Which one? Dell or Toshiba?

Slunk

I know, I know, Theres probably a million which one threads but I suppose each one is individual. Basically the screen went on my fathers old Dell Vostro laptop. Looking at getting a new one now. Nothing really to demanding, just your usual browsing, music, movies and a small bit of image editing.

I was looking a this Toshiba. It can be got in Currys for 439.

Now, Ive had a dell desktop, the vostro laptop and my GF has a Dell laptop and have never had any problems with them so would be inclined to go with them again. I can get a similar 15" Inspiron I3 with Dell for 459. This only has 3GB Ram as opposed to Toshibas 4GB. HD capacity isnt really an issue.

How reliable are toshibas and would the extra GB RAM make much of a difference? 20 euro isnt much in the difference. Also, what are Currys like if anything happens the Toshiba?

Any help or advice would be appreciated.

ted1

Lenovo are great.

Slunk

Havent looked at lenovo's. If its under 500 and its got an I3 with 3/4GB Ram that will do me I think. Just needs to be able to browse, play some music and maybe image editing together. Just looking for the most reliable machine with least hassle if something goes wrong. The two I mentioned were the best options I had seen from a quick look around

Torqay

That Tosh has a 1st generation Core i3 (which is a No-No), AFAIK, Dell is only selling 2nd generation Core i3.

If they don't offer a 4 GB upgrade, you can easily replace the 1 GB chip with 2 GB module yourself if need be, they're cheap enough.

Slunk

Just looking on the dell site, with the 10% discount code I can get an i5 for 499. Only thing is I cant see an option to upgrade from 4gb of RAM. Will 4GB be enough or should I be looking to 6GB if I want it to last another few years.

Ok to add to that.

I can get a 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.50 GHz, 3M cache with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10) with 4GB Ram

or

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i3-2350M processor (2.30 Ghz, 3M cache with 6GB Ram for 513.

I want to be able to browse listen to music and maybe simply edit a few photos at the same time. I also want to future proof myself a little. While 4gb may be enough now next year it may not.

Torqay

I'd take the i5 with Turbo Boost.

An aftermarket memory upgrade is cheap enough (2x4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz SODIMM cost 45 yoyos at shop4memory.com)

Slunk

And do you know if the i5 has the space or whats needed to be upgraded at a later date?

4Gb should do me for what I want for another 2 years or so anyways I take it. Windows Vista I have WMP playing a movie, 5 google chrome tabs open and its 65% of a 2GB Ram used at the moment. Would it be a fair test to say 4GB will be plenty for my requirments.

Torqay

Slunk wrote: »

And do you know if the i5 has the space or whats needed to be upgraded at a later date?

Unless the memory is soldered on the mainboard (very unlikely), a RAM upgrade is a straighforward DIY job.

Slunk wrote: »

Would it be a fair test to say 4GB will be plenty for my requirments.

Most certainly.

Slunk

Thanks for your help Torquay. Going to Order the i5 for €499.