Title: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 12:38:43 AM Hi everyone.
Would greatly appreciate some help in choosing a new laptop as I don't have a clue what to get. Only really want it to play in the online DTD card room and stream a few films , Iplayer and the like. My budget only 300- 500 and after hearing all the negative stuff about windows 8 think I would definitely prefer not to have it. Thanks for any advice : ) Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: aaron1867 on March 22, 2013, 12:48:12 AM 300-500 is a good budget.
My crappy e-machine has been with me 7 years & still the best runner. But if it's only really basic stuff you want to do, perhaps consider those chromebooks? They are £200 (ish) and I am sure they will be able to let you browse and play poker freely with a decent wifi. Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 12:55:03 AM Mmm I was wondering if a chromebook would work for poker. Does anyone know or use one ?
Tbh the cheaper the better but I'm not happy about buying cheap crap as that always works out more expensive in the long run. Would like it to last at least few years . Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: Acidmouse on March 22, 2013, 08:57:06 AM http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-X101CH-10-1-inch-Netbook/dp/B007HZE9RG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1363941831&sr=1-1
I just got this notebook with the extra 2g it suggests for under £200, perfect for poker, browsing and watching stuff. Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 10:35:42 AM thanks but dont really want a notebook. screen too small for what i want . was hoping for 15" screen size min
Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: bobAlike on March 22, 2013, 10:41:38 AM Anything with Intel i5 processor or higher will do whatever you need. Minimum 4GB RAM (more is better)
Why the win 8 non love. I think it's great and I work with computers. This looks quite good with decent reviews http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-3-3530e-15-6-laptop-blue-17056556-pdt.html The best laptop I bought myself was a Samsung. Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: kinboshi on March 22, 2013, 10:48:17 AM It'll cost a bit more, but an SSD (solid state drive) is a good investment imo.
:)up Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: EvilPie on March 22, 2013, 11:00:47 AM Can recommend the Samsungs quite highly. I dropped my series 5 in a car park and it survived the knock so they're quite robust.
I hated windows 8 at first but now I'm used to it it's fine. Still prefer 7 for the interface but 8 works so much quicker. Start up from cold is within 5 seconds. Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 02:31:58 PM Thanks guys.
Dell got back to me recommending Inspiron Notebook 3521 for £358.99 Anyone any experience with Dell computers ? Is this worth getting ? Has the new Intel core processor 3m cache, 1.90 GHz , windows 8 & 15 months McAfee Security ( wouldnt have a clue if any of this is good or bad ) Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: h on March 22, 2013, 02:39:14 PM Thanks guys. Dell got back to me recommending Inspiron Notebook 3521 for £358.99 Anyone any experience with Dell computers ? Is this worth getting ? Has the new Intel core processor 3m cache, 1.90 GHz , windows 8 & 15 months McAfee Security ( wouldnt have a clue if any of this is good or bad ) worth looking in dell outlet for similar at lower price Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: titaniumbean on March 22, 2013, 02:40:08 PM Thanks guys. Dell got back to me recommending Inspiron Notebook 3521 for £358.99 Anyone any experience with Dell computers ? Is this worth getting ? Has the new Intel core processor 3m cache, 1.90 GHz , windows 8 & 15 months McAfee Security ( wouldnt have a clue if any of this is good or bad ) worth looking in dell outlet for similar at lower price this, they are bought then returned and checked, so just cheaper :)up Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: bobAlike on March 22, 2013, 03:15:33 PM Dell are generally good and reliable laptops, I have previously bought and supplied quite a few to Blondes and friends and some Blonde friends. Sorry I haven't got any at the moment so cant offer you one.
Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: kinboshi on March 22, 2013, 04:17:02 PM Dell are generally good and reliable laptops, I have previously bought and supplied quite a few to Blondes and friends and some Blonde friends. Sorry I haven't got any at the moment so cant offer you one. I can confirm. Very good and reliable. Spec is very good too :)up Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 07:05:11 PM Dell are generally good and reliable laptops, I have previously bought and supplied quite a few to Blondes and friends and some Blonde friends. Sorry I haven't got any at the moment so cant offer you one. lol ok thanks. Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 07:11:15 PM was swaying towards getting this.
http://direct.asda.com/Dell-N5050-15.6ins-Laptop---Intel-Core-i3---500GB-Hard-Drive/000545853,default,pd.html Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: kinboshi on March 22, 2013, 07:16:05 PM Doesn't look bad at all for that price. Not the fastest machine out there, but you wouldn't expect it to be for £300. Definitely equipped to deal with the usage you've outlined above.
Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: treefella on March 22, 2013, 07:18:32 PM ahh ok cool. glad for all the help, much appreciated . :)
Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: Graham C on March 22, 2013, 11:52:43 PM Dell Outlet maybe worth a look.
Title: Re: Help with choosing laptop please. Post by: h on March 23, 2013, 12:11:06 AM Dell Outlet maybe worth a look. thats a good idea :)up surprised no ones suggested it already |