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HP i5 Laptop for 510.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭James.


    Dell Inspiron i5. Comes with 2nd gen core i5, 4gig ram and a 640 gig hard drive. Its 549e but if you use a 10% discount code it comes to around 494e.

    http://www.dell.com/ie/p/popular-laptop-deals.aspx?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

    Discount code is 8LRVZ880D525CP.

    free shipping

    found that link in this thread with thanks to joni23 http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056564819


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭James.


    Toshiba i5 works out at about 480 including delivery and currency charges,
    but again like with the hp you have to go through the cashback nonsense
    ( not even sure cashback is available in ireland with the hp but think it is with the toshiba )
    so i would go for the dell which also has a slightly faster i5

    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_C660-29W_1102635.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Or a better Toshiba in Powercity for €545 which is similar in spec to the Dell - no cashback nonsense and no waiting for it from Dell and probably the best option for supporting Irish jobs..

    http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-30-928107&pages=1&prod=928107&brands=TOSHIBA&image=

    Nice I5 Samsung in Pcworld albeit €599 but they might do a deal...

    http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/SAMSUNG-Series-3-NP300E5AA02DX-156andquot-Laptop/307993/301


    (No connection with Powercity or Pcworld - just think everyone should stop for a second and consider whether there are good value products available in Ireland and from which a purchase might in some small way improve our disaster of an economy - and sometimes paying a small bit more for a local service might appeal to some)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    dusf wrote: »
    I take your point about shopping where it will help our economy, I really do, but my mother is currently unemployed due to the recession, so buying this laptop is not something easy for her to do. I would not expect any unemployed or fiscally struggling person to spend extra money to be a patriot, they understandably have other pressing priorities.

    You of course did not know she was unemployed, I just have strong feelings on other people's strong feelings on buying Irish :)

    Of course. Point taken. I am just hoping that people look around locally first - I think we have a mindset now to go straight to foreign sites. Sometimes it can be as cheap here or the extra can be worth it for a few reasons...service, patriotism :) ,immediate receipt of goods. If 20%of us even did this it would make a difference.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭runswithascript


    Of course. Point taken. I am just hoping that people look around locally first - I think we have a mindset now to go straight to foreign sites. Sometimes it can be as cheap here or the extra can be worth it for a few reasons...service, patriotism :) ,immediate receipt of goods. If 20%of us even did this it would make a difference.

    Apologies, James posted the same Dell deal on a thread I had started looking for a laptop for my Mom, and I somehow ended up posting in this thread although I did not use search and have no idea how I got here in the first place! :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭Canonfan


    Also don't forget our sister site adverts.ie, there are laptop bargains there all the time.

    Important:

    1. Check seller's feedback;)
    2. Ask for receipt or warranty
    3. Don't be put off by Asking Price.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,578 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    i assume you could purchase the dell through fatcheese?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭skinny90


    Well didn't wanna start a new thread but what's the difference between the i3 380m (2.53ghz) older model and the i5s mentioned above average 2.4ghz


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    skinny90 wrote: »
    Well didn't wanna start a new thread but what's the difference between the i3 380m (2.53ghz) older model and the i5s mentioned above average 2.4ghz

    i5 has turboboost, meaning it clocks at a higher speed when demanding processes are in operation. i3 won't do that at all.

    Also the difference between OP's bargain and everything else posted is that the first laptop features a dedicated graphics card in it, which is sufficient for entry level gaming and some picture/video editing.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭James.


    TheDriver wrote: »
    i assume you could purchase the dell through fatcheese?

    dont know, but if you could it would bring the cost of a dell i5 laptop down to 479 which really is a bargain


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    kumar_aq wrote: »
    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_ProBook_4530s_1189720.html

    Its approximately 630 - 120 HP Cash-back. This is probably the cheapest i5 from a good Laptop maker.

    This is the best laptop discussed in this thread- its the only one that has a dedicated graphics card and isn't reliant on the built-in Intel HD3000 junk on the Core i5. That said- I'd take the 6 hour battery life claim with a grain of salt....

    £417 sterling- is amazingly good value......


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    smccarrick wrote: »
    This is the best laptop discussed in this thread- its the only one that has a dedicated graphics card and isn't reliant on the built-in Intel HD3000 junk on the Core i5. That said- I'd take the 6 hour battery life claim with a grain of salt....

    £417 sterling- is amazingly good value......

