New Laptop.....
 

Hi Guys,


Looking to get a new (work) laptop, dont want to spend anything over £2k, it will be replacing my current HP nx9105

Things it must have:

DVD +/- RW
Card reader (minimum SD and MS)
XP Pro
WiFi G/B
Bluetooth
15" screen (17" is too big for a laptop for what i use it for, but dont mind a WSXGA like my current one)


Suggestions / links?

Cheers

Re: New Laptop.....
 

I am very pleased with the one I got from:

http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/asp/default.asp


I got the following (bottom one):

http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_...aptop/prod.asp

but it looks like you want to spend a bit more...

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That looks spot on!..... will need to upgrade the ram to 1Gb, and put xp pro on it... other than that.... it looks like the sort of thing im after...

:tu: nice 1 :)

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Nice :) I don't think it has bluetooth though (but some of the other models do). Oh, and the one I got requires a usb mouse, so if you don't have one, get one to avoid having to use the annoying trackpad.

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Mother-in-law recently bought an Acer laptop, it's a very nice piece of kit. :) The WIFI hard-key next to the power button is a nice touch, and useful for quickly connecting to a hotspot, as is the nice blue LED that confirms the 'puter is communicating with it.

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I cant get enough of the Thinkpads, there pricey but enginered and built so well. the only thing this one does not have is a card reader.:

http://www5.pc.ibm.com/uk/products.n...K?OpenDocument

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I had a IBM thinkpad a few years ago and boy!..are they crap! :(

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Mac Mac Mac! :p:
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/

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Keep your eye on the Dell outlet for reconditioned models:

http://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDi...constraint=LAT

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I've got an Acer as well.

Aspire 2023, very good.

Bit heavy but that's mainly due to the wide screen on it.

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Im shocked casper, ive had IBM thinkpads for 10 years + and never had a problem with them.... I even still have a 760CD running 24/7 thats a Pentium 75 processor for those that want to know....

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One point I never really got over was the annoying keyboard layouts IBM insisted of presenting.... it was so damn annoying fumbling around those dodgy keys and layout :(

over-priced bolders if you ask me, esp compared to the competition...unless you can get them through a IBM discount scheme ;)

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hmm interesting, IBM has one many awards for its, keyboards.. unles you were unlucky enough to get an american one Im surprised you had a problem.

They are expensive, but then again, i don't know of anyo ther laptops that have titanium shells......

do a google search for legends of thinkpads, and you will see why they keep getting sent up into space.

IMHO Laptops like Dell etc are so tacky, I have supported them and found most of the time things kept falling off them, especially the small ones with externals drives!

but everyone has there own favourites, thats the fun of life..

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:tu: :tu: :tu:

Brilliant pieces of kit. And you can still run Windows on it.
I've got Win 98 and XP Pro running on mine alongside OS X quite happily.

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Ive decided to hold of, and am getting the new HP NX6125

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can i have your old one ............











.......... for nowt :erm: :D :D :D

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Lol.... ill ask the FD ;)

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I second that. I do love my powerbook, and I got it cheap, re-conditioned from Apple, with AppleCare waranty.

Might be worth a think if you could get away without using Window, and use OpenOffice and linuxx (FreeBSD) apps on Mac. They come loaded, and you can get the 15' with DVD writer and 1gb RAM for about £1600, pricey, but the backlit kb is nice :)

Might come in handy for your work if your work ever needs an Apple for something too.

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We already have a few apples... i really dont get on with them :(

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I love my Dell!!!!!

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I'll second that

Got an Inspiron 8600 15.4 in WSXGA PM1400 Centrino with 60Gb HDD for a lot less than it should have been on the outlet site. Very good does all I need and the PM CPU numbers, like those on AMDs should be ignored (or doubled).

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I bought for a friend a Latitude D800 (Pentium 715 (1.5GHz), 8x DVD+RW, 40Gb HDD, 15.4" widescreen TFT, 512Mb DDR2 RAM, modem, LAN, wireless LAN, Windows XP pro, Power DVD) for £754 inc delivery and VAT. Note that the prices listed in the Dell outlet *EXCLUDE* delivery (sometimes free) and VAT. It has a lovely solid case and a really good screen and looked just like new.

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=04&l=en&s=bsd

:) :) :)

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Hey, I asked first! :erm: :D

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Don't ask me why, but every time someone mentions the Dell "outlet" it reminds me of the two crabs picking stuff from the sewer outlet pipe in "Finding Nemo"... *sweet manna from heaven* :disturbd: :D