How is this for €600

ThisNoize

I have €600 to spend on a new Laptop.

Not a huge game freak.
Just looking for a fast, reliable Laptop with Decent RAM that can handle a lot going on.

Video/Graphic editing etc.

What do you all think of this?
Can I get better for less price?

Processor:	 Intel® CoreTM i3-2370M, 2.4GHz
Operating system:	Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Hard drive:	 500 GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
Memory:	 6 GB 1333 MHz DDR3-SDRAM
Optical Drive:	 DVD disc drive
Display:	 43.8cm LCD 1600x900 + webcam
Graphics:	 Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Microsoft® Office 2010:	 Office 2010 Starter
Battery:	 Battery life up to 3.5 hours

Also Included

Webcam:	HD digital camera
AC Adapter:	1 AC Adapter
USB Port(s):	3x USB 2.0 + 1x USB 3.0
Wireless LAN:	Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11bgn)
HDMI(TM) output:	HDMI(TM) output
Chipset:	HM76/-/-
Bluetooth®:	Bluetooth® 4.0

Alanstrainor

Seems expensive to me. I'd want i5 and a dedicated graphics card for that money.

Seems crazy actually...what make/model is it even?

Jarren

OP

Video/Graphics editing means dedicated GPU

yes ,you could get much better for less.

Grab this Toshiba instead

Processor Intel® Core™ i3-2330M Dual Core (2.2GHz, Intel Sandy Bridge Architecture, 3MB Cache)
Screen 15.6" (Toshiba TruBrite TFT, 1366x768 WXGA resolution, LED Backlight)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit
RAM 4GB (DDR3 1333MHZ)
Hard Drive 320GB
Optical Drive DVD Rewriter (Records DVDs 8x & CDs 24x & Dual Layer Super Multi)
Graphics Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M with CUDA and 1GB DDR Dedicated Memory)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11b/g/n Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Gigabit Fast Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC,MMC)
USB Ports 2x USB 2.0, 1x USB 3.0
Bluetooth Bluetooth® 3.0+HS
Speakers Integrated Sound System
VGA Port 1 External VGA Port
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI 1x HDMI Port
Warranty 12 Months Collect & Return Toshiba Warranty
Battery Life 3-4 Hours (up to 4 hours with power management)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.5 Kg)

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_L750-1RJ_1148100.html

+ decent SSD and you are ready to roll
http://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-120GB-Extreme-Solid-State/dp/B006EKJCWM/ref=pd_cp_computers_1

Dannysaurus

To be perfectly honest, the integrated HD 3000 will actually do just fine for photo/video editing. What you're gonna be wanting is screen real estate, which the laptop you posted has. You'll be able to fit more onto your screen as compared to the one with the GT 525m.

Now this is if you're gonna be doing all that editing exclusively using the laptop's screen. If you're gonna hook it up to a monitor or something, then yeah, go for the one with the 525M. Otherwise, I'd say go for that

ThisNoize

Always had Vaio's in the past.

Is there any better brands or ones to avoid?
Also, where should I buy it?

Jarren

My personal preference would be Asus, Toshiba, Sony, Lenovo.

The best place to get a laptop from would be Amazon based again on my dealings with them. They have no quibble returns policy which means if something goes wrong with a lappy they'd offer you a refund or replacement.

Elvis_Presley

ThisNoize wrote: »

Always had Vaio's in the past.

Is there any better brands or ones to avoid?
Also, where should I buy it?

Having fixed with a lot of laptops for friends, the vaio left a particularly bitter taste for two reasons - one it's priced as a premium product but its build quality just isn't and secondly - sony pack it with their own bull**** software running in the background. Fair enough you can wipe and reinstall just windows, but by default they have a process running just to detect if the battery is sony and not third party. People got by that so they included it with the BIOS meaning you have to flash the BIOS to replace the battery with a non-Sony one, risking leaving yourself with an expensive paper weight. Apple are notorious for stuff like this, but not even they would go that far.

ED E

Stupid question but OP does it have to be a laptop? If bang for your buck is what you're looking for you'd get soo much more with a desktop.


If not, I concur, steer clear of Vaio. If you're gonna be editing stuff(I wonder to what level considering you dont know what you need) then maybe look at 17"s with as high a res as you can manage in your price bracket. Dedi graphics really isnt needed, you wont be using CUDA on a mobile GPU so the biggest thing is to get an i5/i7.

ThisNoize

Well I really don't know what to think now. Would have to be a laptop.
Could anybody show me the best options for €600?

Think this might be the one.

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Acer_Aspire_5750G_Core_i5_Laptop_LX.RXL02.108/version.asp

Screen size - 15.6 in
Processor - Intel Core i5 2450M - 2.5 GHz
RAM - 8 GB
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Optical Drive - DVD SM
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce 610M Optimus
Graphics Memory - 1 GB GDDR3
Warranty - 1 year warranty

Anybody know much about Acer?

Jarren

More options:

Check it out

http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=sr_nr_scat_427957031_ln?rh=n%3A427957031%2Ck%3Ai7+laptop&keywords=i7+laptop&ie=UTF8&qid=1339331099&scn=427957031&h=7779d3e750a902fe6f0d449a2a96a2477365bd48

http://www.computeruniverse.net/groups/30000064/notebooks.asp

ThisNoize

Jarren wrote: »

More options:

Check it out

http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=sr_nr_scat_427957031_ln?rh=n%3A427957031%2Ck%3Ai7+laptop&keywords=i7+laptop&ie=UTF8&qid=1339331099&scn=427957031&h=7779d3e750a902fe6f0d449a2a96a2477365bd48

http://www.computeruniverse.net/groups/30000064/notebooks.asp

http://www.amazon.de/Samsung-NP300V5A-S03DE-Notebook-2670QM-NVIDIA/dp/B006QKQ7SC/ref=sr_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1339332842&sr=1-16

If I bought this, how much would it cost to upgrade the RAM to 8GB?