In the market for a lappy

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mrapoc

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Well guys, I've been offered a laptop by my mum for my birthday (i have to pay some towards it) primarily for college work, but as you know, wheres the fun in that?

I want to keep it as cheap as poss (so far £300 has got the go ahead) but not quite sure in the lappy department what to expect etc.

Would like a nice screen for dvds and stuff (plane journies, in bed, in car)

Capable of playing some games, nothing too WOAH but still capable. Such as RTS like red alert 2 (most will play this) but also something a bit more up to date such as football manager (not sure how this would run)...just something to keep me occupied ya know :p

Also all the other crap i'd use it for (msn, browsing and music) but im guessing this is only restricted by wifi (also needed) and hdd space - wont need much.

I know raging is selling one but not sure if its tooooooooo much of a deal (<3) after some people showed me some deals on misco for example...

Any recommendations on which model will best suit me?

Never had a laptop b4 and it sounds sooooo cool having a portable pc!! :yumyum:
 
If u want, You could steal my dads....

I can blame some chavs, and u slipt £200 into my pocket.

That way everyone is happy :)
 
mine? :p

for around £300-350 you should get something around centrino,512-1gb ram,wifi

128-256mb onboard graphics and 15,15.4" screen

for a bit more you could get a c2d lappy but it will be craptastic cause the onboard graphics will let it down imo

without spending at least £500-600+ you pretty much aint gonna get a laptop that can play game very well.

an average/good centrino lappy with wifi and 512mb ram or more and 128mb onboard graphics is a good start if your not looking to spend much and not game much.

hope this is helpfull:)

Raging.
 
Can you not put a bit more in and get alot more for your money

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Medion® MD98300 15.4" Multimedia Notebook

£ 459.99

Mobile and ready for the future…

AMD Turion™ 64 X2 TL-50 dual core processor (1.6GHz)

What is Dual Core?

Two processor cores work within the same physical processor chip to increase the performance of your PC. Dual core technology means that several demanding applications can be run at the same time, allowing your computer to think as fast as you can multi-task.

15.4" TFT WXGA Widescreen Display

1280 × 800 pixels. 16:10 widescreen cinema format for optimized DVD playback and more desktop space on screen.

1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM

High performance for all multimedia applications.

120GB Hard Disk

Ample space for up to 25,000 digital photos or 25,000 MP3 tracks (at 4MB per track).

NVidia® GeForce® Go 6150 graphics

Enables ultra-realistic effects and unmatched multimedia functionality for an incredible user interface experience in Windows Vista™ as well as with popular games and graphics intensive multimedia applications.

8 × Multi-standard DVD/CD Burner with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer support

Watch DVDs and even make your own. Reads and writes: DVD±R/±RW/±R DL/DVD-RAM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM.

Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g

Connect to the Internet without plugs or cables with Wireless LAN technology. Data transfer speeds up to 54Mbit/s (requires WLAN access point).

6-channel audio out (analogue + S/P-DIF)

Enjoy amazing “home cinema” surround sound with 6 channel audio out (use in conjunction with a compatible surround sound speaker system – not supplied).

4-in-1 memory card reader

Transfer photos the easy way. Accepts the following common memory cards: SD/MMC/MS & MS Pro.

2 multimedia speakers

Fast Ethernet 10/100Mbit/s on board

V.90 Modem including modem connection cable.
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name='Raging' said:
mine? :p

for around £300-350 you should get something around centrino,512-1gb ram,wifi

128-256mb onboard graphics and 15,15.4" screen

for a bit more you could get a c2d lappy but it will be craptastic cause the onboard graphics will let it down imo

Raging.
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at least it would fold nicely though :P
 
ebay a sony viao z505 or a compaq armada m300 look @ the 512 1.3P3m models ... these are incredibly slim and light laptops with good battery life and medium performance (they will run RA2 ><>< it requires a 266 P2 and 64 MB ram IIRC) veru good for workin on the go ... woolworths also have a fujitsu amilio for around 250 Celeron M 1.6 512 DVD writer and reasonably portable

@ kemps that is a major bargain man .. wat line is it ? 6400 ?
 
Well basically i know anything will run RA2 but wouldnt it be nice to run say command and conquer 3 or something with a bit more ummph. As raging said, theres a point where you have to pay almost double the price for not really worthy performance gain. I want to keep below this point yet get the most for ma cash :)

Ill deffo be checking that dell out!!!
 
name='nathan' said:
i'd stay away from medion if i were you. one word....pants!
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i dont know about medion laptops but i have an old p4 478 based system made by them and its been trooping along with no troubles for 6+ years.

not a problem with that pc ever,apart from the cd/rw playing up after bout 5yrs

more than can be said for my pc.

Raging.
 
Anybody see any coupon codes floating around for the "InspironTM 1501 (N05157)" ? Seems a v. sxc deal to me ;)
 
I thought I might`ve been in the market for a new lappy last night >.<

A bit of checking and bobbing in work today and I find one of the memstrips is effed.

.. phew-dizzle.

EDIT: I blame Vista btw, no good reason, just makes me feel better.
 
The dell comes with 2gb ram!!! :yumyum: and a decent graphics chip aaaaaaaand a pretty nice cpu - i think that would last me the longest tbh - just need a coupon saver for it
 
I just picked up a Dell D620 at work that was deemed 'BER' Beyond ecconmic repair. The supplier wanted £390 for a replacement screen!! I asked if I could have it, to my surprise the answer was yes. £130 later I have a D620 & port replicator with 2.25 years warranty remaining.
 
Having mentioned that.

I don`t know what other members think, but I absolutely love the idea of a docking station.

Alot of Dells do them, I can`t say if they all do, might be worth checking out - u could then buy one in the future if u`r that way inclined :)
 
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