Guest goochy1 Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Now that my GCSE's are finished. . .Im going to treat myself to a new 1 as i've had this one now for a year and a half and its slowing up. So that poses the question . . . Which one do i buy ?? What i need:: Well i want it to be quick so . . . 2GB RAM 120GB Hard drive Minimum Built in wireless Not tooo big . Not tooo Small Other than that - i dont understand about processors but like i say i need it too be quick - i use many internets at the same time aswell as music and videos and i use my capture card alot so it needs to beable to do alot at once. Price I've got about £600 i can spend but i was looking about £500 but i'm flexible. Message Bak if you have got any ideas / links Thanks
Guest l3v5y Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 Now that my GCSE's are finished. . .Im going to treat myself to a new 1 as i've had this one now for a year and a half and its slowing up. So that poses the question . . . Which one do i buy ?? What i need:: Well i want it to be quick so . . . 2GB RAM 120GB Hard drive Minimum Built in wireless Not tooo big . Not tooo Small Other than that - i dont understand about processors but like i say i need it too be quick - i use many internets at the same time aswell as music and videos and i use my capture card alot so it needs to beable to do alot at once. Price I've got about £600 i can spend but i was looking about £500 but i'm flexible. Message Bak if you have got any ideas / links ThanksLucky on the GCSE front... I've got a week more :D The basic Dell XPS M1530 seems to fit what you need pretty well... http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...;l=en&s=dhs and sits nicely within your price range... I've been using a similar spec'ed laptop that does the business well, and very rarely locks up, although I dislike vista myself...
Guest jimbouk Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 We have just bought a few Sony Laptops for some of my clients and I was amazed at the prices. So I spent a "bit" more on my own but we got this one for £500 for one guy. So it may not be the latest generation but its a nice piece of kit.
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 CHeckout www.morgancomputers.co.uk - some amazing prices! http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/prod...bCategoryID=364 M.S
Guest chucky.egg Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 I got mine through the Dell Factory Outlet (cancelled order machines mostly) http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default....rbsd&~ck=mn
Guest l3v5y Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 I got mine through the Dell Factory Outlet (cancelled order machines mostly) http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default....rbsd&~ck=mn Damnit! Everyone's under cutting me! My dad has got a few laptops from both there and Morgans, and they seem to be running fine...
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 12, 2008 Report Posted June 12, 2008 I got mine through the Dell Factory Outlet (cancelled order machines mostly) http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/default....rbsd&~ck=mn Many people complain but I've found dell's laptop support to be superb, and their prices good too. Morgan can be a bit iffy, they try and fob you off with '3 months' or '6 months' warranty despite your consumer rights giving you more protection. I bought a refurb PVR from them that failed 2 weeks the wrong side of it's '6 month warranty'. Dropping it back in with a strongly worded letter got me an immediate replacement. I'd advice buying on a credit card that gives purchase protection from morgan.
Guest goochy1 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 I'm not quite sure i trust Dell - i dunno why i'm just a bit iffy abut them. I just been down to my local currys. the latest offer is THIS. http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/502746 If its any good let me no as i quite liked the spec and the look. I gotta get it soon lol i have to smash th "o" and "e" to get them to work
Guest WearTheFoxHat Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 another vote for Dell factory outlet. I've used their kit from smallest notebooks to biggest SAN's on several company sites, and each without any major probs.
Guest l3v5y Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Mac! Mac! Mac! :D PI don't follow the logic... He said between £500-600, and that can do things...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 So that's about what I paid for my MacBook... P
Guest jimbouk Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 I have been working on macbook pro's for the last month or two... and I have to say that I am not as impressed as I thought I would be. Once I had overcome the initial "why are all the buttons in different places from windows" shock, I tried out various things such as idvd, iphoto, ical etc etc and having been told for the last two years how amazing mac's are, I thought I would be blown away but I just found them to be either similar to their windows counterpart or actually more worse in most cases. I reckon a sorted high spec windows laptop is more use than a similar spec macbook.
