Laptops

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FiveTimes replied

1 December 2010, 10:05
Originally posted by Moose423956 View Post

Thanks FT. Just found the same laptop on Staples website for £45 less. Cheers!

have a look at quidco - there is a 7% cashback with staples direct.
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Moose423956 replied

1 December 2010, 10:03
Originally posted by FiveTimes View Post

have a look at this thread http://forums.contractoruk.com/techn...top-child.html

there are a few examples in there

Thanks FT. Just found the same laptop on Staples website for £45 less. Cheers!
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FiveTimes replied

1 December 2010, 09:54
have a look at this thread http://forums.contractoruk.com/techn...top-child.html

there are a few examples in there
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Moose423956 replied

1 December 2010, 09:50
Originally posted by Platypus View Post

Comet's website is pretending to be "extremely busy" and has placed me in a queue to even view the item!

However, the Compaq COMPAQ CQ56 101SA looks ok for GCSE work. Not dissimilar to what my daughter has. She uses hers for iPlayer, MSN, Facebook, surfing and occasionally fires up Office for school work!

I think you find the spec perfectly adequate for that. But with a Celeron 2.2Ghz processor, don't expect to be blown away by the performance!

EDIT: Also, IME Compaq is a good laptop brand. There are brand I'd avoid like the plague. Compaq (HP) is not one of them.

Thanks for that. Her old one has a 1.86 GHz processor, so she will see some improvement hopefully.
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Platypus replied

1 December 2010, 09:45
Comet's website is pretending to be "extremely busy" and has placed me in a queue to even view the item!

However, the Compaq COMPAQ CQ56 101SA looks ok for GCSE work. Not dissimilar to what my daughter has. She uses hers for iPlayer, MSN, Facebook, surfing and occasionally fires up Office for school work!

I think you find the spec perfectly adequate for that. But with a Celeron 2.2Ghz processor, don't expect to be blown away by the performance!

EDIT: Also, IME Compaq is a good laptop brand. There are brand I'd avoid like the plague. Compaq (HP) is not one of them.

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Moose423956 started a topic Laptops

1 December 2010, 09:20
Laptops

Hi all. Not been around for a while, hope everyone's well.

Just want some advice, as not an expert on laptops. Need to buy new one for eldest daughter for her GCSEs, current one stopped working. Budget about £300, so can't afford anything fancy.

Had this one in mind, anyone have any comments?

Linky
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