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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Oakesy on April 12, 2004, 17:41

Title: BEST DEAL LAPTOPS?????
Post by: Oakesy on April 12, 2004, 17:41

Hi, just a quick question. Need a top spec laptop for around £1800, thinking of going for an alienware. Anybody know any desent alternatives, id like a choice!

I was thing of:
-P4 3.2
-1024 MB of RAM
-80GB hard drive
-ATI Radeon 9600 PRO

Cheers
s

Title: Re:BEST DEAL LAPTOPS?????
Post by: Sandra on April 12, 2004, 17:46

Hi Oakesy and :welcome:

I am not up on laptops but if you said what you wanted to be able to do with one then maybe someone who has recently bought one could suggest some others  :)

Title: Re:BEST DEAL LAPTOPS?????
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 12, 2004, 18:24

well the top spec is better than my pc anyway  ::) y must i always be beaten  ::)


PoD (jonah)

Title: Re:BEST DEAL LAPTOPS?????
Post by: DJ on April 12, 2004, 20:35

Hi,

I have a Sony myself, so could recommend them - it is 3 years old though  ::)

What about a Dell 8600 or Sony GRT Models - I've heard that they are decent laptops for the prices (£1000 and £1800).

DJ

Title: Re:BEST DEAL LAPTOPS?????
Post by: Adept on April 13, 2004, 18:42

What are you going to be using the laptop for Oakesy?

Alienware machines look really good and are intended for gamers AFAIK. The spec you quoted should be good to run almost any software you can think of for a good while!

When specifying laptops for businesses I always go for big brands (Toshiba, Sony, Panasonic, Samsung etc.) because, should anything bad happen, replacement parts tend to be available for a long while after the sale is made. I have had some bad experiences with lesser "brands" - parts are often unavailable even months after a sale. A three year warranty is always useful, but make sure that it is insurance-backed just in case the company folds.

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Title: Re:BEST DEAL LAPTOPS?????
Post by: princeofdarkness on April 13, 2004, 19:31

i did you a bit of research  ;)

try http://www.tiny.com/packages.php?prodid=9005 (http://www.tiny.com/packages.php?prodid=9005) its a good laptop made by tiny and is £1298.33 inc vat

also

 tryhttp://www.mncgroup.co.uk/products/details/packard-bell-easynote-k5-283/814/ (http://www.mncgroup.co.uk/products/details/packard-bell-easynote-k5-283/814/) its alot cheaper so it is not as good obviously.. made my packard bell it is £899.99 inc vat

also

try
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3473554773&category=3716 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3473554773&category=3716)made by sony and it is £1025

also

try
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3473724852&category=3716 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3473724852&category=3716)made by sony it is £1499

hope i helped

PoD (jonah)