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Laptop advice needed please...
sardonicus:
I've been looking to buy a new laptop as my pc is a few years old now(the sticker on it says designed for windows 2000 and ME !!)
The Mrs wont let me spend the money on my disco but a laptop's o.k.
I've narrowed it down to two , a HP G61-410SA and a Dell Inspiron 1545. which are adequate for what i will use them for.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g61-410sa-04127309-pdt.html?srcid=369&xtor=AL-11
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/dell-inspiron-1545-black-04927996-pdt.html
So has anyone got any advice on which one to choose,and is there much difference between a T4400 and a T3100 ?
Thanks .
dxmedia:
Laptops around that price are much of a much. Just put the specs against each other and see if ones missing something you'd need.
Don't go to PC world though, try online such as aria or ebuyer.
Saffy:
Not all dell 1545 are the same and pc world sell a poor spec of the machine at a higher price than for instance Currys so shop around and compare spec of the 1545 like Hard drive size, processor brand/speed and memory and webcam. I have a dell 1545 it was a step down from the lenovo I had that went pop but I really like it. It was the lesser screen resolution that I had to get used to everything else is good. It didn't have built in bluetooth so I bought the proper dell internal module cheap off ebay. The internal wifi card was not was not a good as my old one so swapped that out too.
Bobtail:
Also try Amazon as they do weekly specials
Bought my kids two very good spec'd HP net books for less than £230
Jim
tim_aka_tim:
Don't buy HP laptops!!!! Warranty provider Squaretrade did a study of laptop reliability in 2009.
HP came out worst by a long shot. 25.6% of HP laptops will fail within 3 years of buying.
Also, netbooks are 20% more likely to fail than a laptop. I suppose an HP netbook would be the
ultimate insult.
Dell comes out at 18.3% failure withing 3 years. If you want a decent laptop, buy Asus or Toshiba,
whose failure rates are 15.6% & 15.7% respectively (Top positions on the survey).
http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf
I've seen plenty of failed HP laptops personally. Many of which are just over a year old.
Likewise, I've seen lots of very old Toshibas that run just fine.
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