Buying a laptop

Xiler · 4 Aug 2008 at 10:31

i am looking to buy a laptop soon for uni soon and to be honest i aint really into the laptop scene so i need help.

- Looking for something that is mobile 12-13" screen, has dedicated graphics built in as i would like some light gaming when travelling, etc.
- Must have wireless lan built in(think all if not most laptops do now), wifi/bluetooth would be a plus but not needed.
- The screen must be decent quality, and must have at least 2gb ram + being able to upgrade to 4gb ram.

I do not want a 15" as it is too big for my needs, i just want something very portable/no hastle.

Been looking at a HP Pavilion tx2530ea seems pretty good and can get one for around £600.

any suggestions will be helpful thanks.

embalse · 4 Aug 2008 at 11:21

Well I'd get the Asus Eee PC 1000 Intel Atom 1.6GHz or Advent

I know your probably looking at a higher spec, but speaking as someone who has spent money on high end laptops and then used it mainly for travelling/reading emails I would not spend too much money.

Xiler · 4 Aug 2008 at 11:34

embalse said:
Well I'd get the Asus Eee PC 1000 Intel Atom 1.6GHz or Advent

I know your probably looking at a higher spec, but speaking as someone who has spent money on high end laptops and then used it mainly for travelling/reading emails I would not spend too much money.

thats a bit too small screen size will be using stuff like exel, world, power point etc for uni. 12-13" is a good size for what i am looking for not too big not too small.

Was playing around with an asus but felt it was too small and would really limit what i could do on it.

embalse · 4 Aug 2008 at 11:41

Fair enough.

Hxc · 4 Aug 2008 at 12:28

Dell XPS 13", or if you can source one, the 12" they used to do?

fendi · 4 Aug 2008 at 13:36

My sig does the job for uni.

Emlyn_Dewar · 4 Aug 2008 at 13:51

XPS m1330 or a recent Sony SZ

The 8400m is more than adequate for light gaming at low res.

Of course, there is the small scaremongering issue of...
EVERY 8400/8600 IS BROKEN AND WILL FAIL, dun dun dun! [/inquirer]

alex24 · 4 Aug 2008 at 15:21

I would steer clear of HP Pavillion if I were you. They're not the best quality, and i've seen many fail within 2 years of purchase. Also there's the 8400M (g86) issue yet to be made clear.

Not a fan of XPS or Advent.

You'll be hard pressed to find a good quality small laptop for around £600 that will game also. Brands i've found to be well-built are IBM/Lenovo, Toshiba and Sony.