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22-07-2007, 18:38
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Laptop help please
Been looking at this laptop that I found through Hotukdeals - http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...=N0710002&fb=1 - but was wondering if you guys knew of any others for around the same price that would do the job as well or better? We mainly want it for some web browsing, and then hooking it up to the TV to either surf the web or watch films. I may play games on it from time to time but it would be older ones, certainly nothing new or taxing.
Any thoughts?
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22-07-2007, 18:39
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it is also for me to mark tonnes of GCSE coursework without havig to sit in my office all alone crying at the never ending pile
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22-07-2007, 22:13
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What's the budget guys? You wont get much difference in spec around £300 - they'll all be tolerable for basic web/email/word processing but little else (gaming wise you'll get solitaire out of them!). If you're going to be using it for work then you could use a better screen probably, 1200x800 (or whatever it is) isn't the sweet spot for 15.4" imo.
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22-07-2007, 23:06
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Depending on what needs buying for the house, the budget could be up to £500. It'll be used mainly for web/word processing/watching movies, but if we could get games out of it then it'll be a bonus (I'm thinking games like FM2007, or Civ 3, rather than FPS games). It's certainly not a necessity though.
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23-07-2007, 07:18
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If you want to play FM2007 then I'd probably go with an X2 and 2gb Ram if you can afford it, I haven't played it in a long time but every earlier version chewed through CPU and Ram like nobodies business. Although either of the games mentioned should work anyway, just a bit slower.
If you are intending to use it for a long time away from the power source then get the largest battery you can, this will of course add extra weight though. Other than that any of them should do fine for what seem fairly basic requirements. 
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23-07-2007, 11:36
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I should have said that I'd be upgrading the CPU and battery. Not too sure on whether I'd do the Ram though, it would be easy to upgrade it later on through Ebuyer if I need to.
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23-07-2007, 13:46
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http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=772342
Good price, and a Core2 to boot. Acer's support is a bit hit and miss though.
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23-07-2007, 14:08
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Noooo you tempting sod
 *may or may not quite like a laptop*
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23-07-2007, 14:16
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23-07-2007, 14:17
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Yes. The Core2 is just unbeatable at the moment, AMD are well on the back foot in the desktop space - performance wise anyway. Not that the X2's are bad, just that the Core2's are significantly better.
Dell put new stuff up typically on a Thursday so hold off until then and keep an eye on HUKD.
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