Laptop - £400 budget

[p4radox]

Hi there,

My family are looking at buying a laptop, as I'll be taking my PC with me to Uni in October and that leaves my sister without a computer to use.

It'll mainly be used for office work, web browsing and perhaps the odd game of The Sims 2 rolleyes. Also must have wi-fi. What's the best out there at the moment? I don't have a clue when it comes to laptops, I can't stand the things tbh...

I was looking at the Dell Vostros, but I'm not sure if they're the best.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

The Vostros or Acer for that budget.

An example of Acer:

Acer Aspire 5613AWLMi
Intel Core Duo T2350 1.86Ghz 667FSB 2MB L2 Cache
1024MB DDR2-533MHz
120GB SATA HD
15.4" TFT CrystalBrite (1200x800)
DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
Integrated Graphics supporting 224MB
802.11a/b/g
2.9Kg
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
Fast Ethernet 10/100
1 Year Collect and Return
£399

See what you can spec with Dell and then decide.

 

[LewisStuart]

Acer... if your not planning on dropping it.

 

[dbmzk1]

Acer... if your not planning on dropping it.

When would you ever plan on dropping a laptop?

 

[ninjapilot]

there are a few to choose from like the one Guru has posted or similar spec:

Asus X51R
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2130 1.86GHz
RAM: 1024MB DDR2
Hard Drive: 120GB
Screen: 15.4" 1280x800 with ColourShine
Optical Drive: DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon X300 graphics core
Wireless LAN: 802.11b/g
Warranty: 2 Years
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition
1 x VGA port (D sub 15pin)
4 x USB 2.0 ports
2 x Audio jack: headphone, mic-in
1 x RJ45, 1 x RJ11
1 x PCMCIA Card Slot
Built-in stereo speakers
Li-Ion 6 cells, 4400mAh Battery
365 x 269.5 x 28-40.5 mm (W x D x H)
2.8kg weight

Or AMD Lappy

Acer TravelMate 5514WLMi -
Turion 64 X2 TL-56 1.8Ghz - 15.4" TFT
Weight - 2.8 kg
Processor - AMD Turion 64 X2 mobile technology TL-56 ( Dual-Core )
Cache Memory - 1 MB - L2 Cache
RAM - 1 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM ( 2 x 512 MB )
Card Reader - 5 in 1
Hard Drive - 120 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
Optical Storage - DVD±RW / DVD-RAM - integrated
Display - 15.4" TFT active matrix 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) - 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Graphics Controller - ATI Radeon Xpress 1100 with up to 512MB HyperMemory - 256 MB
Audio Output - Sound card
Networking - Network adapter - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Notebook Camera - Integrated - 0.3 Megapixel - CMOS
Run Time (Up To) - 2.5 hour(s)
Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Manufacturer Warranty - 1 year warranty

Ninja

 

[JAMAL]

When would you ever plan on dropping a laptop?

I knocked mine off a chair, it now has cracks on both hindges which seems to be a common acer problem anyway, it bent the hindges inside that run up the screen i think they are made of cheese!