Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 As I noted in the other thread, PC world's amazing 300 off offer has now expired and by the sound of it was a bit of a sham anyway (limited supply of the decent laptops, but plenty of the totally 'free' shitty spec ones). However I've got a birthday coming up and so a bit of money towards something usable isn't out of the question. Are there any good sites who often do deals, reliable avenues for purchasing 2nd hand/ex display/ex demo laptops, or any other suggestions where I might pick up a decent laptop that won't become obsolete any time soon? Something running XP with upgradable RAM and a decent enough Intel processor (dual core or equivelant) is preferred.And yes, I am aware that a Google search would yield results but there would be too many of them and I want a little help from people with experience here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 in the '2005 store' (eight characters) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I'd recommend Evesham who I recently bought from but they've just gone into administration.Tried Mesh? They were going to be my second choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 (eight characters)I don't think you can get dual core processors in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 For the sake of a quick reply: how much is a decent laptop these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 For the sake of a quick reply: how much is a decent laptop these days?About 700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Hmm, I'm thinking 400 quid as my budget (annoying thing is I wanted to buy a few bits and pieces for it and really pimp that bad boy out). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 400 will get you a half decent laptop, maybe even a pretty good one if you're smart and shop around.700 and upwards you're competing with desktops which is what I was replacing, I also don't know a lot about hardware nor do I want to know so didn't want to have to upgrade straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remington blastcap Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 i been thinking about a lap top . got my desktop from novatech and its great, turns out i'm just going to upgrade a bit at a time the old desktop but i thought this range from novatech was okay value..Computer Supplies from Novatechplus you can buy vista from them cheap as no frills OEM, if you feel the need. the after sales support is great as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 sharon prices like that for dells are inclusive of onsite warranties and business support, and generally higher spec than consumer notebooks, just look at the spec and price of inspirons and suchlike over latitudes. there are plenty of places doing dual core laptops for 350 but I am only interested in core 2 duo as stated earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 PS i dont care about OS as I will most likely just wipe it and install XP or if it is a decent version of vista (business pro i guess?), dual boot it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexicon Devil Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 I recently got this from Tesco, seemed pretty reasonable to me if a little over your budget.Fujitsu Siemens 15.4" Laptop - Tesco.Direct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Neutral Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 I recently got this from Tesco, seemed pretty reasonable to me if a little over your budget.Fujitsu Siemens 15.4" Laptop - Tesco.Directstay well away from fujitsu siemens, 3 years 4 models each one sent away for repairs numerous timesthe dvd writer didnt read dvdsthe screen started smokingkeyboard collapsedparts fell off regularlyinbuilt speakers didnt workmore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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