Ghozer   113 #13 Posted September 7, 2008 Vista is fine on laptops past £500, anything below with vista pre-included isn't worth running vista on at all.  £500 is really the minimum budget you should be looking at, make sure it has either ATI or nVidia Graphics as the standard 'intel' integrated are not too good..  Makes that are decent are Acer, Asus, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba... But again, the latter are more expensive with better Graphics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SHsheff   10 #14 Posted September 12, 2008 Vista is fine on laptops past £500, anything below with vista pre-included isn't worth running vista on at all. £500 is really the minimum budget you should be looking at, make sure it has either ATI or nVidia Graphics as the standard 'intel' integrated are not too good..  Makes that are decent are Acer, Asus, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba... But again, the latter are more expensive with better Graphics  Uh, so you're saying that paying £350ish is no good? Why not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
prescottspie   10 #15 Posted September 13, 2008 Why does it need to be a laptop? I dont understand the craze - batteries only last a couple of hours anyway.  You *will* save hundreds buying some PC components and putting them together yourself. If you don't know how to do this (its actually very easy) then get someone to do it for you for a fee - you still get more bang for your buck.  Edit - on that matter, if you need advice on buying pc components, just drop me a line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wwp8   10 #16 Posted September 13, 2008 i heard theres an offer in store at staples.  http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=%2C&webid=396306&affixedcode=WW  Fujitsu siemens Li2727 laptop. Celeron Dual Core t1400 120 GB Hard drive 1Gb Ram The above is £275 but they have an offer on where you can have a HP F2180 3 in 1 printer with any PC or Laptop over £250 for £5. Plus free laptop case , 2gb usb drive and online backup software. advert in Daily Express. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Craigy   10 #17 Posted September 13, 2008 i heard theres an offer in store at staples. http://www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=%2C&webid=396306&affixedcode=WW  Fujitsu siemens Li2727 laptop. Celeron Dual Core t1400 120 GB Hard drive 1Gb Ram The above is £275 but they have an offer on where you can have a HP F2180 3 in 1 printer with any PC or Laptop over £250 for £5. Plus free laptop case , 2gb usb drive and online backup software. advert in Daily Express.  Heh I was about to suggest this one too, by any chance do you visit hotukdeals? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wwp8 Â Â 10 #18 Posted September 14, 2008 Heh I was about to suggest this one too, by any chance do you visit hotukdeals? Â shh.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Zomoniac   10 #19 Posted September 14, 2008 Vista is fine on laptops past £500, anything below with vista pre-included isn't worth running vista on at all. £500 is really the minimum budget you should be looking at, make sure it has either ATI or nVidia Graphics as the standard 'intel' integrated are not too good..  Makes that are decent are Acer, Asus, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba... But again, the latter are more expensive with better Graphics  Don't buy a Sony. That cannot be emphasised enough. Samsung and Toshiba make nice laptops but a decent one will be well beyond budget. Dell, HP and Asus are what I would look at for what you need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Grandad.Malky   11 #20 Posted September 14, 2008 As a rule the advice is to buy the best you can afford, if you buy a cheaper one it’s going to cost you in the long run in the form of upgrades / trade in when you find its not suitable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
UKGino   10 #21 Posted September 14, 2008 can get a dell inspiron1525 2gig memory 260gig hdd for around 450 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...