Laptops

[kk.]

Ill be needing to buy a laptop for uni. I cant seem to find a relatively good one for my needs. can anyone help out? the thigns id prefer is


big-ish screen size
capable of having a second monitor
HDMI capabilities for ps3/360
good graphics
large ram
250gb HD (i have a 250 external too)
webcam
anything else i'd need?


I was looking at this one http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/sony-vaio-vpcee2s1e-bq-06559695-pdt.html but i dont think the processors any good? i tried looking for reviews but couldnt find any lol

Thanks in advance.

[MattFr]

Macbook Pro.

[kk.]

no apple products please :P too expensive. prefer the price point around £500-£800

[HotelUser]

no apple products please :P too expensive. prefer the price point around £500-£800

Bummer. Usually Acer is the king of cheaper bang for the buck of laptops. You're right about that processor in my opinion. I'd look for something with atleast an Intel core 2 duo.

[Imosae]

Acer laptops are aload of **** me thinks used one before absolute garbage how about dell

[Recursion]

www.dell.co.uk, sorted.

If you want a decent laptop, don't get an Acer, stick to Dell, Samsung, ASUS and HP.

[kk.]

www.dell.co.uk, sorted.

If you want a decent laptop, don't get an Acer, stick to Dell, Samsung, ASUS and HP.

i havent been particularly fond of dell. i hear bad things lol. always going to them for repairs, and my sister has one and its already slow as

[Apple]

Toshiba make some great laptops that are in the same price range as Dell/Acer.

[Jack!]

i havent been particularly fond of dell. i hear bad things lol. always going to them for repairs, and my sister has one and its already slow as

But she is a girl, think of the crap that will be on it.


I would seriously consider Dell

[Johno]

I was looking at laptops yesterday (same position as you) - and this one seems pretty good, http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/dell-inspiron-n5010-blue-04952408-pdt.html

[Recursion]

But she is a girl, think of the crap that will be on it.


I would seriously consider Dell

Same.

We stick to Dell laptops and desktops for a reason at work, they provide bang of the buck, are sturdy, last a long time, easy to get parts for and their support is really good.

[kk.]

gah, i just 'built' one that costs £888


PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
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OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit- English edit

SYSTEM RECOVERY OS Windows® Recovery Media Not included edit

OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Word Starter, Excel Starter) edit

COLOURS, PATTERNS, & ARTIST DESIGNS Midnight Blue with Microsatin Finish edit

SERVICES AND SUPPORT 1 year of coverage included with your PC edit

ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SUPPORT No Accidental Damage Support edit

ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE McAfee® SecurityCenter 15 Month Subscription edit

THEFT PROTECTION Computrace LoJack for Laptops, 1yr license - included with your PC edit

LCD 15.6in Widescreen Full High Definition (1920 x 1080) WLED with TrueLife edit

MEMORY 4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048] edit

HARD DRIVE 320GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive edit

OPTICAL DRIVE DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with DVD Burn software edit

PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery edit

KEYBOARD Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard edit

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) edit

GRAPHICS CARD 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD5470 Graphics Card

WEB CAM 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera

to be fair, i picked a colour, so reduce it by £29. what do people think?

is it necessary for me to have an i7 processor? or would i5 suffice?

[Robbie]

HDMI capabilities for ps3/360

You can't plug in those to your laptop :P

[kk.]

You can't plug in those to your laptop :P

:l youre kidding right, not necessarily play in hd n whatnot lol

[Robbie]

:l youre kidding right, not necessarily play in hd n whatnot lol

Nope, the HDMI is for connecting your laptop to a TV to view your laptop screen on the TV

[kk.]

