Rate this laptop/deal please

Nuttzz

€930 inc vat

Amilo LI 1818
17'' WXGA With Crystalview Technology
Intel Core2Duo T5200 (1.6GHz)
1024MD (2 x 512MB DDR2)
DVD Multi Format DL Burner
120GB SATA

MS Windows Vista Premium, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Nero, NIS, Win DVD

Integrated wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b/g) solution:,Industry standard wireless
LAN security support,speeds up to 54Mbps

56K, .V92 fax modem (MDC (AC’97),10/100Mpbs LAN (Broadcom BCM4401)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
(up to 128MB shared)

I/O Interfaces
3x USB 2.0 ports
1x CRT, 1x modem, 1x LAN
1x headphone out, 1x microphone in
1x power supply, 4 Cell Battery

1 Year Collect and return warranty

Tom Dunne

My initial impression is that it is a tad expensive.

Ghost Train

for a new machine, that price would be about what i'd expect for that spec

laptops with 17" screens are not the most portable

intel integrated graphics are the bottom end when it comes to laptop graphics

have you tried configure a similar spec'd dell inspiron 6400 or 9400 to see how the price compares

i'd say you might get a slightly better spec 6400 for that price, but the screen would be 15.4"


edit: just checked inspiron 6400

933euro with vat & delivery

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5200 (1.60 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium - English
Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
15.4" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
160GB (5,400 rpm) Sata Hard Drive
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory™ graphics card
6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Accessories
Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-PCI Card (for Core 2 Duo Processor)

gary the great

Thats crazy i got a 6400 of dell brand new with the exact spec and a carry case for 561euro delivered. Its the one there advertising in the papers at the moment (the offer last week was a free carry case included). Its 400euro cheaper although the hardrive is only 80gig

Ghost Train

gary the great wrote:

Thats crazy i got a 6400 of dell brand new with the exact spec and a carry case for 561euro delivered. Its the one there advertising in the papers at the moment (the offer last week was a free carry case included). Its 400euro cheaper although the hardrive is only 80gig

well if you got the core 2 duo, the x1400, wxga+ screen then definitely got a great deal

the t2060 processor is the one thing maybe to avoid with the 6400, worth looking for the core duo or core 2 duo instead

BostonB

gary the great wrote:

Thats crazy i got a 6400 of dell brand new with the exact spec and a carry case for 561euro delivered. Its the one there advertising in the papers at the moment (the offer last week was a free carry case included). Its 400euro cheaper although the hardrive is only 80gig

Except the 6400 doesn't have a 17" screen, thats why its cheaper.

deadduck

gary the great wrote:

Thats crazy i got a 6400 of dell brand new with the exact spec and a carry case for 561euro delivered. Its the one there advertising in the papers at the moment (the offer last week was a free carry case included). Its 400euro cheaper although the hardrive is only 80gig

you sure you got the core2duo t5200? i ordered a 6400 last week as well with a similar spec and it came to over 800, after vat. came with the free bag as well

gary the great

I dont know if it had a coreduoT500, but it had a coreDuo2 anyway, dont know which one though.