    The laptop has switchable graphics settings with the flick of 2 buttons. If you don't want the dedicated graphics for everyday simple tasks then it can be disabled. Battery life is hence extended. :D Best of both worlds, which makes it even better value!

    It also comes with USB 3.0 ports for next gen USB keys.


  • Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭icrusader


    i would agree with all that's been said about the dedicated graphics card but from my experience fixing laptops and pc's the hp is the one that i see most often with problems , personally i would hold out for a toshiba or a lenovo if you want something built to last, just saying....:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    icrusader wrote: »
    i would agree with all that's been said about the dedicated graphics card but from my experience fixing laptops and pc's the hp is the one that i see most often with problems , personally i would hold out for a toshiba or a lenovo if you want something built to last, just saying....:rolleyes:

    Sorry but Lenovo are up there with some of the worst and most unreliable pieces of crap on the market.

    Toshiba's, on the other hand, are quite reliable from experience.

    Here's an interesting graph to be taken of course, with a pinch of salt.

    17nov09compach0qw83.jpg


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭James.


    smccarrick wrote: »
    This is the best laptop discussed in this thread- its the only one that has a dedicated graphics card and isn't reliant on the built-in Intel HD3000 junk on the Core i5. That said- I'd take the 6 hour battery life claim with a grain of salt....

    £417 sterling- is amazingly good value......

    just because it has a dedicated graphics card does not make it the best laptop in the thread. very few people actually need a dedicated graphics card, so buying it for that reason would be a waste of money for most people

    this is the bargain alerts forum and the op actually states that the hp is " probably the cheapest i5 from a good Laptop maker ".
    i pointed out that its not the cheapest

    also i am not even sure if the casback is available to irish customers so that laptop is 517 sterling plus a delivery charge

    if the dell is available for 479 then i think that that is an unbeatable price for a 2nd gen i5


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Fair enough- many people may not benefit from a dedicated graphics card- but if you want to play games at all- a dedicated graphics card wins hands down......

    I do a lot of laptop repairs as well- and you do seem to encounter the same issues in particular ranges again and again........

    I'm not going to go into detail (as it would probably be libellous)- lets put it this way- a good warranty is well worth getting- irrespective of who the manufacturer is.

    Acer seem to be getting bad press in the above survey- on the other hand- I'm typing this on a 4 year old 8930G thats going strong- the only thing thats wrong with it is a missing letter 'z' on the keyboard, compliments of my teething son.........


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Agreeing with smccarrick on this.

    As the saying goes, "I'd rather be looking at it, than for it".

    Buying a laptop with integrated graphics means you're stuck with it, there's no upgrading here and you just have to live with it.

    That's fine if you have no video editing/games purposes, however.

    The dedicated graphics card will make a huge difference for video editing/games... however, the only downside is, you're stuck with a HP over a Dell. :P

    And Dell's warranty is very good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,846 ✭✭✭discombobulate


    TheDriver wrote: »
    i assume you could purchase the dell through fatcheese?
    Will only work if you don't use another discount code. I had a case turned down because of that with them.


  • Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭shakedown


    kumar_aq wrote: »
    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_ProBook_4530s_1189720.html

    Its approximately 630 - 120 HP Cash-back. This is probably the cheapest i5 from a good Laptop maker.

    Looks good, unfortunately the cashback (and 150 trade up) are not available in Ireland:

    The promotion is open to residents of the mainland UK including Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

    http://www.hpcashback.com/uk/laptop/terms/


  • Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭shakedown


    Actually looks like it is available, just saw the irish version of the cashback site: http://www.tradeuptohp.com/business/ie/tradeup-175/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    shakedown wrote: »
    Looks good, unfortunately the cashback (and 150 trade up) are not available in Ireland:

    The promotion is open to residents of the mainland UK including Northern Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

    http://www.hpcashback.com/uk/laptop/terms/


    The promotion is open to residents of Ireland. The cashback is €120. So all that need be checked is whether HP Cashback Ireland have a problem processing the claim for a laptop purchased in UK. And it is the same company doing the cashback so I can't see why they would have a problem.

    http://www.hpcashback.com/ie/laptop/terms/

    If someone wants to ask them the email for this offer is

    help@hpcashback.com

    shakedown wrote: »
    Actually looks like it is available, just saw the irish version of the cashback site: http://www.tradeuptohp.com/business/ie/tradeup-175/


    I think that's just for trading in your old laptop for €175 (good deal too!) as opposed to cashback.


    think this one has an extra 4 gigs of ram making 8gigs for only €35 more :)

    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/HP_ProBook_4530s_1189721.html


  • Registered Users Posts: 203 ✭✭shakedown


    Thanks for the info podgeandrodge, just ordered it!

