Recomend me a laptop!
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What do you mean by best?
I take it from the fact that you like burning music the laptop needs to have a CD/DVD writer?
Do you need any software with the laptop? (Some uni provide copies of certain applications for free or you may be into Linux/open source software)
Will you be carrying it around much?
Do you intend to work on it alot? (ie writing long essays?) Will you get a separate keyboard? Are you taking a separate monitor to uni?
I think you have gone for a good price range, laptops/mobiles have a habit of getting damage/stolen/lost at uni so cheaper is good and you can always get a new laptop after 2 years.
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My Dad has one of these and its a solid laptop Acer Aspire 5735 Laptop - Laptops at Ebuyer it may be worth cecking out the Tech Section they might know if some good deals. Techie Discussion - FreddysHouse
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Buy Toshiba Satellite Laptop, L300-227, 2.16GHz with 15.4 Inch Display online at JohnLewis.com
I noticed this the other day, good price for a solid machine.
edit: That Acer is probably worth the extra 50 squid but I'm not a big fan of the brand.
I noticed this the other day, good price for a solid machine.
edit: That Acer is probably worth the extra 50 squid but I'm not a big fan of the brand.
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Haha do you think it can run Grid?
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Three reasons to get an Acer laptop from Laptopsdirect.co.uk
1. Acer 5735, £400
Acer Aspire 5735Z Laptop LX.AU50X.018 - Laptops Direct
2. Acer are part of the MS Win7 upgrade programme. Buy a machine with Vista on it now, you can get the equivalent version of Win7 when it's released.
http://www.acer.com/windows7upgrade/
3. Buy a 3 year extended warranty and you can swap in your laptop for a new one in 3 years.
Buy one get one free - Laptops Direct
1. Acer 5735, £400
Acer Aspire 5735Z Laptop LX.AU50X.018 - Laptops Direct
2. Acer are part of the MS Win7 upgrade programme. Buy a machine with Vista on it now, you can get the equivalent version of Win7 when it's released.
http://www.acer.com/windows7upgrade/
3. Buy a 3 year extended warranty and you can swap in your laptop for a new one in 3 years.
Buy one get one free - Laptops Direct
Thats if an Acer lasts three years
soze
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Seeing as it has a 3 year warranty how could it not last?
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I had an Acer monitor from when they were new. My first flat screen around the time I built my new PC. £100 from Tesco, it was an awesome panel. Given it to a friend since I got my Samsung and it is still going strong for him.
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Using a 6 month old acer one its fine no problems Dads laptop is 3 or 4 months old now no problems either and the laptop replaced by this netbook was a acer that my G Diddy uses now 18 months old ish and after a rebuild it was good as gold. I see far more Sony laptops being sent back though work than i do acers and we sell more acers buy a facter of 4 or 5. But acer customer support is a pain in the arse.
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I have had 2 Acers, both have been excellent value and quality.
Dell is ok, but the customer support is enough reason not to use them. I have more than 1 horror story caused by Dell and their outsourced IT support
Check out the Aspire range:
Acer Aspire 5500 Laptops - Acer Direct
Dell is ok, but the customer support is enough reason not to use them. I have more than 1 horror story caused by Dell and their outsourced IT support
Check out the Aspire range:
Acer Aspire 5500 Laptops - Acer Direct
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Dell - blah. Customer service sucks. I known them to take a £3000+ pc away for repairs from an IT technician who told them what wrong. Time passes and they say they cant fix it as dont know what wrong, they get told again what wrong and told expect it fixed and returned inside the week... next door the person got home from work to find his computer sitting out on his path leading to his house and to make it worse they didnt even fix it. Great customer service
Dell also uses generic parts (ie ram) that quite outdated/at end of life and therefore you dont reach the performance the specs should.
As for Acers, my "father in law" to be has sold many hundreds of these, never have anyone come back to say something is wrong with them. Yet countless dell's and various other makes constantly need returning. I love my Acer laptop, solid spec's and was alot cheaper then the big named equivalents
Sony and Toshiba are solid makes, but you pay a whack extra for the name. Acer gives you both the high specs and affordable prices.... also the screens on acer laptops are some the best around.
Dell also uses generic parts (ie ram) that quite outdated/at end of life and therefore you dont reach the performance the specs should.
As for Acers, my "father in law" to be has sold many hundreds of these, never have anyone come back to say something is wrong with them. Yet countless dell's and various other makes constantly need returning. I love my Acer laptop, solid spec's and was alot cheaper then the big named equivalents
Sony and Toshiba are solid makes, but you pay a whack extra for the name. Acer gives you both the high specs and affordable prices.... also the screens on acer laptops are some the best around.
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i find you do for Toshiba, not as much as you do for Sony, but at least upto 6months ago there was additional cost to get a toshiba compared to the equivelant acer etc.