Hightower Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Can anyone recommend me a laptop. It needs to be thin and lightweight (Vaio's were looking nice here), no more than £500 ex VAT (although cheapers ones will do too), and obviously as best spec as possible for that money. I've found these two at Misco: Sony VAIO VPCEB1E0E/WI Notebook PC - Misco.co.uk Compaq 610 Notebook PC - Misco.co.uk What do people think of these?
tommej Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 The compaq 610's are certainly thin and lightweight - Starting to wonder how long they'll last though, we've had 15 for teacher use for about 3 months and some touchpads are already showing wear and tear!
CHR1S Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 ASUS Eee PC 1215N to ship in the US at the end of August -- Engadget Looks nice
Hightower Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 ASUS Eee PC 1215N to ship in the US at the end of August -- Engadget Looks nice That's only got a 12" screen. I hate coding on my 10" laptop and 12" can't be much better. Looking for at least 15" I would think. Looking more and more like the Vaio
Hightower Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Top of the range I don't get it?! Just wasted 10 seconds looking at that, thanks
kili Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 I don't get it?! Just wasted 10 seconds looking at that, thanks Chill out man just trying to lighten your day with a bit of humour. If it offended you then I apologise Kili
computer_expert Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 I've found a few dells/HPs with i3 processors (i'm looking for a laptop myself) with 4gb ram and 320/500gb hdds for around £499. The dell is the inspiron 1564 and i've forgotten the HP model no (it started with G62 though). However, i'm not sure if they are thin or lightweight though
Hightower Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Chill out man just trying to lighten your day with a bit of humour. If it offended you then I apologise Kili Didn't offend. Just failed to see the funny side. Maybe because it wasn't funny.
witch Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Have you looked at the Dell outlet - I followed a recommendation on here and got a cracking deal for my son on a lovely quad-core beast for about £470 1
Hightower Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 Dell Outlet as in second hand refurbished equipment? Is there any downside to that?
witch Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Didn't look second hand. Didnt look refurbished. Even had plastic on screen and keys. Still comes with one year guarantee
Hightower Posted July 9, 2010 Author Posted July 9, 2010 So what exactly is reburbished. What do they do?
computer_expert Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Take a look at Dell Special Offers, Cheapest Deals, E-Value Codes and Discount Coupons | dmXdimension for dell deals as well. Also thanks for the recommendation about the dell outlet.
CHR1S Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Dell Outlet as in second hand refurbished equipment? Is there any downside to that? I've brought from the outlet before, they are normally PC/Laptops that go through the build process and are then cancelled before dispatch. On occasion they are returned items but they usually state that in the description.
jamesfed Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 Take a look at the HP dm3s - AMD powered less than 2kg and fast enough to take on everything upto (but not including) gaming. They look pretty good too
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