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bbwannabe 29-05-2004 17:35
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
I waited for one of those special one week aldi deals :D

one of the things you might wanna look at is how long the battery willl last. Its unlikely any sales ppl will know how long it will last per laptop so read reviews on the battery time and make sure that you know details of the battery so that you can pick up a replacement or a spare should you require it.

imback 29-05-2004 17:54
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
Thanks guys, keep 'em coming.

altis 29-05-2004 18:47
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
http://computers.listings.ebay.co.uk...istingItemList

imback 02-06-2004 18:41
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
Found one, will pick it up tomorrow.

Acer travel mate something or other

P4
40 gig HD
256 RAM (I'll get another 256 to go in there)
DVD writer
Wireless card already installed
15inch screen

for just £600:)

zovat 03-06-2004 13:04
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by imback
Found one, will pick it up tomorrow.

Acer travel mate something or other

P4
40 gig HD
256 RAM (I'll get another 256 to go in there)
DVD writer
Wireless card already installed
15inch screen

for just £600:)
Looks pretty good for that price....

the Acer ones are not well known - but do seem to be pretty reliable.#

imback 03-06-2004 14:33
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
I got it anyway, looking at other machines and it was atleast £250 more, so why not. Acer are very big in Germany apparently, and we know they don't buy crap:D

As a side note I looked for a wireless router at the same time

PC world : Belkin £100
Maplin : unbranded £70
Staples : Belkin (the same one as pc world ) £40, that's the same price ebuyer are selling them for, so I got me one of them too:D

EDIT : it's a 2.8ghz P4, since I didn't put that in my earlier post.

willie 03-06-2004 15:15
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
Aye i owned an Acer for years never had any serious problems with it only thing i found a little off putting was if you wanted to upgrade say the memory then forget it but that was a few years ago things may have changed now

PS
NJOY you new toy

Chris W 03-06-2004 15:58
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
My university seems to have some kind of deal with Acer, as the laptops that they supply to dyslexic students, the two people i live with that have had that have no complaints at all :tu:

imback 03-06-2004 21:24
Re: Cheapest way to buy a laptop
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Web Junkie
Aye i owned an Acer for years never had any serious problems with it only thing i found a little off putting was if you wanted to upgrade say the memory then forget it but that was a few years ago things may have changed now

PS
NJOY you new toy
I checked the RAM thing before I bought it, crucial stock some so I'm ok there.

Well I'm loving my new toy, and my wireless connection now:D

Thanks to all those that posted in here:)


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