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  • 27-09-2012 6:10pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Hi I'm looking for a laptop for college/home. I cycle a bit of the way to college so it'll have to be at least a bit portable. I can spend up to about €400 for it and I'd prefer to buy it in a bricks and mortar shop around Dublin but I'll travel for a bargain :p
    Basically something that is cheap and will do all the basic stuff on it, not really big into gaming so that's not a factor, a decent battery life is a plus also.
    I like to watch movies on it sometimes with the girlfriend too so HD would be a bonus.
    I've a compaq presario now that's brutal so anything better is a plus.
    I've been looking at these.
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    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5087138/Trail/searchtext%3ELAPTOPS.htm


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


    Under 400 Euro, B&M and a Core i3 processor (although 1st gen) at Argos.

    Since you're carrying it around on a bike, consider some cheap SSD and replace the HDD, not only is it much more robust, also makes it a lot faster and more responsive.


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Being honest, I wouldn't worry too much about an SSD, your budget is tight enough as it is. I've cycled to and from college and now work for years, with laptops, and never had I had any hard drive trouble. It would make the system a lot faster, but at the expense of storage space.


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


    How much data you want to carry around on your bike? :D

    Being honest, I'd worry very much about a SSD. Platter HDDs are usually the first thing to break down in a laptop, it's the nature of the beast. And as for the budget being tight, a 128 GB Kingston SSD goes for 65 quid on Amazon.


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