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Powerful Laptop/Netbook for €1000

  • 11-04-2012 8:12am
    #1
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I'm building a hardware system for a project I'm involved in.

    I'll be recording data using a laptop. I'd like something light and powerful.

    I'll also need a docking station. My budget is about €1000.

    I'm considering Lenovo. Can anyone recommend a particular model?

    Thanks,
    M


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  • #2
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    "Powerful" plus docking station from Lenovo for 1000 yoyos? Not in your wildest dreams. ;)

    Cheapest Thinkpad T with a Core i3, 2 GB RAM and Minidock costs more than €1100.


  • #3
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭king_of_inismac


    Wow - hadn't thought an i3 would cost over €1000 euro!

    Any good dell alternatives?


  • #4
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    king_of_inismac wrote: »
    Wow - hadn't thought an i3 would cost over €1000 euro!

    Any good dell alternatives?

    Well, it's €870 plus €250 for the Minidock, The cheapest Thinkpad T or X series with a Core i7 (which I suppose you mean by powerful), start selling from around €1,100... without a dock.
    king_of_inismac wrote: »
    Any good dell alternatives?

    Same here, the docking requirement makes it expensive, because you'll have to buy a business class laptop. And Core i7 Latitude laptops cost serious money, never mind the Precision series of mobile workstations.

    Having said that, you'll have no problem, to find a very powerful laptop for less than €1,000 Euro, if you scratch the dock.


  • #5
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭king_of_inismac


    Thanks for the info.

    Yea, I'd be willing to forget about the docking station.

    Anyone got any opinions on these: http://www.dell.com/ie/business/p/xps-13-l321x/pd.aspx?c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&~ck=mn

    Look very nice!


  • #6
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    king_of_inismac wrote: »
    Look very nice!


    They look very nice indeed, but you'll have to pay a fat premium for the good looks. :D

    The "powerful" model costs 1300 yoyos. ;)


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  • #7
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    At komplett, they have a nice 15.6" Sammy with a 2nd Intel Core i7-2670QM and GT 610M for €729


  • #8
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Current Samsung vat cash back offer.

    http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Products/man/samsung/cat/laptops/page/2


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