Nope, the HDMI is for connecting your laptop to a TV to view your laptop screen on the TV

so how come i hear people use laptops for console gaming :S

[Apple]

:l youre kidding right, not necessarily play in hd n whatnot lol

Unfortunately I don't think he is. Think how unhappy I was when I realised I couldn't even connect my games console up to my iMac. :l

[kk.]

hm, in that case, ill have to buy a new monitor or something, or try to get it so it works on this one :P

[Cheryl]

try this
http://www.ehow.com/how_5010094_connect-ps3-laptop.html
http://boardsus.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Network/how-do-i-connect-the-ps3-to-my-laptop/m-p/33525137

[kk.]

ok so, ive picked my laptop i think; Dell Studio 17. The basics are:

Intel® Core™ i5-520M (2.4GHz, 4 Threads, turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz, 3MB cache)
500GB HDD
4GB RAM
17" Screen
Backlit Keyboard


I cant remember if theres anything else. That comes to a total of £788 in total, even after discounts and stuff. Is this reasonable?

also, when would be the best time to buy from them. Ive used a 5% discount code which ends today, as well as there £160 off deal which ends tomorrow. Any advice?

[Recursion]

I'd buy today with those x2 deals.

[Johno]

ok so, ive picked my laptop i think; Dell Studio 17. The basics are:

Intel® Core™ i5-520M (2.4GHz, 4 Threads, turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz, 3MB cache)
500GB HDD
4GB RAM
17" Screen
Backlit Keyboard


I cant remember if theres anything else. That comes to a total of £788 in total, even after discounts and stuff. Is this reasonable?

also, when would be the best time to buy from them. Ive used a 5% discount code which ends today, as well as there £160 off deal which ends tomorrow. Any advice?

I remember reading that if you use the site http://www.quidco.com/ you can get some money back through cashback (7% I think it is) :) I would probably buy it today if you can!

[Alexx..]

no apple products please :P too expensive. prefer the price point around £500-£800

Can't you add like an extra £49 and get a macbook? :P

[Jam]

If its for Uni why do you need such high spec? Even if you wanted to view TV on it that wouldn't require more than a normal £300/£350 one from PC World.

Save your money for when you need to pay off your Uni debts, or a lovely 32" Samsung TV to play the aforementioned 360 & PS3 on.

[Plean]

Look on ebay!

[kk.]

If its for Uni why do you need such high spec? Even if you wanted to view TV on it that wouldn't require more than a normal £300/£350 one from PC World.

Save your money for when you need to pay off your Uni debts, or a lovely 32" Samsung TV to play the aforementioned 360 & PS3 on.

Basically, It's gonna be a desktop replacement. At home and at uni. So I'd prefer it to run pretty well, with good specs.

I have now been looking at Sony vaio's, which seem pretty good, and on the slightly cheaper side too. Dell wouldn't give me 320gb, with a blue case and 4gb memory. Was ridiculous. I'd have had to pay more, for less!

[Alexx..]

Basically, It's gonna be a desktop replacement. At home and at uni. So I'd prefer it to run pretty well, with good specs.

I have now been looking at Sony vaio's, which seem pretty good, and on the slightly cheaper side too. Dell wouldn't give me 320gb, with a blue case and 4gb memory. Was ridiculous. I'd have had to pay more, for less!

Vaio's are good laptops the bad side is if you break them you have to send them back to sony and it'll cost a bomb.

[kk.]

Vaio's are good laptops the bad side is if you break them you have to send them back to sony and it'll cost a bomb.

The same is with dell as well though, so can't really win!! :P

[Dinosaurawrr]

I have a sony vaio and its the best laptop ive had in ages
dont go with dell they go EXTREEMLY slow
when i first got myne it took an hour 2 close down.

[Hayleigh]

Dell over acer my acer aspire 5732z laptop fails epically ;']

[HotelUser]

I have a sony vaio and its the best laptop ive had in ages
dont go with dell they go EXTREEMLY slow
when i first got myne it took an hour 2 close down.

Different computers have different specifications Sacha. You cannot say an entire brand of computers is slow based on one model because every model is completely different :P

[Recursion]

I have a sony vaio and its the best laptop ive had in ages
dont go with dell they go EXTREEMLY slow
when i first got myne it took an hour 2 close down.

Takes 20 seconds to shutdown the ones we buy at school, and that includes syncing files across the network. Don't see the problem with them to be honest.