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Old 23-07-2007, 15:23   #11
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Will do. If the performance is that much better then the Acer is looking more like a good deal. I think there was a good Inspiron deal recently on HUKD a while ago so I'll have a hunt around for that.
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Old 23-07-2007, 20:08   #12
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This one seems quite nice....

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...ory_oid=-27411
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Old 23-07-2007, 20:55   #13
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It doesn't tell you the screen resolution or memory speed, and the support is questionable, but otherwise a good deal. You could upgrade the Acer one yourself to a similar spec (increased memory and hard drive space) for about the price difference but fewer purchases/faffing is always a winnar.
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Old 23-07-2007, 21:13   #14
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http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/pdf/c00834837.pdf

Specs seem decent enough, though there's still no mention of memory speed.
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Old 23-07-2007, 21:16   #15
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1280x800 wouldn't be good enough for me, but to be honest I'm a bit uncompromising when it comes to my screens.
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Old 23-07-2007, 21:22   #16
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1280x800 wouldn't be good enough for me, but to be honest I'm a bit uncompromising when it comes to my screens.
I'm running 1024*768 on this 15" LCD here, anything above that is a great step up for me
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Old 25-07-2007, 16:51   #17
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http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...N0715002&s=dhs

Seems quite nice. I'd get the better graphics card for gaming, and up the monitor a little to the TrueLife one, but seems good for the price (which would be £586.32 with the two upgrades.
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Old 25-07-2007, 16:53   #18
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Looks pretty nice to me
Although not sure what difference Vista Business makes.
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Old 25-07-2007, 17:01   #19
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None really. You lose media center and gain things that most people dont ever see - though you keep Aero. TrueLife wont make much of a difference Davey. Do it for the resolution if anything. From what I read the graphics card would make a big difference if you plan to game, in which case you might want the smaller resolution - it's less to drive for the chipset in the end.

It's not amazingly good value, but it is a fair price.
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Old 25-07-2007, 17:18   #20
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I keep finding laptops like this, telling myself it's a good deal and then telling myself it's not. It's because it's going to be the only laptop we buy for some time, and I want to make sure we get the best we can for the money we spend.

Grrrr, I just need to find a brilliant deal one day that makes me just want to buy it.
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