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Recommend a Laptop, Dell quote 825 Euro

  • 22-04-2009 3:54pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 497 ✭✭


    Can some recommend a good value Lap Top would also need Microsft Office on it.or may a little more if worth it, thanks

    How does this seem

    Inspiron Notebook 1545 Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)

    Item Description Quantity Total Price


    Pacific blue color with custom high-gloss finish 1 €709.65
    Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) 1
    Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English 1
    2Yr In-Home Warranty Support, including evenings and Saturdays 1
    1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera 1
    15.6" Widescreen WXGA WLED (1366 x 768) TFT Display with TrueLife™ 1
    3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x1024] 1
    250GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive 1
    Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD 1
    DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) 1
    6-cell battery 1
    N0454503 1
    Inspiron 1545 Order - Ireland 1
    English - Documentation Inspiron 1545 1
    Inspiron 1545 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers) 1
    65W AC Adaptor 1
    1 Meter Power Cord - UK 1
    Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard 1
    1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return 1
    Wireless Label - Pentium Dual Core 1
    Black palmrest 1
    No Carry Case 1
    Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional/English - Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business and Access 1
    No Bluetooth Upgrade 1
    Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) 1
    McAfee® Security Centre - 15 Month Protection - English 1
    No Accidental Damage Support 1
    DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year 1



    Logitech V220 Cordless Mouse Blue - 'Designed for Dell' 1 €14.48



    Trust Keyboard KB-1120 - Keyboard - PS/2 - 108 keys - UK 1 €5.48 Total 825 Euro


Comments

  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    How about this:

    http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/asp/versions.asp?rewrite=M51SE-AS112C_M51SE-AS112C&pagetype=version&page=

    Asus M51SE-AS112C Laptop

    * Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core )
    * RAM - 3 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz ( 1 x 1 GB + 1 x 2 GB )
    * Hard Drive - 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
    * Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    * Screen - 15.4" TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) - Color Shine
    * Optical Drive - DVD±RW / BD-ROM
    * Graphics - ATI Radeon HD 3470 - 256 MB
    * Bluetooth - Yes
    * Notebook Camera - Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel
    * Warranty - 2 years warranty

    €774.28 + €24 delivery = ~€800

    Beats the Dell in almost every possible way- it even has a Bluray drive.....

    I'm not fond of Laptopsdirect- and people's experiences here are very mixed (to say the least), but you're going to have serious difficulty beating some of their offers.

    If you want a serious monster- have a look at the Acer 8930G - its what I use- its a dream laptop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,426 ✭✭✭ressem


    smccarrick wrote: »
    How about this:

    MS Office Pro left out though, which explains 300 quid worth of extra enhancements.

    Ok. To start from the basics.

    Are you a home/student or business user? Do you really need MS Access database software and MS publisher?
    A home user can get Word, Excel, Powerpoint at a saving of €200 euros.

    Would agree with smccarrick that upgrading to a more up to date Intel CPU should cost very little and is recommended.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    smccarrick wrote: »

    If you want a serious monster- have a look at the Acer 8930G - its what I use- its a dream laptop.


    Stop showing me things I want.


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