ricklawn
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 04:45 PM |
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new laptop required
hi guys
I need a new laptop . daughters birthday 2 weeks time and want to get her a laptop. needs to be big enough for music and video and also internet for
homework (grammer school) also needs to be wireless. dont want to spend more than £350-£400. new if poss. any ideas.
Thanks
Rick
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Benzine
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 04:50 PM |
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Acer will cover that budget range.
http://www.acerdirect.co.uk/
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indykid
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 04:51 PM |
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just make sure whatever you get has microsoft office on it unless you have office install discs.
works will soon get infuriating if she needs to use one thing at school and another at home.
i've been very happy with my dell. i paid £600, but it's pretty high spec. runs solidworks effortlessly. have a look at dell small
business section. everything's a bit sleeker and a bit cheaper than the home section. the business warranty looks much more promising than the
home one.
finally, if you have the option of vista or xp pro, get xp.
tom
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madmandegge
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 05:05 PM |
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Friend of mine has just told me he's got a rather nice spec Acer from Tesco for £450 (£405 if you can find someone with an employee
discount!)
12" dual core, 120gb HDD, 2gb ram
Spec is OK for the price, but the 12.1" screen would be the decider for me, very compact
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 05:26 PM |
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http://www.ebuyer.com/featured 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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caber
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| posted on 27/4/08 at 08:16 PM |
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how about an Acus eee PC? they look to be excellent value and small so easy for kids to hump around. Also they run Linux and come pretty fully loaded
with software for most purposes. There is also a very good forum support site:
eee pc support
Caber
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madmandegge
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| posted on 29/4/08 at 10:45 AM |
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Must admit I can second the EEE PC, I'm selling my 7" in favour of a 9" version!
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 30/4/08 at 02:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by madmandegge
Must admit I can second the EEE PC, I'm selling my 7" in favour of a 9" version!
As I understand it the 9" version comes with Windoze
I use an Asus which I bought from http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ and received good service and waranty cover.
Keith
Aviemore
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