Laptop for £400

[ScarySquirrel]

Can anyone recommend a decent laptop for £400?

Main use will be for web browsing, photoshop, basic video editting etc.
It needs WiFi and can't be ugly
Vista would be a bonus

Any advice as I am rubbish when it comes to laptops. Thanks

 

[firewallblocked]

AMD Turion 64 running Vista Home Basic (i.e. the crap vista version )


For around £500+ an Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 - 1.66GHz

You will be lucky to get a copy of Vista included now the free upgrade from Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 has expired. (Ran out on 15th March!)

Vista really requires 1GB ram, 2GB recommended for photoshop users, I can't see you getting a version of Vista worth having on a £400 laptop.

Overclockers sell Vista Home Premium 32-Bit Edition DVD OEM for £75.19 should you be forced to upgrade later on, as long as you ensure the laptop you buy can run vista!


Click on the link below to see what you miss out with Vista Basic over other versions.


http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx

 

[Raikiri]

You can get a Dual core Turion, 1GB ram, 80gb HD, x1150 graphics, 15.4inch widescreen for under £400 delivered. You get Vista Home basic with it.