buying a laptop

sponge_bob

hi guys
iam in the market for a new laptop and thought here would be a good place to start:D
so iam looking for something cheap and cheerfull for doing a bit of downloading, playing a bit of the pokers and general arsing around. iam not really into the gaming but wouldn't mind a reasonable graphics card but not a neccessaity
so where is the best place to get a good deal, budget is fairly limited (€500ish) on this and i would be hoping for something along these lines
requirements:
17" screen
bluetooth
wireless
4gigs of ram
7in1 card reader
cd rewriter
decent storage
dual core or something fairly fast anyway
i allready have a full version of windows 7 so a pretty basic operating system would do me


any help would be greatly appreciated

Big Lar

Did you try here http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/ ?

I read somewhere that you can get your windows OEM licence fee refunded if you do not activate the key, maybe someone here would know more.


There you go, I found one so I did on Laptops Direct

Screen size - 17.3 in - 1600 x 900
Processor - Intel Pentium Dual-Core - 2130 MHz
RAM - 3072 Mb
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium
Optical Drive - DVD Super Multi DL
Graphics - HD Graphics
Webcam - Y

sponge_bob

nice one big lar
but how does it compare to this one
apart from the €100 difference

Big Lar

sponge_bob wrote: »

nice one big lar but how does it compare to this one apart from the €100 difference

You see one is a Dell and the other one is an Acer,I think also they may be a slight variation in colours.

If you have any other questions dont be afraid to drop me a PM.

On a more serious note:

For the tasks you have outlined there will be little to no difference in the chip.

Both are more or less the same after that

Big Lar

Hold the phone.

I spotted this this morning

http://www.ibood.com/ie/en/product_specs/5973/Dell_Inspiron_173_inch__Notebook_with_i3_Processor_and_HD__WLED_screen_and_Bluetooth/

sponge_bob

Big Lar wrote: »

Hold the phone.

I spotted this this morning

http://www.ibood.com/ie/en/product_specs/5973/Dell_Inspiron_173_inch__Notebook_with_i3_Processor_and_HD__WLED_screen_and_Bluetooth/

yeah i was tipped to this earlier and as soon as i signed up to that stupid site they sold out:mad::rolleyes:

Big Lar

Elara.ie

http://www.elara.ie/products/notebooks.aspx?available=checked&ECatId4=100404&4P2ID=24&Desc4=17.1in+%2b

Nice few laptops in that list for under €500.00, ASUS would known as a good quality machine…. Well they make good pc parts anyways.




I'm the only one posting here and I'm not after getting thanked yet.


Makes you wonder, this will probably be my last post

sponge_bob

Big Lar wrote: »

Elara.ie

http://www.elara.ie/products/notebooks.aspx?available=checked&ECatId4=100404&4P2ID=24&Desc4=17.1in+%2b

Nice few laptops in that list for under €500.00, ASUS would known as a good quality machine…. Well they make good pc parts anyways.




I'm the only one posting here and I'm not after getting thanked yet.


Makes you wonder, this will probably be my last post

if its any consolation i feel the same as you:(

Big Lar

Least you got thanked