Help getting a laptop thread \o/

Tar.Aldarion

Ok, sister wants to get a laptop for assignments and general entertainment purposes, movies etc, with a budget of E500.
It just needs to run things like webcams, adobe acrobat,lyceum, java, flash etc. It's an open university course that she is doing, pretty basic programs but well obviously she would like the best laptop she can get for that price.
Any suggestions would be appreciated,
thanks.

dr.bollocko

I reckon honestly EBAY is a good bet for a cheap laptop. I mean u just want a basic nice runner and I have been exhaustively searching ebay the last few weeks for a kickass pc, but they have some good laptop deals.
There is always the PC world sale but I reckon for that kind of spec buying 2nd hand or reconditioned will get u the best value for money.

Ruu_Old

Give Dell.ie a try maybe, they have some very basic laptops available for around the 500 euron mark.

dr.bollocko

And there is always the dell outlet store.
http://www.dell.com/content/default.aspx?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh&~ck=mn

Tar.Aldarion

Hmm, I'll have her read this, thanks.

Ghost Train

pcworld have a good selection for browsing
powercity also have some nice machine and website says 10% off

TerrorFirmer

For 500, when you say 'best laptop for that price', you really mean 'only laptop for that price', because 500 will only get you the cheapest models available. Which, though, would be perfectly fine for her needs.

Dell or PC World both have laptops starting around 479.

joebhoy1916

Can someone tell me which one of these are better.

Dell XPS Gen 2 for €700.

Display Type
17" WUXGA True-Life display resolution:-1920*1200

Processor
Pentium-M 770, 2.13GHz 533 MHz FSB

Memory
2GB DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive
120GB 5200 rpm Ultra ATA Hard Drive

CD/DVD Drives
8X DVD+/-RW

Modem
Internal 56K modem

Network Card
Integrated Network Card for Ethernet

Wireless Card
Intel PRO internal wireless card w/ Bluetooth

Digital Photography
Dell Picture Studio Photo Album Std

Digital Music
Dell Jukebox powered by MUSICMATCH

Media Players
Windows Media Player

Video Card
256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX Graphics

Operating System
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition

Bundled Software
WordPerfect and QuickBooks Trial Version

Security Software
Norton/ McAfee Internet Security 15 months

Primary Battery
9-cell 80WHr "smart" Lithium Ion Primary Battery

7 months left on warranty

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Guy selling the Dell Laptop XPS M1710 on Ebay

Included In Box:
Processor/Display
Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB)
Color
Metallic Black (May Not Be Color Shown In Pictures)

Operating System
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center -Doesn't Include Office Application

Video Card
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS

Memory
1GB3 DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM

Hard Drive
60GB3 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive

Media Drive
Combo/DVD+RW Drive

1 year warranty

€675

Tar.Aldarion

HavoK wrote:

For 500, when you say 'best laptop for that price', you really mean 'only laptop for that price', because 500 will only get you the cheapest models available. Which, though, would be perfectly fine for her needs.

Dell or PC World both have laptops starting around 479.

Obviously, but which base model is best etc.


Anyway, thanks for the help people, gave her some money and she got a nice one for 700 on sale in PC world.