hootsno1
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:09 AM |
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killed my girls lap top
HI guys i have just killed my doughters lap top i need to replace it now who can tell my what i can get for £350.
i dont want to get it on line so looking at currys pc world comet tesco and so on
i dont know what to look for so any help will be needed.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hootsno1
HI guys i have just killed my doughters lap top i need to replace it now who can tell my what i can get for £350.
i dont want to get it on line so looking at currys pc world comet tesco and so on
i dont know what to look for so any help will be needed.
Dell have some fantastic offers, but youre better off getting it online.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:23 AM |
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Sadly you've just missed an excellent deal at Homebase, they had a pretty good spec MSI laptop with a bluray drive for £260.
If you have to stick to shops, then these might be of use:
Sainsburys E-Machines E372Z £299.99
Argos
Samsung E452 £349.99
Both very similar spec, the E-Machines has a smaller hard drive, but slightly faster CPU than the Samsung. The Samsung is more expensive, but you are
buying a decent branded machine.
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BenB
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:26 AM |
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I just got a Dell M510R for 300 quid from Tesco. Nice 
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RichardK
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:29 AM |
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I got my daughter one of these and she loves it,
Its an HP Pavilion DV6 if you see anywhere. Linky
Cheers
Rich
[Edited on 19/2/11 by RichardK]
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tegwin
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:31 AM |
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Get a Dell for that money..... Buy from their website direct...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:40 AM |
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Morrisons supermarket £289 Acer -- job done
If you want to spend more Toshiba is the best HP are also very good but come with too much unwanted software pre-installed.
Give Dell wide berth, and it goes without saying to avoid Packard-Bell.
Surprising Sony laptops have a history of problems
Alternatively just buy a £200 Netbook and an external DVD drive.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 11:42 AM |
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I found that tesco did a really good deal on Dell, cheaper than Dell website.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 11:47 AM |
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i wouldn't buy any computer from curry's pc world etc. over priced rubbish, terrible customer service, and poor knowledge imo.
online - ebuyer.co.uk , my girlfriend recently had a acer laptop and is very pleased with it.
dell would also be reliable.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 12:19 PM |
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How have you "killed it", it might be fixable.
Post up and we can help.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 01:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dangle_kt
How have you "killed it", it might be fixable.
Post up and we can help.
Damn you beat me to it!
You may be able to reload windows etc. There should be a method of re-installing to factory default.
Is it dead cos something has failed, or just the software messed up causing it not to run.
More details please.
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mrwibble
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 02:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Morrisons supermarket £289 Acer -- job done
If you want to spend more Toshiba is the best HP are also very good but come with too much unwanted software pre-installed.
Give Dell wide berth, and it goes without saying to avoid Packard-Bell.
Surprising Sony laptops have a history of problems
Alternatively just buy a £200 Netbook and an external DVD drive.
dont think you can class any computer by their manafactuer unless you are talking about customer service.
the internals will mostly be engineered by completely different companies than the one sticking a stamp of its brand on the outside, and will be
different through out the range.
if you don't know that much about computers and what all the jargon means, i suggest you google ebuyer put your budget into the search criteria
and take a look at the specs of the computers around that price list. i've had dell computers for a long time, modified them and cleaned them
when ness 1 has lasted me 12 years and is now used at work after i built my own, but my father in law who works as a software designer recommended
acer to my partner.
[Edited on 19/2/11 by mrwibble]
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Peteff
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 02:44 PM |
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I've rescued a few Acers for nephews after they have managed to totally stuff them. They seem relatively stable after restarting and they
haven't managed to do it again yet whatever they did.
yours, Pete
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 03:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mrwibble
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Morrisons supermarket £289 Acer -- job done
If you want to spend more Toshiba is the best HP are also very good but come with too much unwanted software pre-installed.
Give Dell wide berth, and it goes without saying to avoid Packard-Bell.
Surprising Sony laptops have a history of problems
Alternatively just buy a £200 Netbook and an external DVD drive.
dont think you can class any computer by their manafactuer unless you are talking about customer service.
the internals will mostly be engineered by completely different companies than the one sticking a stamp of its brand on the outside, and will be
different through out the range.
if you don't know that much about computers and what all the jargon means, i suggest you google ebuyer put your budget into the search criteria
and take a look at the specs of the computers around that price list. i've had dell computers for a long time, modified them and cleaned them
when ness 1 has lasted me 12 years and is now used at work after i built my own, but my father in law who works as a software designer recommended
acer to my partner.
[Edited on 19/2/11 by mrwibble]
Packard-Bell are not refered to by the trade as Packard-hell without reason.
Laptops & Notebooks vary more between brands than desktops, for example I have seen a good few very expensive Sony laptops scrapped early because
of a motherboard fault.
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eddie99
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 03:14 PM |
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Why are you against buying online?? I would say you're missing the best deals by cutting the online stuff out....
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JoelP
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 03:31 PM |
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keep an eye on HUKD to see if anything comes up:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/computers/deals/hot
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stevebubs
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 04:09 PM |
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Dell 15R with i3 370 would be my recommendation.
If you go through quidco, you'll get quite a lot of cash back, too....
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stevebubs
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 04:11 PM |
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10% Dell discount code: DZ1KJ2MJTC402S
Valid on Inspiron, XPS and Studio Systems
Valid until 23/2
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mrwibble
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 04:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by mrwibble
quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Morrisons supermarket £289 Acer -- job done
If you want to spend more Toshiba is the best HP are also very good but come with too much unwanted software pre-installed.
Give Dell wide berth, and it goes without saying to avoid Packard-Bell.
Surprising Sony laptops have a history of problems
Alternatively just buy a £200 Netbook and an external DVD drive.
dont think you can class any computer by their manafactuer unless you are talking about customer service.
the internals will mostly be engineered by completely different companies than the one sticking a stamp of its brand on the outside, and will be
different through out the range.
if you don't know that much about computers and what all the jargon means, i suggest you google ebuyer put your budget into the search criteria
and take a look at the specs of the computers around that price list. i've had dell computers for a long time, modified them and cleaned them
when ness 1 has lasted me 12 years and is now used at work after i built my own, but my father in law who works as a software designer recommended
acer to my partner.
[Edited on 19/2/11 by mrwibble]
Packard-Bell are not refered to by the trade as Packard-hell without reason.
Laptops & Notebooks vary more between brands than desktops, for example I have seen a good few very expensive Sony laptops scrapped early because
of a motherboard fault.
i dont think sony even make desktops, all i'm saying is buying by the brands inside the machine is probalbly a more reliable way of going about
it. i also wouldn't buy an electrical brand such as sony instead i'd look to someone with a rep for good quality computer components. at
the end of the day all these products go wrong from time to time, particularly a complicated electrical item that is hauled around in a bag and used
by teenage children. personally i'd feel happy with dell or acer and both are good value. but i don't know what their aftersales service
is like. l
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hootsno1
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| posted on 19/2/11 at 10:18 PM |
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I killed her laptop when she thought it would be fun play fight so i though her on her bed and gess what was under the cover her LAPTOP, brock the
screen keys fell out outer casing cracked pritty much dead, i would claim on the house insurance but it fell of the back of a LO???
thanks for all your input lads
wife took her out and im now £400 down and the brat has i nice new laptop
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