    But then I see your edit with the 8GB version... gonna email them and get them to change my order.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,578 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    is there any 10% dell code at moment, the one mentioned here has expired.

    Be careful of some laptops BTW, no VGA out on them!


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    TheDriver wrote: »
    Be careful of some laptops BTW, no VGA out on them!

    Most new laptops don't have VGA out- and indeed most new computer monitors don't include a VGA input......? What point are you trying to make? VGA is old school.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,578 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    because most places I go to give presentations are vga only for the projector so if the laptops have mini displayport etc, you need adaptors.
    Now, thats not an issue for you or me but I know from work that people bring in their brand new laptops and don't understand why there is no simple vga on it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,868 ✭✭✭Alkers


    James. wrote: »
    Dell Inspiron i5. Comes with 2nd gen core i5, 4gig ram and a 640 gig hard drive. Its 549e but if you use a 10% discount code it comes to around 494e.

    http://www.dell.com/ie/p/popular-laptop-deals.aspx?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

    Discount code is 8LRVZ880D525CP.

    free shipping

    found that link in this thread with thanks to joni23 http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056564819
    This promotion seems to be over, any other good deals on at the moment?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭James.


    Simona1986 wrote: »
    This promotion seems to be over, any other good deals on at the moment?

    same deal as above, 2nd gen i5 for 494

    http://www.oxcodes.ie/cods/view/10-discount-code-off-all-inspiron-andxps-notebooks-over-eur545-at-dell-ireland

    64BGNTH9G3GL2Q


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,195 ✭✭✭padyjoe


    Is this HP trade in only for business or private person as well? Anyone knows a good trade in deal? Cheers!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭DickyC


    padyjoe wrote: »
    Is this HP trade in only for business or private person as well? Anyone knows a good trade in deal? Cheers!

    I would not touch a HP laptop with a barge pole. Bought three machines for friends through a so called friend who works for a HP preferred partner on the Richmond road, who shall remain nameless;).Two died within three months of the warranty expiration. Two machines out of three makes it a 66.6% failure rate after fifteen months out of the box.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    DickyC wrote: »
    padyjoe wrote: »
    Is this HP trade in only for business or private person as well? Anyone knows a good trade in deal? Cheers!

    I would not touch a HP laptop with a barge pole. Bought three machines for friends through a so called friend who works for a HP preferred partner on the Richmond road, who shall remain nameless;).Two died within three months of the warranty expiration. Two machines out of three makes it a 66.6% failure rate after fifteen months out of the box.

    I've had a hp laptop almost 2 years without a problem


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,115 ✭✭✭Pdfile


    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/ASUS_K53SC-SX307V_1156069.html

    for those willing to spend a little bit exttra again this looks like a bargain also ( along with other gaming laptops their for 500 or less, you dont need a s*** hot pc/laptop for gaming, this would pass most tests with an ok rating... )


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    James. wrote: »
    Dell Inspiron i5. Comes with 2nd gen core i5, 4gig ram and a 640 gig hard drive. Its 549e but if you use a 10% discount code it comes to around 494e.

    http://www.dell.com/ie/p/popular-laptop-deals.aspx?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn

    Discount code is 8LRVZ880D525CP.

    free shipping

    found that link in this thread with thanks to joni23 http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056564819

    Did you purchase this machine?

    Reviews seem to say that its pretty crappy with especially bad battery life...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    djmarkus wrote: »
    Did you purchase this machine?

    Reviews seem to say that its pretty crappy with especially bad battery life...

    Bad compared to what?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    Or a better Toshiba in Powercity for €545 which is similar in spec to the Dell - no cashback nonsense and no waiting for it from Dell and probably the best option for supporting Irish jobs..

    http://www.powercity.ie/?par=10-30-928107&pages=1&prod=928107&brands=TOSHIBA&image=

    Nice I5 Samsung in Pcworld albeit €599 but they might do a deal...

    http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/SAMSUNG-Series-3-NP300E5AA02DX-156andquot-Laptop/307993/301


    (No connection with Powercity or Pcworld - just think everyone should stop for a second and consider whether there are good value products available in Ireland and from which a purchase might in some small way improve our disaster of an economy - and sometimes paying a small bit more for a local service might appeal to some)
    I probably would have went for that toshiba, but it has went up in price :(


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    djmarkus wrote: »

    That really doesn't give any machine I could go price match on.


