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laptop?

  • 08-12-2004 7:33pm
    #1
    sohappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭


    gonna buy a laptop..hav about 1000euro,,anyone know what deals are out there?? dont know a lot about it..help needed. is it worth gettin dvd rw, or is cd rw enough?


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  • #2
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    check out the bargains forum

    in the mean time, there was an ad on the telly not 10mins ago for a 3.06ghz toshiba laptop for 999 in pc world, dvd burner and all


  • #3
    sohappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 665 ✭✭✭sohappy


    saw that..it's a packard bell,,pentium 4 3ghz 256 ram. 40gb dvd-rw,,3x usb2...
    56k modem..only comes with xp .no software
    pcworld want 200euro for microsoft works 7.0....


  • #4
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Does anyone actually use MS Works?


  • #5
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    sohappy wrote:
    saw that..it's a packard bell,,pentium 4 3ghz 256 ram. 40gb dvd-rw,,3x usb2...
    56k modem..only comes with xp .no software
    pcworld want 200euro for microsoft works 7.0....


    oh so its not a toshiba, buts its still a good deal


    don't pay for m$ works*, do you think you are a sectary?


  • #6
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    mukki wrote:
    oh so its not a toshiba, buts its still a good deal
    It's not too bad, but 256Mb of RAM is quite low - see if you can get one with at least 512Mb.


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  • #7
    dawballz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭dawballz


    It would be difficult to find 512mb in a laptop for any less than 1000. I'm looking for a laptop too but I've about 1500 to spend. Gonna go for a fujitsu-siemens Amilo A 1630. Dunno where to buy it though. Anyone have any suggestions? I've seen a few places, suck as nice-pc.co.uk but believe it or not they dont ship to ireland.


  • #8
    tigerwex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 62 ✭✭tigerwex


    was in pc world saw thw lap top its ok but memory is too low they have a nice toshiba for 1099 wide screen 512gig ram dvd burner its really nice i have decided to wait till st stephens day they will have a huge sale on then or the day after should be a lot cheaper


  • #9
    Tivoli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,008 ✭✭✭Tivoli


    nah the pcworld sale is a joke, they just put stickers on things saying - the same price reduced from the (same price + €200)


  • #10
    raphaelS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 538 ✭✭✭raphaelS


    I would avoid Packard Bell and choose the Toshiba, overall they are better laptops. Just one example, in most case Toshiba is using fairly good sound card and speakers but I heard a Packard Bell and the sound (even from a CD with headphones) was awfull!

    Raphael


  • #11
    Sarunas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 355 ✭✭Sarunas


    if you're a student, 12" ibook is a pretty good deal (nothing really matches it at its price range. The only mathches I found are IBMs and Toshibas, but they cost a lot more). Go to O2 experience in Henry street and take a look at the ibook (dont buy it from there because they have 1ghz model which is old, there was a new revision a month or so ago).


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