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#11

27 October 2009, 21:07

Originally posted by pzz76077 View Post

How much extra is the on site for 1 laptop approximately??

The kids may get a Dell each for Christmas if they tidy their rooms before then.

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Just been checking... upgrade time is coming up for me

Looks like it could be "free" if you spend over ~£600 on a laptop although that doesn't include accidental damage which is about £240 on a >£1500 laptop
Which is good, I had to haggle for mine to be included in the price 2 years ago and that was on a top spec precision.

Still, best off checking with the sales drones first and get everything in writing. They can be flexible on the price if you're spending a bit.

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#12

27 October 2009, 21:22

Originally posted by trsisko View Post

Hi there,

Just wondering what laptop to buy willing to spend around 400-600pounds since it goes on expenses not to bothered about a massive screen or for gaming but none the less a decent one ??

You know you want a Lenovo W700DS

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27 October 2009, 21:41

Originally posted by trsisko View Post

but wanna spend a lot since its on expenses therefore around 400-500pounds

Have you considered a third of a Mac?

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27 October 2009, 21:45

no thanks not until im rich hehe

that samsung q320 has rubbish speaks !!

any other recommendations?

pref HP or Toshiba or Fujitsu siemans

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#15

27 October 2009, 22:37

Originally posted by trsisko View Post

where did you buy it from i googled it and its like 680pounds odd??

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only a 1year warrenty i want 3!

Originally posted by trsisko View Post

no thanks not until im rich hehe

that samsung q320 has rubbish speaks !!

any other recommendations?

pref HP or Toshiba or Fujitsu siemans

I paid £539 (incl VAT) for a brand new laptop with the below specs.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6400 (2GHz) with 800MHz FSB with 2MB Cache/3GB DDR2 800MHz RAM/320GB SATA 5400RPM HDD/13.4” HD (1366 x 768) SuperBright© Gloss LED 16:9 Display/256MB DDR3 Dedicated NVIDIA GeForce G 105M

IMHO, it is a good spec for the price - by all means, please post links to laptops with a better spec for the price!
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#16

28 October 2009, 10:08

As a counterpoint to pzz, I've never had an HP laptop that didn't fail at some point.

The HP printer I have is marvellous though...

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29 October 2009, 20:52

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167268 any good?
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29 October 2009, 20:55

Going to get Acer Timeline 3810T...
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#19

29 October 2009, 21:01

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http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167268 better then urs?

have you had any bad sound try high volume actioned packed film.. also the hard drive is only 5600rpm?? on yours

Of course this is going to be a better spec laptop as it is in a higher price bracket.

FFS, the quality of trolls on this board is shocking!
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#20

29 October 2009, 21:06

Originally posted by Moscow Mule View Post

As a counterpoint to pzz, I've never had an HP laptop that didn't fail at some point.

The HP printer I have is marvellous though...

No tulip, and in not in any way a counter to MM, my HP laptops have been fine but I have a LJ4+ and a 1200c multi that need fixing.

My Cannon MP240 multi has works like a dream, despite being forced through appox 25 airports and countries etc.

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