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Alan666


    Just wondering if you clever peeps have any advice on one model over another, since you referenced saveonlaptops which I never knew about...

    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Open_Box_-_Acer_Aspire_TimelineX_5830T_1214696.html#DetailTop

    or

    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Packard_Bell_EasyNote_TS11_1171576.html

    or

    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/MSI_CX640MX_1117507.html

    Purpose for laptop is to run Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator etc)


  • Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,135 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    If its raw/large picture editing, then the third one for sure. The Intel integrated graphics don't really do it justice. Then again if you're doing a lot of editing, I'd go for a core i5 with dedicated graphics, not a core i3.

    What's your price budget? I'm looking around and the Acer 5750G seems to be the best bang for buck for an i5 laptop at the moment. If you're willing to wait until the new Ivy Bridge processors become universal on laptops, the integrated intel card in them is actually sufficient enough for photo editing etc.


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Alan666


    thanks for that, unfortunately I cant wait, have to get it in next week to 10 days max. Been looking also at http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=13352&langId=111&searchTerms=%095087042&authToken=
    Despite Argos incorrect description (its actually an i3 as I checked on UK site and a customer review pointed out it is listed incorrectly) so its just reduced to 454 which I think is pretty good and Which.co.uk list it high on their best buys list. Maybe Im just a sucker for eye candy as it looks better than many of the other clunky similar priced/spec models.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Argos rep seems to have a different opinion

    Details given on website are totally different to those in catalogue.




    Hello, thank you for your question.

    I am sorry for the confusion. I have checked and the specifications shown on the website are correct except for the CPU. The CPU is in actual fact the Intel Pentium Dual Core T4500.

    The website will be amended as soon as possible.

    Thanks for using Argos Q&A.

    http://answers.argos.co.uk/answers/1493-en_gb/product/5087042/questions.htm?expandquestion=547925

    If you like Samsung then go for the one from Amazon.uk

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-RV520-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B005TIT7FC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1339595916&sr=1-1


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Alan666


    Cheers Jarren - bunch of headless chickens - only way for me to truly know is call in and ask for a product view before buying, otherwise I will take your advice and get from Amazon

    Thats MSI CX640MX and Acer Aspire TimelineX 5830T are still winking at me in the corner though - eye candy


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    http://www.amazon.de/Pavilion-g6-1208eg-Notebook-Intel-Radeon/dp/B006PAADII/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339601447&sr=8-2

    Good CPU/GPU suitable for your needs.

    If you buying from Amazon/de/it/fr/uk etc there no quibble money refund/product replacement.

    Delivery 2/3 days working days tops

    The only downside is that it would come with a German keyboard layout unless stated otherwise.


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Alan666


    Cheers Jarren, but ive noticed HP have gotten hammered on Review sites Which and TrustedReviews.com (mainly by customers not necessarily the reviewer) specifically on down the road unreliability - lots of stories about HP models failing several months down the line..... make me jitttery about it as otherwise thats a great spec/price you sent on.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren




  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Alan666


    Jarren wrote: »
    The only downside is that it would come with a German keyboard layout unless stated otherwise.

    Thanks Jarren - whats the difference (excuse my ignorance)? And would the installed softward and OS all be German?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTZ

    It will be German soft unless you upgrade to Windows Ultimate AFAIK.


  • Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Alan666


    Very hand resource I found if you want to compare Laptop specs
    http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/compare/


  • Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭Caseywhale


    I've had a hp laptop almost 2 years without a problem

    I've worked for a couple of companies who used HP laptops. I'd say at least 75% had some fault before they were 3 years old.

    If I had to put any brand on the top of the AVOID list it would be HP for sure.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    I worked in tech support for at least 6 different clients over a 5 year period. I wouldn't recommend or suggest any particular brand is better or worse than any other. The nature of the technology is that it becomes obsolete before long- and with obsolescence comes failure. Unfortunately- we really don't build them like we used do. The company who put HPs machines together- is probably doing a similar service for 4 or 5 other major clients- singling out HP is unfair. I love Acer machines- yet you hear remarkably bad press about them. I'm currently typing on a 4 year old Acer 8930G....... My new laptop is a high spec'ed Lenovo. Since last December its been working for 1 week- and is due its next trip to Medion in Germany for repair next week sometime.


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