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starting college need advice on buy laptop

lennyred · 2013-09-20 18:45:06

Im starting college this week and i am in need of a laptop for research and course work as well as doing projects . I was told not to lget anyting under 2.5ghz as i need someting fast and efficent to work with excell office and stuff. price range 400 to 550 . Looking for advice on what type to buy also where is the best…

20-09-2013 6:45pm

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lennyred

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Im starting college this week and i am in need of a laptop for research and course work as well as doing projects . I was told not to lget anyting under 2.5ghz as i need someting fast and efficent to work with excell office and stuff. price range 400 to 550 . Looking for advice on what type to buy also where is the best place to buy. Thanks in advance for any help

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#2 20-09-2013 7:10pm

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If you can stretch you budget by another 30 yoyos, you'll get "ghz galore"

Quad Core i7 Acer laptop at SOL for £478 (€578 w delivery).

Probably the best performance you'll find und €600.

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#3 20-09-2013 7:19pm

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Thanks for the reply. Should of said my bugdet is flexible so could strech it for the right laptop. Just not sure what a good deal is so thanks for the advice

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#4 20-09-2013 7:45pm

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It doesn't get any better than a quad Core i7, they're light years ahead of their little dual core cousins.

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#5 20-09-2013 9:24pm

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Thats a great price for an i7 Quad. Jump on it.

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