Find me a lap top...

[lifetime fan]

I've been offered silly money to do some inspections of care homes and hospitals but I'd need a lap top to produce my report over the three days of the inspection.

 

So I need a decent lap top that will be easy to use, have a large screen preferably, a decent memory and speed (means it's quick to use, I have no idea what the tech term is for this!).

 

I'm looking at a budget of no more than £500.

 

I really don't have a clue when it comes to technology hence my begging here. I've found this but is it any good, decent value?

 

Dell Inspiron Q17R Laptop (Intel Core i3, 4GB, 500GB, 17.3" Display) Black - Tesco.Direct

 

Many thanks and rep to come.

 

Cheers

 

Col

[md1892]

I've been offered silly money to do some inspections of care homes and hospitals but I'd need a lap top to produce my report over the three days of the inspection.

 

So I need a decent lap top that will be easy to use, have a large screen preferably, a decent memory and speed (means it's quick to use, I have no idea what the tech term is for this!).

 

I'm looking at a budget of no more than £500.

 

I really don't have a clue when it comes to technology hence my begging here. I've found this but is it any good, decent value?

 

Dell Inspiron Q17R Laptop (Intel Core i3, 4GB, 500GB, 17.3" Display) Black - Tesco.Direct

 

Many thanks and rep to come.

 

Cheers

 

Col

 

Not bad, but have a look at this one:

 

EXDISPLAY Lenovo G570 Laptop Core i5 2430M 2.4GHz 6GB.. | Ebuyer.com

 

or this:

Acer Aspire 5742 Laptop | Ebuyer.com

[lifetime fan]

Isn't Acer a cheap shitty make?

[md1892]

Isn't Acer a cheap shitty make?

 

No, not at all you just don't pay a premium for a name, like not owning a BMW. It may not be the prettiest mind

 

I've had two Acer laptops in the past both of which lasted 5 years, which i have then sold on.

 

90% of the insides of all laptops are the same (if the spec's the same, if know what i mean), you only pay more for the fancy lights and shiney shiney brushed metal bits.

[lifetime fan]

No, not at all you just don't pay a premium for a name, like not owning a BMW. It may not be the prettiest mind

 

I've had two Acer laptops in the past both of which lasted 5 years, which i have then sold on.

 

90% of the insides of all laptops are the same (if the spec's the same, if know what i mean), you only pay more for the fancy lights and shiney shiney brushed metal bits.

 

Fair enough mate, that's why I came here.

 

I have no idea what is good or not.

[md1892]

Fair enough mate, that's why I came here.

 

I have no idea what is good or not.

 

Look at the specs for two i found further up, if you can better (bigger numbers) for less £££ then buy it.

 

The Lennovo is probably the best buy imo.

[Allan]

Of the laptops above, the Lenovo is the best.

 

You can pick up some decent refurbed machines from PC World for less than £500.

 

There's a few i5's on that list that I have my eye on at moment as well... (There's a couple of i7's on the list, but they are not in stock....).

[armchairfan]

ASUS X52F-EX1271V FOR SALE/TRADE - Expired - Hot UK Deals

 

I have this for sale if you're interested.

[Sugar Ape]

Check out the Argos Ebay store. I got my Sony Vaio from there, brand new with the same warranty as a new one at about 40% off retail price.

Site here SONY VAIO C SERIES 15.5 INCH LAPTOP - BLACK items in Argos Outlet store on eBay!

 

Also, check out this recent thread http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/forum/tnf-techy-nerd-forum/104758-laptop.html

[Duncan Clench]

Acer are great laptops.

 

Personally, I would steer clear of Dell especially the Vostro range.. and the rest are just over-priced. There are some great deals on Amazon at the moment. Just to add to the other good advice you've got on here.

[lifetime fan]

SAMSUNG Series 3 300E5A 15.6" Laptop - Silver at cheap prices | Pcworld

 

 

Any good?

[Rush 346]

Acer are great laptops.

 

Personally, I would steer clear of Dell especially the Vostro range.. and the rest are just over-priced. There are some great deals on Amazon at the moment. Just to add to the other good advice you've got on here.

 

yes Dell laptop I bought is the shittest piece of kit I ever bought

[VladimirIlyich]

I can back up Acer as top laptops.

 

Ive had my current one for 6 years and had very few problems.

