Laptops

[Matt]

I don't know much about computers/laptops, only the basics anyway. I'm looking for a laptop at the moment, basically I don't do much work on it I just want it for internet, DVD, music, games (Not neceserrily games...but if I could play Football Manager on it that would be good) so I don't want to be paying to much, I have seen this http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-27751 for £395.99 so can anyone tell me is that a good offer? or does anyone know of any other better offers about?

I would go for a second hand one, I know somone who sells second hand ones but I spent £300 on a second hand on in the past and it broke within 6-10 months and the repair cost was stupid so I wasted £300 which really I could have bought a new one at that price so want to keep clear of second hand ones if I can.

[JadeFalcon]

my advice ... dont get a laptop unless you really need one for work on the go as they are fragile things, i am forever repairing busted laptops ( hello pete if your reading this )

drop it and the screen will go ... pull the psu cable around too much and the power jack goes

go for a desktop unless you really really really need a laptop

[Steven]

my advice ... dont get a laptop unless you really need one for work on the go as they are fragile things, i am forever repairing busted laptops ( hello pete if your reading this )

drop it and the screen will go ... pull the psu cable around too much and the power jack goes

go for a desktop unless you really really really need a laptop

Sound advice.

[Maybes]

I don't know much about computers/laptops, only the basics anyway. I'm looking for a laptop at the moment, basically I don't do much work on it I just want it for internet, DVD, music, games (Not neceserrily games...but if I could play Football Manager on it that would be good) so I don't want to be paying to much, I have seen this http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-27751 for £395.99 so can anyone tell me is that a good offer? or does anyone know of any other better offers about?

I would go for a second hand one, I know somone who sells second hand ones but I spent £300 on a second hand on in the past and it broke within 6-10 months and the repair cost was stupid so I wasted £300 which really I could have bought a new one at that price so want to keep clear of second hand ones if I can.

I would get a desktop computer as generally they are much better for watching dvds and playing games. They tend to have more RAM and a better processor speed.

[Steven]

I would get a desktop computer as generally they are much better for watching dvds and playing games. They tend to have more RAM and a better processor speed.

Plus cheaper and easier to upgrade.

[JadeFalcon]

also if you have a nice big LCD / plasma tv u dont need a monitor just hook the desktop into that

£400 can buy u a pretty decent desktop ... albeit the graphics wont be up to much for big gaming needs but you can always add a nice big graphics card at a later date ... just make sure when you buy one that it has the slot to upgrade it at a later date, that is if you intend to upgrade it... the graphics card can be the defining part of a pc ... my old pentium 4 1.7gig with ti4600/ati 9800 pro (old cards now) still kicks the crap out of my m8s 3.0gig with his onboard standard gfx card

[Deathside]

I don't know much about computers/laptops, only the basics anyway. I'm looking for a laptop at the moment, basically I don't do much work on it I just want it for internet, DVD, music, games (Not neceserrily games...but if I could play Football Manager on it that would be good) so I don't want to be paying to much, I have seen this http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...gory_oid=-27751 for £395.99 so can anyone tell me is that a good offer? or does anyone know of any other better offers about?

I would go for a second hand one, I know somone who sells second hand ones but I spent £300 on a second hand on in the past and it broke within 6-10 months and the repair cost was stupid so I wasted £300 which really I could have bought a new one at that price so want to keep clear of second hand ones if I can.

Matt - If you're not in a desperate hurry I'm back to work on Tuesday so I can then find out and give you an overview of the best notebooks in the £400 range from PC World - I think free upgrade to Windows Vista should also be a consideration

[Matt]

Matt - If you're not in a desperate hurry I'm back to work on Tuesday so I can then find out and give you an overview of the best notebooks in the £400 range from PC World - I think free upgrade to Windows Vista should also be a consideration

Yeah sure!

Not in a any major hurry, I've been without a laptop for a few months now so a few days won't matter!

[MC Prussian]

I bought an Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi recently and am really happy with it:

- AMD Turion 64 with 2 GHz

- 15'4'' TFT LCD screen

- ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 Graphic Card

- 100 GB Harddrive

- DVD-ROM (double layer for DVD+R and DVF +/-RW)

- 1 GB cache

- 802.11b/g wireless LAN included

- Camera included!! (Top of the screen, no additional purchase necessary!)

And all that for less than 500 pounds.

[cisono]

I've got two laptops (from work) but end up using just the desktops, unless I am travelling (or testing something)... plus desktops are cheaper (to build and fix if any problems arise).

[Ajax Treesdown]

I've got a Sony Vaio, had it for two years. No problems with it and it has been brilliant. Cost me £600.

You pay for quality.

[Deathside]

I've got a Sony Vaio, had it for two years. No problems with it and it has been brilliant. Cost me £600.

You pay for quality.

You pay for having Vaio written on it

[Ajax Treesdown]

You pay for having Vaio written on it

Yes, thats right

and i'm f*****g cool!

[cisono]

You pay for having Vaio written on it

And for the smaller size?

I quite fancy a Vaio myself...

[Deathside]

And for the smaller size?

I quite fancy a Vaio myself...

The Vaios are good but I consider them overpriced

Right now I'm using a lightweight Philips 11" widescreen - It does the job

[cisono]

The Vaios are good but I consider them overpriced

Right now I'm using a lightweight Philips 11" widescreen - It does the job

They are overpriced indeed.

I guess that a Philips 11" widescreen is quite cheap in places like Singapore?

[Deathside]

They are overpriced indeed.

I guess that a Philips 11" widescreen is quite cheap in places like Singapore?

I think this Philips retails at around £900 in UK but this particular one is a pre-production sample

[lookwhaticando]

Mine's pretty small, truth be told.

Seriously, it's just 12 inches.

I wouldn't recommend mine for the budget concious buyer. If you wanted to spend a lot, I'd recommend it for sure, it gets very heavy use (it's my main computer) and it's taken it very well over the last 5 months.

I was wise and spent money on the complete care warranty, which covers me for accidental damage (should I happen to drop it, being the clumsy twat that I am) as well as the usual parts failures etc. Next business day, on-site service too.

Not that I've had to use the service yet - I have on previous laptops and found it to be well worth the initial outlay.

[cisono]

I think this Philips retails at around £900 in UK but this particular one is a pre-production sample

What is the exact model number then?

(Unless yours has either no model number or never made it to production )

[Deathside]

What is the exact model number then?

(Unless yours has either no model number or never made it to production )

Not 100% sure, but I think this one became the Philips-freevents X63

[Deathside]

Matt - If you're not in a desperate hurry I'm back to work on Tuesday so I can then find out and give you an overview of the best notebooks in the £400 range from PC World - I think free upgrade to Windows Vista should also be a consideration

Matt - You have a PM

[cisono]

Matt - You have a PM

Can I have a laptop instead?

[Deathside]

Can I have a laptop instead?

You've already got two!