Laptop for basic use?

Hococop

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5087080.htm#tabrev

was wondering if this is a good laptop for just basic browsing and basic work e.g emails, word documents etc

also if anyone bought a laptop off argos whats the policy on warranty?

if it is not that great my budget is around 300-400 area

Torqay

This 15.6" Fujitsu Laptop comes with a much faster processor (2nd gen Core i3), €389 at LD.

Hococop

cheers Torqay, but I would prefer not to buy one online,

Torqay

Well, you'll hardly find a laptop with 2nd generation Core i3 processor in any B&M store in Ireland for less than 400 yoyos.

So, if you don't want to buy online, you'll have to settle for an underperformer or raise your budget.

But before you buy that B800 Celeron, look around and see if you can find some older Core i3 370M/380M within your budget.

BillJ

Might sound like a very basic question but will a computer with just say 4 gigs (or 6gb) of RAM be very noticeably slower with the B800 Celeron processor rather than the Core i3?

Hococop

BillJ wrote: »

Might sound like a very basic question but will a computer with just say 4 gigs (or 6gb) of RAM be very noticeably slower with the B800 Celeron processor rather than the Core i3?

same as BillJ, as i said it wont be used for heavy work i.e gaming or software uses etc, just used for browsing the net, email and word documents

Torqay

Yes they are significantly slower. Modern web browsers can be quite demanding with plenty open tabs. So are modern 64 bit operating systems. The B800 is slower than a 6 year old T5600 Core 2 Duo notebook processor for example. Something I wouldn't really consider fit for purpose anymore.

And don't worry much about RAM, memory is easily upgraded if need be, not so the processor.

Alanstrainor

Just looking at those Argos machines,
This one looks pretty okay:
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5087176.htm

Plenty of processing power, 4GB RAM, and 320GB drive. Not too bad, although you could probably do better if you shopped around.

Actually, here's a better option:

http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-X501A-X501AXX006V-156andquot-Laptop/311417/301

You need to up your budget a tad, but it's a much better machine.

Hococop

Torqay wrote: »

Yes they are significantly slower. Modern web browsers can be quite demanding with plenty open tabs. So are modern 64 bit operating systems. The B800 is slower than a 6 year old T5600 Core 2 Duo notebook processor for example. Something I wouldn't really consider fit for purpose anymore.

And don't worry much about RAM, memory is easily upgraded if need be, not so the processor.

ah right thanks, just one other laptop i looked at here (http://www.currys.ie/Product/LENOVO-G580-156andquot-Laptop-Blue/314844/148)

i was curious what is the general opinion on these type of brands of laptops (medion, Asus, Leveno etc) as opposed to more common branded names HP dell, toshiba, are they more prone to problems or are they just as reliable?

Alanstrainor

Hococop wrote: »

ah right thanks, just one other laptop i looked at here (http://www.currys.ie/Product/LENOVO-G580-156andquot-Laptop-Blue/314844/148)

i was curious what is the general opinion on these type of brands of laptops (medion, Asus, Leveno etc) as opposed to more common branded names HP dell, toshiba, are they more prone to problems or are they just as reliable?

Asus: Very good brand
Lenovo: Used to be IBM, again, very well regarded.
Medion: Don't touch
Acer: I wouldn't

Torqay

Hococop wrote: »

ah right thanks, just one other laptop i looked at here (http://www.currys.ie/Product/LENOVO-G580-156andquot-Laptop-Blue/314844/148)

i was curious what is the general opinion on these type of brands of laptops (medion, Asus, Leveno etc) as opposed to more common branded names HP dell, toshiba, are they more prone to problems or are they just as reliable?

Plenty RAM and disk space but again a Celeron processor (although a faster model), not worth 420 yoyos.

As for brands, you're buying a low budget laptop so I wouldn't be too worried about the brand... although we all have brands we'd love to hate. Acer, Advent and HP in my case.

Hococop

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Asus: Very good brand
Lenovo: Used to be IBM, again, very well regarded.
Medion: Don't touch
Acer: I wouldn't

ah right thanks gives me a few more options

Hococop

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Just looking at those Argos machines,
This one looks pretty okay:
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5087176.htm

Plenty of processing power, 4GB RAM, and 320GB drive. Not too bad, although you could probably do better if you shopped around.

Actually, here's a better option:

http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/ASUS-X501A-X501AXX006V-156andquot-Laptop/311417/301

You need to up your budget a tad, but it's a much better machine.

thanks man the one in argos is out of stock but i might get that one if it comes back in

Hococop

ok i swear this is the last one haha, http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5087585/Trail/searchtext%3E5087585%7C9255007.htm

same price as the first one i showed but it seems to have better specs but just wondering?

Torqay

yep, €360 for a 1st gen core i3 is more like it.

Hococop

Torqay wrote: »

yep, €360 for a 1st gen core i3 is more like it.

so you think it would be a good enough laptop for the basics, internet word etc (btw the laptop is not for me, its for my parents)

Alanstrainor

Hococop wrote: »

so you think it would be a good enough laptop for the basics, internet word etc (btw the laptop is not for me, its for my parents)

Yep!