need a laptop <£500

[Greco!!]

Hi ppl didnt think id be coming bk here but i dunno where else to ask

I need a laptop that will last 3+ years, my budget is £500..
Will be used mainly for office 07, internet msn etc not bothered if it can run games but if it can then thats a bonus

Im no expert on pcs lol so i got little idea whats good and whats not but heres a few ive found..

Dell Studio 15 - £450
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache)
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3450
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive

Thats from the dell website

Here's a couple that are from pcworld

Samsung R510 - £499
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache)
4 GB RAM
Intel GMA X4500 Graphics card
160 GB Harddrive

Toshiba A300-16C - £499
AMD Turion X2 Dual Core RM-70 2.0 GHz
3GB RAM
ATi Mobility Radeon HD 3200 Graphics card
250gb Harddrive

So ye thats what i've found so far.. which one would you reccomend and are there any better ones for the price?

[J0SH]

I'd go with the 3rd, 250GB which means you can get programmes, music & more and Toshiba is probably more reliable then the others.

[Greco!!]

I'd go with the 3rd, 250GB which means you can get programmes, music & more and Toshiba is probably more reliable then the others.

Ye i've heard Toshiba are reliable aswell thnx

Hard drive size isn't much of a prob, ive had this pc since 2003 and ive used 73/110GB lol

[J0SH]

Haha wow, I got quiet a few PC games and tunes and I have like 20GB left out of 100 on my PC and I've only had it for two years. And that's alright - just avoid Sony. I've got a laptop and the buttons have actually jammed up so for left click I have to literally smash the left key in or double tap on the touch pad, haha.

[Agent 47]

I would have to recommend the Dell.

It's cheaper and essentially the same as the others. If you wanted you could customise the setup so you get a bigger hard drive.

[Recursion]

IMO the most reliable there is the Dell.

[Greco!!]

cheers the dell does seem the best option, i'm still going to look around and decide before 24th sept because thats when the £50 off deal ends on the dell

Also for an extra £30 I can get 1gb more ram.. dunno if it makes much difference so i might leave it. If I wanted to in the future is it easy to buy some ram separate and add it myself?

[Kevin]

Check out Ebuyer.com, they have some of the best deals going for computers/computer accessory's.

-Kevin

[J0SH]

Dells are good for desktops, not really good for laptops though, past experience.

[Recursion]

All I have ever had is Dell laptops, for me, mum's school, dad etc... none of them have gone wrong.. apart from one of mum's laptops having coffee spilt over the keyboard which meant a new keyboard, but thats easy. And the Dell desktops, we have had same day support ;P Even if they do keep you on the phone for hours going through everything that could possibly, even remotely, fix it!

Although, I did have a HP once, and that died, HP didn't want to know about it.