new laptop

[scooby]

mine has given up this morning after 15mths, smells like mobo has frazzled...

Any suggestions on laptops under £500. would like built in webcam, large memory and hdd. will be used for office (work of course! ) and media server + converting films.

TIA

[Badger]

This site may help

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/

[beeker]

I think last months PCW magazine had a review on laptops - check out:

http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-comput...uide-notebooks

For info

You also sometimes get good deals on www.scan.co.uk/todayonly

[EvilWeevil]

I'd consider returning it to the seller, and claiming it was not fit for purpose. One would reasonably expect a laptop to last more than 15 months.

http://www.berr.gov.uk/consumers/fac...page38311.html

Alternately, www.dell.co.uk/outlet

[scooby]

I'd consider returning it to the seller, and claiming it was not fit for purpose. One would reasonably expect a laptop to last more than 15 months.

http://www.berr.gov.uk/consumers/fac...page38311.html

Alternately, www.dell.co.uk/outlet

i would! however, i dropped it in December and cracked the case (well, broke a chunk off it!)

[basshead]

My ThinkPad keeled over yesterday and now makes the sound of a cricket in its death throes. Fortunately I had the foresight to buy the 3 year warranty and next business day response (had it for 2 yrs and 9 months) and I will have an engineer out with a new motherboard on monday

So new ThinkPad + 3yr warranty is the way to go IMO

[Moscow Mule]

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So new ThinkPad + 3yr warranty is the way to go IMO

Good luck getting that for under £500...

[basshead]

Good luck getting that for under £500...

It appears I'm unable to recommend a laptop for under £500, and unable to read posts properly

[lilelvis2000]

I hear Dell Vostro's are quite good. Acer's are also quite cheap. Not sure if you can get a built-in webcam for that price point though.

[scooby]

bought a compaq, £400.

confusing thing is, its an AMD 64bit that came with 32bit windows... Why? whats the point?