Southern Geordie 1 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Hello Hello been a while since I've come on here since I've been on holiday to Menorca and back and forth from University trying to sort out my accomodation.. Anyways as a reward for getting into Uni my dad said he'd buy me a laptop.. In the price range of anything up to bout £600... Does anybody have any ideas where I can get a decent one? I'd prefer to get one off dell but I'm not sure whether the laptops would have a slot for the broadband cable that I've got at my accomodation (I think it's a standard cable.. don't know the spec) Anyways how have you all been? Cheers for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 At Uni, all IT services will be run over standard network cables (cat 5e or cat 6 if it's geet posh and new) they will all use RJ45 connectors and any laptop you get these days will be fully network ready. If you'll use it at home and plug it in directly to a broadband connection then the connection is entirely different- not many laptops will have a built in broadband modem. I'll have a scout for you and try to find some decent prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Right, what exactly do you want to do with this laptop? And is portability paramount? Because you get an awful lot more for your money with a desktop system. I'm amazed by how little laptop technology has moved on in recent years. Some of the lower-budget models now are little better than my laptop which is over 4 years old and was decent at the time but far from top-spec. Compare that to a few years ago and systems were completely obsolete within 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty-sniper 0 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 i'm also in the market for a laptop after getting good GCSE results. looking at the inspiron 9300 from dell. i want to be able to play games, listen to music, watch films and work on it. any suggestions of a better one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Geordie 1 Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 Well basically I want something I can take to and from home.. Not really bothered about the spec aslong as it's got network capabilitys for my Uni accomodation and a decent sized hard drive.. 40 gig probs.. Not too fussed about memory but 512k is pretty easy and cheap to get these days. Anyways I know a desktop is cheaper but I'd rather have as portability is paramount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShearersElbow 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I've been rewarded for getting into uni with a laptop but I'm crap at looking at computers and getting deals and stuff. I want to know though how much better a desktop computer for £500 would be over a laptop for £500. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikko 20 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 For £500 you can get a desktop pc that can run anygame on the market. The laptop at that cost wouldn't run the graphic intensive games. Only buy a laptop if you need portability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 www.dell.co.uk tbh although acer are quite good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I got a choice between a lap top or a pc off my folks, chose the pc as laptops are easily stealable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34441 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 On the metro passing through Sunderland about a month ago, some mackem charver asked me if my ipod was a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 On the metro passing through Sunderland about a month ago, some mackem charver asked me if my ipod was a laptop. 28540[/snapback] Was it on your lap at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 On the metro passing through Sunderland about a month ago, some mackem charver asked me if my ipod was a laptop. 28540[/snapback] Mackems.....dim-witted as ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Geordie 1 Posted September 5, 2005 Author Share Posted September 5, 2005 So generally, most modern laptops and especially ones I would buy off of dell.co.uk will be compatible with network/internet cables.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Yes, most to all new laptops have a lan card built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikko 20 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 So generally, most modern laptops and especially ones I would buy off of dell.co.uk will be compatible with network/internet cables.. 28673[/snapback] yes, very few new laptops do not have built in 10/100 LAN. Some even have GigaLAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 (edited) a liitle bit more expensive than what you wanted but I do like the toshiba wide screen ones decent spec too - Toshiba - Satellite Pro 10 873 - Windows XP Home - Intel Pentium 4 3200Mhz Processor - Notebook 512Mb DDR SDRAM pc333 - 80Gb IDE notebook hard drive - 15.4" WXGA TFT Screen (1280x800) - Notebook internal DVD Rewriter - 64Mb Radeon 9700 - Sound on board - Standard onboard 10-100 RJ45 NIC - Notebook on board 56k V90 modem - Three USB ports - 0 notebook PCMCIA slot used 1 free - UK keyboard layout - 1 DIMM slot used 1 free - No Bluetooth - Wireless Lan bg £740 from here http://www.europc.co.uk/home.aspx?ProductD...06&refId=nextag Edited September 5, 2005 by luckypierre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 That Toshiba looks a good un. From the same site, a lower-spec Toshiba - Toshiba - A60 - Windows XP Home - Intel Pentium 4 3200Mhz Processor - Notebook 512Mb DDR SDRAM pc333 - 40Gb IDE notebook hard drive - 15" XGA TFT-LCD (1024x768) - Notebook internal DVD Rewriter - 64Mb Radeon 7000 (Shared) - Sound on board - Standard onboard 10-100 RJ45 NIC - Notebook on board 56k V90 modem - Three USB ports - 0 notebook PCMCIA slot used 1 free - UK keyboard layout - 2 DIMM slots used 0 free - No Bluetooth - Wireless Lan bg £551 inc vat Not as upgradeable as the other (both DIMM slots used so upgrading memory would mean removing existing modules) but it's not a bad price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 0 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Also, PC World (scum) have a good deal on this Fujitsu Siemens. http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/034869 For me, that's an absolute steal considering the 17" is included. Beware of any warranty-selling attempts though, as ever- do not get sucked in. Simply tell them you will leave without buying anything if they attempt to sell you one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sima Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Staples are selling a good Acer Travelmate 4150LMI for £549 Good spec as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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