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) So that's about what I paid for my MacBook... P In the U.S? Refurb? Second hand? Or just low spec?.... One thing for OP to consider: Cheap airticket to the US £250 ish. Macbooks over there start around £450, windoze stuff starts at about £150 :D UK keyboards about £75 for toshs / hp's. Or you can buy stickers! Apples have worldwide warranty, as do some HP's, other's I couldn't say. I have flown over for the day (actually 27 hours in total with a snooze in central park). Pick a state with low / no general sales tax if you are going just for that. Use cash for a deal ( buy it online from a broker before you go) or credit card for protection / warranty if not buying a UK distributed brand. www.compusa.com is their Pissy Wurld for comparison. M.S p.s post the box back to yourself, especially if you buy an ipod, iphone,digital camera as well.... Edited June 13, 2008 by Mysterious Stranger
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 I bought mine in the US, but they're not much more than that here IIRC. CompUSA went bust btw :D P
Guest WearTheFoxHat Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 I was dead set upon getting a macbook pro. I felt that most of what I did meant that a mac would be much easier to use. However looking at features and price, I think I will get a 17" Windows beastie, and run vmware with ubuntu and mac on there.
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 I bought mine in the US, but they're not much more than that here IIRC. CompUSA went bust btw :o P :( They always looked so shiny. And busy. But never cheap! Systemax have bought them. Other electronics retailers are available :-) Which spec macbook is £500 here new btw? M.S p.s did you buy applecare? it's so much cheaper over there ( eg my intel imac 17 $100 -v- £149 for extra 2 years) and policies bought over there can be applied to products bought over here inc. ipods :D
Guest WearTheFoxHat Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 Normal Macbooks start at £699 in the UK.
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512MB 120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) None None Keyboard (English) / User's Guide + 2 yr applecare extended warranty / 3 yrs total apple.com/uk/store UK: £897.99 / $1751 apple.com/store US : £691 / $1348 More stores sell macs in the US too so more competition for your business. Althoug not advertised many stores have apple units available as 'refurbs' that are in fact new so as not to upset apple... Apple also sel genuine refurbs online in the US saving upto %30 but supply is erratic. M.S
Guest l3v5y Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 (edited) One thought... If you've just finished GCSEs, you might be able to get an "educational discount" on a Mac... Although I'd still get a PC 'cause they tend to be cheaper... Edited June 13, 2008 by l3v5y
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 13, 2008 Report Posted June 13, 2008 One thought... If you've just finished GCSEs, you might be able to get an "educational discount" on a Mac... Although I'd still get a PC 'cause they tend to be cheaper... Good point! I think you get a free ipod in the US? That's worth another £100 at least flogging it on eBay to offset the cost! Also remember you can get discounted student/teacher MS office etc. M.S
Guest goochy1 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Posted June 14, 2008 I went for the Sony Vaio - VGN-NR32L Its quick and fits the spec nicely :D 200GB harddrive which is a bones Just trying to getused to the new keyboard now tho <_< O i shudda really specified also - I HATE APPLE - so a mac never even entered my mind. Thanks guys - was fun reading your comments.
Guest Mysterious Stranger Posted June 14, 2008 Report Posted June 14, 2008 Extended warranty? No thanks :D P I've had them. And used them! On an 18 month old Macbook ( replecement logic board - costed by apple at £350 + fitting) and a 15 month old imac ( new LCD @ £210 + fitting, new supadrive @ £85 + fitting) meaning I'll buy them (cheap in the US ;-) for every apple unit I own in future. Every Apple item I've ever owned previously has failed outside it's original warranty. Various Ipods, a dual USB G3 ibook ( covered under a class action recall for a new logic board after much arguing) a G4 mac mini ( needed a new PSU brick), dual 2Ghz G5 powermac ( internal PSU failure ) . These are all common faults yet apple don't care unless sued in a class action in the US! So why do I still buy them? Love the units. Hate the quality... M.S
Guest beersoft Posted June 16, 2008 Report Posted June 16, 2008 i got myself an acer 2920 yes its acer (and proberbly going to fall apart) but it was cheap, small n light and 2gig/120gb it was only £400 from comet get that and have £200 to spend on booze :D later Owen
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