help buying a laptop

[Mr Mark Sparks]

 

[Spudnik]

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Sort it out man!

Tell you what, short answer is

buy a MAC notebook.

Use em all the time.

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

thanks j
lets try it another way what laptops have people got and how much were they

 

[scotsparky]

you need advice for a laptop of help levering your wallet open to get at the credit cards so you can pay for it

 

[MrSkipsey]

Acer Aspire 8930

Buy Acer Aspire 8930 Gemstone Blue 18.4in Blu-Ray Laptop. at Argos.co.uk

Got mine from Comet when they first come out. Argos above have them at a pretty good price now!!!!

True cineam scaled down 18' 4 1080p bluray lappie.....

Perfect for games, movies and surfing the net with a full size QWERTY keyboard.
Ps.....This isnt that mobile due to size and weight! ;-)

 

[Spudnik]

Good price there Mr S.

Mark, whats your budget and what will you be using it for?

 

[Scott F]

Don't know enough about computors to know whats what, but you can get a 7 inch laptop from Maplins for about £120.
At the other end Apple Macs /Apple products are top notch but quite pricey

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

entry level upto 400quid no buissness use or games got xbox
need it for the forum for me facebook for mrs
store and edit photos and music also mrs collage work
main reason is to be able to get rid of the monster i use now takes up too much space and the chair is hard also really slow

 

[Spudnik]

entry level upto 400quid no buissness use or games got xbox
need it for the forum for me facebook for mrs
store and edit photos and music also mrs collage work
main reason is to be able to get rid of the monster i use now takes up too much space and the chair is hard also really slow

Ah

400 notes might buy you a second hand MAC. Must admit, its all i use now, but they are expensive.

Have a look at the Dell website.

You can spec your own laptop to fit your budget.

By the sounds of it, you should get a decent one for around £400

Dell Laptop Deals | Dell UK

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

thanks j
pc world do a dell machine 399 and if i go to dell for it its 428
strange i thought

 

[Spudnik]

thanks j
pc world do a dell machine 399 and if i go to dell for it its 428
strange i thought

Does sound a bit odd.

Maybe the Dell one has a delivery charge included?

Still, if PC world have got them, sounds like that could be the way to go!

PS just seen the advert on tv.

You can even choose a funky colour

 

[grandad]

hello norfolk
go on the tesco direct web site...some pretty good deals at the sort of price you are looking at...all 400 pound laptops will be about the same spec wherever you buy them...PLUS you get clubcard points!!!

they may even do one for your webbed fingers

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

Does sound a bit odd.

Maybe the Dell one has a delivery charge included?

Still, if PC world have got them, sounds like that could be the way to go!

PS just seen the advert on tv.

You can even choose a funky colour

yeah that is the one inspiron1545
dual core (2.0ghz 800mhz 1mb)
3gb ram
160gb hard drive

hello norfolk
go on the tesco direct web site...some pretty good deals at the sort of price you are looking at...all 400 pound laptops will be about the same spec wherever you buy them...PLUS you get clubcard points!!!

they may even do one for your webbed fingers

i will have you know its only 1 hand that is webbed the other is ok

all 6 fingers in place

 

[trebor]

thanks j
lets try it another way what laptops have people got and how much were they

Why are we up this ealy on a bank holiday ? anyway ive got a Lenovo 0769 which was recommended to me by our IT teccy, it is the old IBM rebranded,cost just under 500.00 but will last a lifetime if looked after, its fast robust,has 4 usb ports, card reader, bluetooth and wireless internet, i have used it on site and in office for over a year with no probs

 

[Paul P]

My only advise would be to avoid vista & get one running XP

 

[Spudnik]

My only advise would be to avoid vista & get one running XP

Good point!

Mind you, Windows 7 or whatever it is, will be MUCH better

 

[Guest123]

I gots me a 3 year old Toshiba Equium A100. Brilliant machine, as good as anything out today speed and memory wise.

They probably dont make em anymore but it's Toshiba for me.

 

[ICE]

I have been building Pc's and Macs for years and would always advise on buying a Mac, They cost a bit more but are so much more reliable FACT: for every 10000 crashes there are on a PC there are 0.9 crashes on a MAC also there are thousands upon thousands of virus on the PC whereas there are 2 yes 2 Virus on the MAC and they have both been cured

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

i bought this seemed good value
Buy EMACHINES EME620-263G16MI | 15.4" widescreen laptop - Specification | Comet

 

[ICE]

Hi,

Just looked at the spec and the price, you did well getting that kind of spec laptop for that price. You cant go far wrong with deals like that... If ever you have any probs, give me a shout and I will try and help... Later

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

thanks ice
i have a few issues to sort but should have someone round tomorrow
1 not got wireless modem yet so will run on exsisting one for now. however cant find set up disk so cant get online or email yet
2 need to transfer photos itunes etc what is easiest way
3 need to install norton 360 version 3, was half price 30 quid they have promised me its much better than earlier nortons

 

[gorilla]

thanks ice
i have a few issues to sort but should have someone round tomorrow
1 not got wireless modem yet so will run on exsisting one for now. however cant find set up disk so cant get online or email yet
2 need to transfer photos itunes etc what is easiest way
3 need to install norton 360 version 3, was half price 30 quid they have promised me its much better than earlier nortons

1. Is easy to sort.

First click on Start Button then Control Panel then go to the Network and Sharing Centre (Network and Internet in the Vista View or Network and Sharing Centre in classic) then on the left sellect connect to network.
After that it explains everything.

2. I take it your other computer is linked to the network. You can do it a few ways.

The best would be to create a sharing folder on the old computer somewhere preferably the desktop, to do this create a new folder and go into the folder options and change the settings to share the folder.

On the new computer go into Windows Explorer and on the left drive/file list right click on "computer" and select Map Network Drive from the menu.

Then input the information of the old computer it should be something like

\\computername\foldername. you can easily find it by browsing the folders available.

Once you have the folder located just OK it and then on the old computer dump all the files you want to transfer over in to it.

Once they are in it access the folder from the new computer and transfer the files into a folder on it.

iTunes will need to be installed using the software you have on disk/download from the site

You can also file transfer using CD/DVD's or a memory stick but that takes time

3. Don't use Norton. It is still the worst ever anti virus package, waste of money as it doesn't update much and also you have to subscribe to it. Get a free one like Avast or AVG much better than Norton and it costs nothing.

Also get Spybot Search and Destroy great little program to fight spyware

Firefox is another one to get a lot better than Internet Explorer as you can customise it until your heart is content. If you do get Firefox make sure you get the no scripts and ad blocker add ons.

 

[Mr Mark Sparks]

laptop up and running took back norton put avg on
also fire fox
screen qual is fantastic
thanks to those who gave advice

 

[gorilla]

laptop up and running took back norton put avg on
also fire fox
screen qual is fantastic
thanks to those who gave advice

good to hear that.

SInce it is Vista that is running make sure it carries out a full update, it usually does it automatically but just now and then it doesn't

Also one other thing is go and make sure Windows Defender is running. Both can be done through the control panel.