Need a new laptop

[Chippiewill]

One of the hinges on my old one just snapped from heat damage and the lid now folds diagonally, it looks trendy but it's probably not to healthy for the laptop. I need something around £400 almost entirely for web surfing, it should be able to handle full screen video at it's native resolution without sounding like it's running Crysis and the screen should be at least 15". I also prefer intel but that doesn't really matter at all.

I favour:
HP

I despise (Alot):
Dell
Sony (I doubt I'm within price range anyway)

I'd also prefer to buy from John Lewis because they have two year warranty by default but I'm flexible about that.

Any suggestions?

[Markeh]

http://www.johnlewis.com/231132800/Product.aspx It's £30 more than you said. But it's HP, it's got a decent sized HDD, enough RAM, and should do full screen video. It has a better GPU in it than my dv6, which can do 720p with ease.

[Chippiewill]

http://www.johnlewis.com/231132800/Product.aspx It's £30 more than you said. But it's HP, it's got a decent sized HDD, enough RAM, and should do full screen video. It has a better GPU in it than my dv6, which can do 720p with ease.

Oh that's very nice thanks, +rep

I'll still take any other suggestions. Also I'd be willing to pay a little more if it bumps up the battery life a bit.

[GommeInc]

Oh that's very nice thanks, +rep

I'll still take any other suggestions. Also I'd be willing to pay a little more if it bumps up the battery life a bit.
My brother has this laptop. I recommend it :) It's pretty good.

[Recursion]

y so h8in on dell

[Chippiewill]

y so h8in on dell

Apart from having three motherboard replacements and two power adapter replacements in one year... nothing.

[JACKTARD]

I've got a pretty decent hp but I have no idea what model it is

[user130523]

save up and get macbook air :) or pro - depends how desperate you are for new laptop

p.s don't get a dell or acer

[Recursion]

save up and get macbook air :) or pro - depends how desperate you are for new laptop

p.s don't get a dell or acer

Yes, because either of those are £400 :rolleyes:

Also (not in reply to you Chippie, fair enough if you don't like them) Dell are fine, had no problems in the 100s of laptops I've used/purchased in the past 8 years.

[user130523]

Yes, because either of those are £400 :rolleyes:

Also (not in reply to you Chippie, fair enough if you don't like them) Dell are fine, had no problems in the 100s of laptops I've used/purchased in the past 8 years.
i said save up and get a macbook air or pro - read

dell laptops are slow, cheap and break down 24/7

[Recursion]

i said save up and get a macbook air or pro - read

dell laptops are slow, cheap and break down 24/7

I'm sorry but no, being "slow" is because of the user, Dell put the hardware in the machine and ship it to you, you pick what hardware you want, your fault if it's slow. Cheap? Depends what you want/buy... and break down? Not had any problems, again why would so many people rely on their hardware if they "broke down" constantly? Just seems like trash talk to me.

Lets keep this to the other thread, don't wanna spam up Chippie's.

[user130523]

I'm sorry but no, being "slow" is because of the user, Dell put the hardware in the machine and ship it to you, you pick what hardware you want, your fault if it's slow. Cheap? Depends what you want/buy... and break down? Not had any problems, again why would so many people rely on their hardware if they "broke down" constantly? Just seems like trash talk to me.

Lets keep this to the other thread, don't wanna spam up Chippie's.
i'm browsing the internet, watching a simple 2 minute youtube video and computer is slow as hell? + very hot

dells are rubbish, can't wait to get my air next week

[Recursion]

i'm browsing the internet, watching a simple 2 minute youtube video and computer is slow as hell? + very hot

dells are rubbish, can't wait to get my air next week

Good luck with that, Flash runs like **** on Macs, it'll be just as "slow" and hot.

Oh also, if you tear apart a Mac I think you'll find they use the same core hardware as Dell, who use the same core hardware as everyone else. Funilly enough, so if it's slow, it's your fault.

[user130523]

Good luck with that, Flash runs like **** on Macs, it'll be just as "slow" and hot.

Oh also, if you tear apart a Mac I think you'll find they use the same core hardware as Dell, who use the same core hardware as everyone else. Funilly enough, so if it's slow, it's your fault.
its my fault if its slow? i have nothing but msn installed on this..

[Luke]

We've got 3 Dell Laptops?
Inspiron 1000 (OLD AS HELL)
Inspiron 1545 and
Inspiron 15

All run fine. Don't overheat. Aren't 'slow', have never broke and were all under £450.
Imho, Dell are one of the best you can get.