Laptop choice

Ardennes1944

Ok so I've a budget of 500 ish on a new laptop. Needs to be i3, hd3000 graphics if possible, 4gb min, hard drive space doesn't matter too much, hdmi and USB 3.0 but Bluetooth not a necessity. There seems to be so much selection it's ridiculous. I'm asking you guys to pick me the best ones please. The one that has caught my eye most is the Inspiron 15r and the vaio Vpceh series

Torqay

This should easily fit your bill, it's even got 6 GB RAM, for 442 Euro. Or €460 here, if you like Dabs better.

Ardennes1944

Saw that in the ther thread thank you, full list of specs aren't given on the website though and specs vary a lot! Does it have hdmi can anyone say?

Torqay

Says HDMI at Dabs...

Ardennes1944

Thank you sir! Any personal experience with asus?

Ardennes1944

What about this little fella? http://www.dabs.ie/products/acer-aspire-5749-core-i3-2350-4gb-500gb-dvd-rw-15-6--w7hp-7X4C.html?refs=54580000-15&src=2

Torqay

Same CPU, less RAM and I prefer ASUS over Acer.

How Soon Is Now

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

What about this little fella? http://www.dabs.ie/products/acer-aspire-5749-core-i3-2350-4gb-500gb-dvd-rw-15-6--w7hp-7X4C.html?refs=54580000-15&src=2

Just tried to buy one of them and couldnt cause sold out :pac:

Looks like gonna have to spend the extra 40 euro now on what Torqay mentioned unless theres something else.......

Ardennes1944

ok ive narrowed it to 3 laptops

http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-k53e-sx963v-core-i5-2430-4gb-640gb-dvd-rw-15-6--w7hp-7T2M.html?q=Asus%20K53E&src=16#usedstock

http://www.dabs.ie/products/asus-x54c-sx078v-i3-2350-2-3ghz-6gb-320gb-dvdsm-15-6--w7hp-87R1.html?refs=478550000&src=3

http://www.dabs.ie/products/acer-aspire-5749-core-i3-2350-4gb-500gb-dvd-rw-15-6--w7hp-7X4C.html?refs=50246&src=3


help! should get 20e off all of them

Torqay

The ASUS Core i5 offer is discontinued (except for "used" stock and 90-days warranty is a risky business), of the Acers is only 1 left (good luck). And if you don't make up your mind soon, the ASUS i3 w 6 GB RAM will be gone too (18 sold in the last 2 or 3 hours).

manu2009

Just to let ye no, use discount code LAP400IE to get 20e off laptops over 400e from dabs.

So you can get the Asus for 440e delivered.

Edit: Just seen you know that already, sorry!

Ardennes1944

Thank you. Surely the used stock would be ok from dabs? Though you'd know better than i!I should probably go for the Asus you recommended so :-)
Would it be better to spend another 60/70€ and get a fair bit better of a machine?

Ardennes1944

help please before i purchase!

jwof2006

Yea I think ill go with that asus.

Torqay

If you want to spend a bit more, HP w 2nd gen. Core i5, 6 GB RAM and 750 GB HDD at Argos for €515.

Jarren

Hmm

Well you could always customise this Lenny

shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/ieweb/LenovoPortal/en_IE/builder.workflow:Enter?sb=:000000F0:000002AE:&smid=7FD2534B6E5CE564EC125A129E819C97

There is 10 % discount code somewhere on Lenovo website.

Ardennes1944

cant find specs on the graphics for it torqay. seems like a good deal to be fair though. if it doesnt have better graphics than the asus then i wont bother, thats the only thing the x54 doesnt have. can you upgrade the graphics on the asus do you know? ill only be playing old games like company of heroes anyway so would they work on integrated intel?

Ardennes1944

Jarren wrote: »

Hmm

Well you could always customise this Lenny

shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/ieweb/LenovoPortal/en_IE/builder.workflow:Enter?sb=:000000F0:000002AE:&smid=7FD2534B6E5CE564EC125A129E819C97

There is 10 % discount code somewhere on Lenovo website.

tried to customise it and get what the asus is offering but its about 100 more expensive . thanks though

Torqay

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

ill only be playing old games like company of heroes anyway so would they work on integrated intel?

Games playable with built-in Intel® HD Graphics 3000/2000

Ardennes1944

you sir, are a genius ill get the asus so!

Overheal

You could also be 'That Guy' and go into PC World just to run http://systemrequirementslab.com on the display models. Assuming they are connected to the internet.

HP G6 is.. meh. It's a lot of plastic. Like the new Inspirons. And the C-series Toshibas. Great way to save a little dole but if you can put a little more into it, look for a more reliable chassis.

Torqay

Overheal wrote: »

HP G6 is.. meh. It's a lot of plastic. Like the new Inspirons. And the C-series Toshibas.

You don't expect much brushed aluminum in a budget laptop, now do you?

Ardennes1944

one more choice! http://www.dabs.ie/products/lenovo-ideapad-g580-i3-2370-4gb-320gb-dvdrw-15-6--w7hp-bronze-85VN.html

Torqay

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

one more choice! http://www.dabs.ie/products/lenovo-ideapad-g580-i3-2370-4gb-320gb-dvdrw-15-6--w7hp-bronze-85VN.html

Are you still here???

Ok, what have we got now? 2 GB RAM less and a Core i3-2370M (Passmark score 2990 versus the i3-2350M, Passmark score 2933). I'd say save your 40 yoyos and get 2 GB more RAM with the ASUS, there next to nothing between the two processors.

Ardennes1944

the lenovo has longer battery, graphics, looks nicer , better cpu marginally. just thought it seemed like a marginally better deal.

Overheal

Torqay wrote: »

You don't expect much brushed aluminum in a budget laptop, now do you?

Nope. But if you're lucky you'll find a notabudget laptop that's on clearance, with a generation-old spec on it (which performance-wise, would still well outpace current-gen budget-level hardware)

and yes I'm quite racist to cheap-feel laptops. Especially if they bend. I don't like my internal components to be bent. It tends to be quite unwelcoming.

Torqay

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

the lenovo has longer battery, graphics, looks nicer , better cpu marginally. just thought it seemed like a marginally better deal.

HD 4000? This has to be a typo, take it right from the horse's mouth.

Looks nicer is relative and yes, the battery is better, 48 Whrs over 37 Whrs.

But if you're spending 500 yoyos, you're very close to Core i5 territory. Seen some HP w 6 GB RAM at Argos for €515 today. And here we're no longer talking marginally (i5-2450M Passmark score 3588).

Ardennes1944

ill just get the ASUS and wrap some of it in carbon vinyl ....there its bought! thank you so much torqay!

as an aside, is it possible to just buy an asus 6 cell battery for this Asus down the line?

Torqay

Ardennes1944 wrote: »

as an aside, is it possible to just buy an asus 6 cell battery for this Asus down the line?

There is that possibility.

But to be sure to be sure, you should contact ASUS customer support. They can be very friendly when they sense a chance to sell you something.