|
Micko
|
 |
« on: May 11, 2008, 01:21:13 PM » |
|
I paid £750 for a packard bell lappie around 4 years ago and it has worked brilliantly for me but i just think its about time i upgraded.
I am not very techinal or know very much about computers/laptops to be honest just wondering could some1 point me in the right direction about a new lappie willing to spend in around £750 also all i really use it for is poker and dont play more than 4 tables at once.
Thanks in advance
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
DaveShoelace
|
|
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2008, 01:26:57 PM » |
|
Im not the best bloke to ask for the techie side of things, but Pixmania always have cracking deals on laptops, I got mine and my missuses for about £150 less than PC World each at the time.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
scotty2hatty
|
|
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2008, 01:27:58 PM » |
|
I'm not much use with these things but I'm pretty sure that you won't need to spend £750 if it's just for poker.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
mondatoo
|
|
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2008, 01:32:10 PM » |
|
I bought new laptop just after christmas for £400 which is more than capable of what you need it for laptop's are a lot cheaper then when you bought yours 4 yrs ago so anything upto 350 400 £ would be more than capable for what you need it for.Have a look on internet and you should be able to find some decent offers.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Micko
|
|
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2008, 01:39:38 PM » |
|
Cheers guys!
If some1 on here could even recommend 1 i'd just buy that as i say i havet much of a clue about them.
I suppose a good battery life is all i would really be looking so i can relax outside lol
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
hector62
|
|
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2008, 05:39:18 PM » |
|
I bought a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 5 months ago for £350 - 120GB hard disc , 1 Gb RAM and it has been fantastic. Just use it for surfing and poker but it plays DVD's so i can watch them whilst i am in a big MTT. Any of the main brands will be good for your uses. The only decision you will have to make is what operating system to go for. i have Vista home premium and for me i have not had any problems with it at all. i have however read on forums etc that it is not as good as Windows XP and you should go for that. I cant tell you which is better or why, you will need to make that choice yourself.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Puristville, Arizona. Population (1)
|
|
|
|
Grier78
|
|
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2008, 05:59:03 PM » |
|
Dont get an Advent laptop and I wouldnt spend more than £500.
Look for 2gig of ram and a Centrino Duo chipset from a reputable brand and you will be sorted.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Hairydude
|
|
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2008, 06:18:21 PM » |
|
check the dell XPS range that you see advertised in the paper-they are great laptops you are getting for £550-I ended up going for a toshiba satellite with 2gb RAM and 160gb HD for £450 but wish I'd just spent the extra £100 when I seen the XPS
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream
|
|
|
|
mondatoo
|
|
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2008, 06:37:33 PM » |
|
check the dell XPS range that you see advertised in the paper-they are great laptops you are getting for £550-I ended up going for a toshiba satellite with 2gb RAM and 160gb HD for £450 but wish I'd just spent the extra £100 when I seen the XPS
But seen as he has the sole intention of playing poker on it don't you think it's not really neccesarry for him to buy a high spec laptop when its just not needed. You would be wasting money imo if you were to spend more than £400 on a laptop unless you think you may wish to use it for games or something more demanding than just playing poker. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Hairydude
|
|
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2008, 07:50:00 PM » |
|
yeah your probably right I do use mine for downloading and gaming a bit so thats why I was interested in it-but just thought for the extra £100 might be worth getting the high spec. If you multi table and on different sites I would suggest getting 2gb RAM however-think you can get lappies with 2gb RAM for £350 now
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream
|
|
|
|
Micko
|
|
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2008, 10:24:32 PM » |
|
I bought a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 5 months ago for £350 - 120GB hard disc , 1 Gb RAM and it has been fantastic. Just use it for surfing and poker but it plays DVD's so i can watch them whilst i am in a big MTT. Any of the main brands will be good for your uses. The only decision you will have to make is what operating system to go for. i have Vista home premium and for me i have not had any problems with it at all. i have however read on forums etc that it is not as good as Windows XP and you should go for that. I cant tell you which is better or why, you will need to make that choice yourself.
Think ill go for this badboy!! Cheers guys more than helpful |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
bhoywonder
|
|
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2008, 12:09:35 AM » |
|
novatech always seem to have good deals
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
may your god go with you
Scottish Open Apat online gold medal winner 2008
|
|
|
|
Claw75
|
|
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2008, 09:37:46 PM » |
|
I bought a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo 5 months ago for £350 - 120GB hard disc , 1 Gb RAM and it has been fantastic. Just use it for surfing and poker but it plays DVD's so i can watch them whilst i am in a big MTT. Any of the main brands will be good for your uses. The only decision you will have to make is what operating system to go for. i have Vista home premium and for me i have not had any problems with it at all. i have however read on forums etc that it is not as good as Windows XP and you should go for that. I cant tell you which is better or why, you will need to make that choice yourself.
I bought one of these too in Tesco last month. Same price but has 2Gb RAM. Pi**es over the packard bell I bought for twice the price last year. |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
"Arguing with idiots is like playing chess with a pigeon....no matter how good you are the bird is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway"
|
|
|
|
Snatiramas
|
|
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2008, 09:45:22 PM » |
|
If you are using vista it needs 2gb of RAM
after that it is down to what you are going to use it for
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
The most insidious of rules are those that aren't rules at all.
They are the limitations that we invent for ourselves
|
|
|
|
the sicilian
|
|
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2008, 08:35:50 PM » |
|
go to http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/ buy a toshiba a200 duo core dont pay more than £500...i sell bucket loads of them to my customers..cant go wrong dont buy Dell, packard bell (know u had one...u were lucky ) u havent seen how many we have had in for repair over the years and thrown in bin Dean MD IT Assist |
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Just because you don't like it...... It doesn't mean it's not the truth
|
|
|
|
Author