Laptops Under €500

cHaTbOx

Hi I am helping out a friend who is looking for a laptop under 500euro preferably nearer to 400euro

He is in his first year of college , intended use would be for some projects ,but not to big , Internet use , not gamer and also for playing dvds .

Mobiliy is not important , preferably not too small

Thank you and hope to here your ideas and suggestions

Ricky91t

Tell him/you have a look here,http://outlet.euro.dell.com/topics/global.aspx/arb/online/en/InventorySearch?c=ie&cs=iedfh1&l=en&s=dfh

There's alot of machines on there today and they are going for a good price,The inspiron 1545's are good machine and as long as you get atleast 2gb of ram and atleast a 160GB hard disk there should be no problem for the thing's he'd like to do,Just to show you a few good machines on there:

INSPIRON 1545
(System Identifier: FLVJ8F1R)

* Inspiron 1545 Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz,800MHz,1MB)
* Windows Vista® Home Premium;Windows Vista® Home Premium

System Price : €401.14

Operating System
Windows Vista® Home Premium
Windows Vista® Home PremiumMemory
3072MB (1x2048 + 1X1024) 800MHz DDR2Hard Disk Drive
160GB (5,400 rpm)Certified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedNoteBook Screen
Display 15.6in Widescreen WXGA with TrueLife CCFLMISC
MS Vista Premium Logo Label NB (small)
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Battery Inspiron Primary 4-cell 28WHr Li-Ion
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b g)
Camera Integrated 1.3 Mega Pixel CameraBase
Inspiron 1545 Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz,800MHz,1MB)Media Bay
Optical Drive 8X DVD + - RW Drive including software

INSPIRON 1545
(System Identifier: EJ89LG83)

* Inspiron 1545 Pentium Dual Core T3400 (2.16GHz,667MHz,1MB)
* Windows Vista® Home Basic;Windows Vista® Home Basic

System Price : €330.79

Operating System
Windows Vista® Home Basic
Windows Vista® Home BasicMemory
2048MB (2x1024)Hard Disk Drive
160GB (5,400 rpm)Certified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedNoteBook Screen
Display 15.6in Widescreen WXGA with TrueLife CCFLSystem Color
Pacific Blue Custom High GlossMISC
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Battery Inspiron Primary 4-cell 28WHr Li-Ion
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b g)
Camera Not IncludedBase
Inspiron 1545 Pentium Dual Core T3400 (2.16GHz,667MHz,1MB)Media Bay
Optical Drive 8X DVD + - RW Drive including software

Both of those systems would be adequate for his needs...

PS KEEP AN EYE ON THE COLOURS!He could end up with a pink laptop or something

Voodu Child

Don't forget to include VAT on the Dell Outlet prices. (21.5%). And also shipping. The regular Dell store often has 'free shipping' offers, but the outlet rarely does.

By the time you add them on, its not always the great bargain it seems. So just be sure to do a like-with-like comparison before ordering.

Ricky91t

Voodu Child wrote: »

Don't forget to include VAT on the Dell Outlet prices. (21.5%). And also shipping. The regular Dell store often has 'free shipping' offers, but the outlet rarely does.

By the time you add them on, its not always the great bargain it seems. So just be sure to do a like-with-like comparison before ordering.

Oh,I didn't know that!

Just assumed it would of been the same as the original shop :eek:

Alanstrainor

Voodu Child wrote: »

Don't forget to include VAT on the Dell Outlet prices. (21.5%). And also shipping. The regular Dell store often has 'free shipping' offers, but the outlet rarely does.

By the time you add them on, its not always the great bargain it seems. So just be sure to do a like-with-like comparison before ordering.

+1, it's often not as good a deal as it sounds, i've seen outlet machines that are more expensive when you add on the delivery and VAT than the brand new machine. There are good deals to be had, but you just have to do your homework.