Looking for Lappy

raheny red · 10-09-2011 6:55pm #1

Hey guys looking for laptop for the sister. The max she is willing to pay is €500! She will need it for the usual college work, download music / movies, and the general browsing on the web. Where's the best place to buy laptops these days and what make / model should she be going for or avoiding, cheers folks.

cgarrad · 11-09-2011 1:57pm

Dell.

hearny · 12-09-2011 9:16pm

Elara.ie have good prices and great support saveonlaptops.co.uk have good prices too.

Personally I would avoid Dell, build quality is pretty poor.

strangel00p · 13-09-2011 7:47pm

From my experience(repair technician), IBM/Lenovo thinkpads are by far the best laptops available. The build quality and features are way above hp, dell, etc - probably the reason they are the only laptop used on NASA space stations.

For Forks Sake · 13-09-2011 9:05pm

strangel00p wrote: »

From my experience(repair technician), IBM/Lenovo thinkpads are by far the best laptops available. The build quality and features are way above hp, dell, etc - probably the reason they are the only laptop used on NASA space stations.

IBM have had no involvement since 2008, the largest shareholder in Lenovo is the Chinese government.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Ownership

strangel00p · 13-09-2011 9:46pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

IBM have had no involvement since 2008, the largest shareholder in Lenovo is the Chinese government.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Ownership

Doesn't really matter who makes them as long as the quality is excellent.

danger_mouse_tm · 14-09-2011 10:17pm

I have sold seven Lenovos in the last three month and i love them. For a budget laptop i think that the build quality is better than anything else i have bought. Saveonlaptops.co.uk is fine if you have a credit card or paypal.

I recently went to the sony shop and picked up a sony for €539 with a two year warranty. It has instant web access and a preloaded version of office starter.

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