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Assistance required in finding the best laptop for £1000
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| Coup |
Some lads at work are from poland and one has asked me because im into computers and stuff to help him find a new laptop. Hes gave me a budget of £1000 to find him the best laptop i can. hes given me some rough specs:
Screen = 15" or more.
CPU = Intel or AMD, but not celeron.
Memory = 512 or 1GB (high quality stuff)
HDD = 60/80 GIG 5400/7200 RPM HDD
Video = ATI Mobility 9000 or afterwards
Audio = Audio isnt that important, but something decent if possible
Drive = DVD/RW (inc. CDRW)
Floppy Drive is non-essential, but preferable.
Ethernet Port
USB2/Firewire
56k modem
I know there is an imense freedom with PC's, and given this task with a PC it would be very simple to buy in the best quality parts (which u can research in lots of detail (like memory latency)) but laptops dont appear to have the same freedom.
The above list looks very abitious for £1000, tho tiny have something along those lines for £1000 here but it doesnt go into much detail about any of the unbranded parts (ie motherboard, memory etc) which leaves me to believe theyre not worth bragging about, ie, .
im not personally that knowledgeable on laptops, so i came to seek advice. Ive been to Dell but their setup is very pre-determined, and u can change very little.
assistance would be greatful. thanks. |
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| itsTrueSonic |
i don't know if you can find a laptop that is NOT a CELERON under 1000 euros (or dollars) .. i really don't see much cheap AMD laptops out there .. they usually put the top of the line CPU chips on the laptops ..
i don't know how it is in europe, but here in the us, everyone takes the chance at going for the mail in rebate as discounts for computers and laptops.
like a best buy, circuit city, etc ...
i will just say this .. laptops are not cheap .. just go for a pc. you can always carry your pc case around and find a free monitor somewhere .. |
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| tranceaholic |
| i am too lazy to convert..how much is a 1000 pounds in dollars? |
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| Turbonium |
| You do realize that you're severely limiting your options by going "not Celeron", especially considering your price cap. Celeron D series CPUs are quite competent and do in many ways outperform some not-so-old Athlons. |
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| Coup |
$1800 (USD)
its not for me. and the guy who wants it reg travels between england and poland, hence the need for a laptop. |
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| itsTrueSonic |
| you can always find a new pentium III laptop, since not many people are asking for a pIII laptop now (more requests for pIV, so lowering the prices on pIII) |
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| tranceaholic |
| quote: | Originally posted by itsTrueSonic
you can always find a new pentium III laptop, since not many people are asking for a pIII laptop now (more requests for pIV, so lowering the prices on pIII) |
for 1800 bucks he can find a p4 just fine...its 1000 pounds not dollars |
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| itsTrueSonic |
well actually, europe gets their laptops cheaper than here in the us, because import taxes are like way cheaper than here.
damn import taxes. that's why import cds at the records stores are sometimes $30!
oh well. but i think they can get a top notch computer for like 30% less than what we get here. |
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| DJAntSmith |
there's plenty of good deals out there for around £1000 but it depends if he'll compromise on the spec.
For example
HP Compaq Notebook:
OS: Windows XP Pro
Intel Pentium 4 HT 3GHZ Processor
Cache: 512MB
RAM: 512MB
HDD: 40GB @ 4200rpm
DVD & CDRW Drive
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 Video Card
15" Screen
56K Modem
10/100 Network Card
And all for the tidy price of £799 + VAT. :) |
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