Laptop advice

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

My brother is after a cheap laptop. All he'll use it for is wireless internet and listening to music. He's looking at this:

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136619

 

any opinions on whether it is a decent machine / price welcome.

[Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0]

Or this one:

 

http://www.qed-uk.com/electricals/product/...el-1gb-ram.html?

[Fop 1]

I'd probably be tempted to go for something like this in that price range:

 

 

VostroTM 1500

 

BASE Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5270 (1.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English edit

SUPPORT SERVICES 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day Included - No Upgrade Selected

LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™

INTEGRATED WEBCAM Matte Jet Black without Camera

MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)

HARD DRIVE 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive edit

GRAPHICS CARD Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100

OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive edit

PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)

Services & Software

MOBILITY Declined CompleteCare

SECURITY SOFTWARE No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English

Accessories

MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English edit

CARRY CASES No Carry Case edit

BLUETOOTH No Bluetooth Upgrade edit

WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card - Europe edit

Also included with your system

Gedis Bundle Reference N0315007

Order Information Vostro Laptop Order - UK

Shipping Documents English Documentation with English Power Cord

Dell System Media Kit Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers

Power Supply 90W AC Adapter

Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter - UK

Keyboard Internal Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)

Standard Warranty 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day

Online Promotion Option for GEDIS Configs Dell Internet Order.

Promotions Hidden Option Class Free Memory upgrade from 1024GB to 2048GB 667MHZ

 

 

£327.83 delivered or add £30 in the customisation bit for better a non-integrated graphics card.