Advice on a Laptop - Similar to Toshiba R830

discombobulate

Looking to upgrade my Toshiba R630. Thinking about the R830 but looking for more ideas. Want something with at least a 500GB HD, over 4GB RAM at least an i5. Possibly dedicated graphics but not a must.

Preferably no more than 2kg and 13-14"

Looking to spend around the 800 mark. Cheapest i've seen the R830 for is here: https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_R830-182_1158028.html

Any advice appreciated.

Jaafa

Normal uses?

discombobulate

Web, video etc. with a fair bit of multitasking. Some light gaming but nothing major

Jaafa

In that case the toshiba should be fine for your needs.It's hard to find 13'3 inch laptops 2kg or under and within your budget but there are these:

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_02PC/02_NOTEBOO/20_121/productdetails/20099635/MSI_14_X460DX_228NL_i5_2410M_4GB_640GB/X460DX_228NL/default.aspx This is 50 euro above budget,14'' screen,less than 2KG and comes with a dedicated graphics card capapble of running new games at medium specs, but you probably wont need it if it's only light gaming,still would future proof it.

In fact just have a look at the range here:http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/catalog/ZKB_02PC/02_NOTEBOO/20_121/default.aspx

discombobulate

Thanks for the link. Do you know anything about that brand? Never heard of it before

Jarren

Any good to you OP?




Module Description Show Details
Base XPS 14z Standard Base
Microsoft Operating System English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)
Memory 6144MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096 + 1x2048]
Keyboard Internal Backlit UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Video Card 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M Graphics Card with Optimus
Hard Drive 500GB (7,200rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Optical Devices 8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
Wireless Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 (2x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card) (Europe)
Cable UK 250V Power Cord
Documentation/Disks EMEA3 Documentation (EN,ARA,DUT,FRE,GER,ITA,TUR)
Bundle N1114Z11
Standard Warranty 1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs 1Yr Next Day Hardware Support
Order Information XPS 14z Order
Primary Battery 8-Cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ I5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz (1GB Gra
Dell System Media Kit XPS 14z Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Protection
Packaging Colour Box Packaging
Online Backup DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence
FGA Module BRE05_013-FGA
Online Backup Software: DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year trial
LCD 14.0" (36cm) HD WLED True-Life W/ETE & Slim Bezel (1366x768) with 1.3 Mega Pixel HD Camera
DataSafe Datasafe Local 2.3 Basic
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
Protect your new PC McAfee® SecurityCenter 30 Day trial version
Power Supply 90W AC Adaptor
Biometric Identification Facial recognition software
Operating System Recovery Options OS Windows® Recovery Media Not included
TOTAL :€ 854.11


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discombobulate

Thanks for that. Will do a bit of research on it

Keith186

discombobulate wrote: »

Thanks for that. Will do a bit of research on it

The xps 14z is a very nice laptop.

I'd have bought it myself but I don't like the low screen resolution, it's not too bad on a 14" though.

Here's a code for 15% off

KGXJL1$Q3T6VLH from here. There's new ones put up the day after they expire so you don't need to rush your decision.

discombobulate

Think im going to go for it. Any views on whether an extra 2GB RAM is worth €50?

discombobulate

Just after buying it there now! €712 with codes and fatcheese! Came up as €869 instead of €899 when I added it to basket. Thanks lads

Jaafa

Not to ruin it for ya if you bought that ram, but ram is much cheaper to buy elsewhere and install it yourself, it's very easy to do you just slot it into the laptop after removing the bottom panel. Just for future reference. Overall though thats a good price for the laptop.

discombobulate

Jaafa wrote: »

Not to ruin it for ya if you bought that ram, but ram is much cheaper to buy elsewhere and install it yourself, it's very easy to do you just slot it into the laptop after removing the bottom panel. Just for future reference. Overall though thats a good price for the laptop.

Cheers. Gave the extra RAM a miss. Would have been €70 extra. Don't think i'd be doing enough to need that

Keith186

discombobulate wrote: »

Just after buying it there now! €712 with codes and fatcheese! Came up as €869 instead of €899 when I added it to basket. Thanks lads

Good stuff. You got a nice deal there!

discombobulate

Jaafa wrote: »

Not to ruin it for ya if you bought that ram, but ram is much cheaper to buy elsewhere and install it yourself, it's very easy to do you just slot it into the laptop after removing the bottom panel. Just for future reference. Overall though thats a good price for the laptop.

Got this delivered and happy out with it. One point for anyone buying one is that the whole unit is sealed so the laptop needs to be taken apart to upgrade RAM rather than the usual enclosure that can be opened on the bottom.