£400 to spend on a laptop

2010-10-17 08:56:53

#1

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5242|Dundee, Scotland.

A friend of mine has £400 to spend on a laptop and is wondering what one to get.

I found this one http://www.ebuyer.com/product/189035 and since I have a Compaq Presario and I'm very happy with it I thought that this would be a decent lappy. I'm looking around on ebuyer, dabs etc, so I wanted some input from y'all.

The user will be using it for internet, music, dvds etc.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-10-17 09:28:05

#2

TravisC555: Member; +118|6493|Cox Convention Center, OK

I've had a compaq presario laptop, mind you it was about 5 or maybe 5+ years ago so keep that in mind. It served me well, and I don't think I had any major problems with it.

2010-10-17 09:30:19

#3

eleven bravo: Member; +1,399|5533|foggy bottom

make a thread about it once your friend buys it

Tu Stultus Es

2010-10-17 11:12:25

#4

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6932|BC, Canada

I have a compaq laying around waiting for me to put a new OS on it... should probably do that, its been waiting about a year now.

2010-10-17 15:45:51

#5

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6422|'straya

If he forked out an extra £20-30 then he could get a new i3 laptop. But it probably doesn't matter that much for his needs.

Something like...

http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/De … ;cs=ukdhs1

2010-10-17 15:52:33

#6

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6771

Nic wrote:
I have a compaq laying around waiting for me to put a new OS on it... should probably do that, its been waiting about a year now.

lol, i have a pc just needing a cpu.

i have enough parts to build three more, minus 2 cpu's and one graphic card.

i have windows server 2003 r2 ready to install, no machine to put it on yet . . .

2010-10-17 16:30:08

#7

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6932|BC, Canada

burnzz wrote:
Nic wrote:
I have a compaq laying around waiting for me to put a new OS on it... should probably do that, its been waiting about a year now.
lol, i have a pc just needing a cpu.

i have enough parts to build three more, minus 2 cpu's and one graphic card.

i have windows server 2003 r2 ready to install, no machine to put it on yet . . .

I did have a bunch of cpu's just layin around, there might still be a p4 2.8GHz around. Threw a bunch out a little while back, think I still have a socket 775 mobo and 4GB ddr2 here somewhere, the HTPC that I have been meaning to build but prob never will.

2010-10-18 02:41:26

#8

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5242|Dundee, Scotland.

good work guys

and what the fuck does this mean?

eleven bravo wrote:
make a thread about it once your friend buys it

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-10-18 02:43:12

#9

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6422|'straya

perhaps a "Check out my new laptop" thread.

2010-10-18 02:43:47

#10

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6426|what

He means why are you posting for your friend?

I guess he is the jealous type.

2010-10-18 02:48:48

#11

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5242|Dundee, Scotland.

oh he's being a tool. shock.

how much of an improvement over the celeron dual cores are the new i3?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2010-10-18 03:16:36

#12

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6422|'straya

Not sure exactly. I've heard that due to hyperthreading etc a 2.4Ghz i3 is about equivalent to a 2.6-2.7Ghz Core 2 Duo. But I haven't had any personal experience.

2010-10-18 04:03:58