slightly faster proc (nothing noticable though). Bigger screen though.. and it has TV tuner etc..

The Lenovo looks smarter, but depends on portability and how often you would use the laptop outwith your home.

[Bisque]

Go for the Sony. Great build quality & snob factor. I'd have a Vaio now if it wasn't for Apple OS.

[lost]

if your thinking of sony theres an outlet on the sony site where they sell off older models and returns cheap, I picked up a £2200 z series for around £750 6 months ago, think the solid state drive is worth £400 on its own.