 

Ive also heard ASUS are a good brand too.

[lifetime fan]

This any good?

 

LENOVO G570 15.6" Laptop - Gun Metal at cheap prices | Pcworld

[Allan]

This any good?

 

LENOVO G570 15.6" Laptop - Gun Metal at cheap prices | Pcworld

 

Decent laptop for the price. Keeping in mind that I'm assuming you'll be using the laptop for general usage; surfing, downloading & office applications...

 

I use an i5 Lenovo at work and they are good pieces of kit. Much better than the old Dell laptop I used to have.

[lifetime fan]

I'll only be using it a couple of times a month mate, it'll be for producing reports whilst away with work and surfing the web, fuck all else.

[Allan]

I'll only be using it a couple of times a month mate, it'll be for producing reports whilst away with work and surfing the web, fuck all else.

 

Well, that laptop would be more than sufficient then.

 

I looked at a similar one myself a while back, though it was a refurbed i5 model.

[Fink]

Color Choice:

LCD Back Cover : Espresso Black 670060 1 [320-12309] 380

 

 

Base:

Inspiron N411z (FCG02) - i5-2450 (2.50GHz, 3MB cache, Dual Core) 512552 1 [210-39316] 1

 

 

Processor:

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor(2.50 GHz, 3M cache with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10) 670058 1 [213-15350] 146

 

 

Operating System:

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit 670072 1 [619-36736] 11

 

 

Enhanced Service Packs:

1Yr Collect & Returns Warranty – No upgrade selected 321942 1 [754-56795] 30

 

 

Accidental Damage Support:

No Accidental Damage Protection 475568 1 [755-10580] 463

 

 

Microsoft Application Software:

Microsoft® Office Starter 670073 1 [630-14920] 1002

 

 

Online Backup:

DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence 551582 1 [759-11361] 467

 

 

Protect your new PC:

McAfee® SecurityCenter 3 Year Subscription 634560 1 [650-14060] 1014

 

 

Memory:

6144MB (1X2048 + 1X4096) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel 670063 1 [370-22427] 3

 

 

Video Card:

Graphics : Intel HD Graphics 3000 670070 1 [490-13553] 6

 

 

Hard Drive:

750GB Serial ATA (7200RPM) 670065 1 [400-24896] 8

 

 

LCD:

Display: 14.0" High Definition (1366x768) WLED Display with TrueLife 670059 1 [230-12456] 760

 

 

CD ROM/DVD ROM:

8X DVD+/-RW Drive 670066 1 [429-16363] 16

 

 

Wireless:

Dell Wireless 1702 WLAN+BT combo card 674537 1 [555-14335] 19

 

 

Bundle:

N05NZ425 688648 1 [203-14617] 22

 

 

Dell System Media Kit:

Resource DVD : N411z Diagnostics and Drivers 670061 1 [340-28448] 319

 

 

Primary Battery:

Battery : Primary 6-cell 65W/HR LI-ION 670069 1 [451-11933] 112

 

 

Standard Warranty:

1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included with your PC 321937 1 [754-56794] 29

 

 

Power Supply:

65W AC Adaptor 670067 1 [450-18013] 1015

 

 

509 with discount voucher 1SVRNT1WB4KW4J

 

1 day left to claim on that one - but there will be others. Always search for Dell voucher codes. If you can combine it with some sort of corporate discount you can get some really good deals.

 

The Dell Online Store: Build Your System

 

That took me 5 minutes - if you search around you might be able to get another 50 quid off somewhere.

[Fink]

If you know any students you can pick up a full copy of office for about 30 quid at software4students. Id pay that rather than risk a hooky torrented version

[Dan Vito Corleone]

I'm in the market for a cheap laptop or even possibly a netbook. I have a second job analysing google searches and I also need it to use word documents. Would prefer if it had the grunt to play FM2012 etc but not essential by any means.

 

Looking for as cheap as possible, e.g. less than £200. Any ideas?

[lifetime fan]

If you know any students you can pick up a full copy of office for about 30 quid at software4students. Id pay that rather than risk a hooky torrented version

 

What do you need, just an NUS card?

[Fink]

 

What do you need, just an NUS card?

 

Nope. You just need to valid course. I think you can blog ms products but you can't with adobe ones. go to the site and have a read