New laptop (1 Viewer)

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #1

Hey

I am looking at getting a new laptop after Christmas, I was just wondering if anyone with any technical knowledge could advise me or recommend me a good laptop. I know obviously the higher ram and hard drive are better but I was more interested in the different types of processors and graphic cards and stuff.

I am not looking for a super expensive one btw

 

Danceswithhorses

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #2

Depends alot on what your budget is my friend

 

Coventry La La La

New Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #3

Just a couple of questions:

What is your budget for the laptop?

What do you intend to use the laptop for? ( i.e. Internet browsing, Gaming, Graphics design)

What do you need the graphics card for? (Blu-ray, movies, 3D, Gaming)

A bigger hard-drive wouldn't make the laptop any better, it would just store more data usually around 120GB+ is enougth.

 

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SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #4

Coventry La La La said:

Just a couple of questions:

What is your budget for the laptop? £300-350

What do you intend to use the laptop for? ( i.e. Internet browsing, Gaming, Graphics design)

What do you need the graphics card for? (Blu-ray, movies, 3D, Gaming)

A bigger hard-drive wouldn't make the laptop any better, it would just store more data usually around 120GB+ is enougth.

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Internet browsing, maybe some gaming, burning DVDs/CDs/games, converting between video formats (AVI, MP4 etc.)
If I play any games it will likely be just football manager

Will also likely be using lots of microsoft office applications like Excel and other data analysis like Origin and probably watching lots of films/TV series

 

Covstu

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #5

I just brought an acer inspire, just set me back about £500 but it is quality!!

 

Coventry La La La

New Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #6

Not sure if you're a fan of buying stuff of ebay but they have some cracking price's on laptops (that are completly brand new)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toshiba-S...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item5d374d0c8c

Laptops with graphics cards seem to go out of your price range.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-Lapt...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item3f1f49026b

2nd link has Windows 7 home premium 64 bit and fuly licensed microsoft office package included.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-Lapt...t=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item3f1f49026b

 

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SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #7

Cheers I'll take a look at them

 

Nick

Administrator

• Dec 18, 2012

• #8

What budget do you have? i will have a look for deals in the morning for you

 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #9

Nick said:

What budget do you have? i will have a look for deals in the morning for you

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Like £300-350 mate

 

Otis

Well-Known Member

• Dec 18, 2012

• #10

CCFC said:

Like £300-350 mate

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You happy to use a crank handle then?

 

Nick

Administrator

• Dec 19, 2012

• #11

You could pick up a decent Acer Aspire E1 refurbished for about 279 with Windows 8 here

 

Covstu

Well-Known Member

• Dec 19, 2012

• #12

Decent price for what you get!

 

SkyBlue_Bear83

Well-Known Member

• Dec 19, 2012

• #13

Cheers for the link Nick!

 

skybluegod

Well-Known Member

• Dec 19, 2012

• #14

CCFC said:

Cheers I'll take a look at them

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don't get the toshiba i have that one and it is awful.

 

skybluejelly

Well-Known Member

• Dec 20, 2012

• #15

skybluegod said:

don't get the toshiba i have that one and it is awful.

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thats because your computer is corrupted by the amount of porn you look at