Laptop instead of desktop

marc69

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Hi guys,

I'm in need of a laptop instead of my big clunky desktop. I don't exactly play any games any more so I don't need anything too exciting but I don't want a slug either.

I'd have about £400 to spend on it.

I was looking at the Inspiron 17 - 3721

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Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-3227U (3M Cache, up to 1.90 GHz) with Intel® HD 4000 Graphics
 Windows® 8
 6 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz (2 DIMMs)
 750 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
 8X DVD+/- RW Drive
 17.3 inch High Definition+ (1600 x 900) LED Display with TrueLife
 Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
 Wireless : Dell Wireless 1704 Card
 LCD Back Cover : Black
 Battery: Primary 4-cell 40W/HR
 Internal Qwerty Keyboard

It's within my budget but I didn't know whether it would be better to pay a bit more and get an i5. *I do backup my DVDs so I can play all my media through my AV receiver.

The reviews look good but having never owned a laptop I don't really know too much about these mobile processors.

Thanks for any help :)

*(I own all the DVDs, just too hard to manage a big DVD collection when it's not digital :))*
 
How about this for £402ish

Inspiron 17R - 5720
Inspiron 17R - 5720
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3210M (2.50 GHz)
Windows® 8
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel 1600MHz SDRAM Memory (1 DIMM)
750 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
Display : 17.3 Inch High Definition+ (900p) WLED TrueLife
Graphics : 1 GB Nvidia GeForce GT 630M
Back Up Media Not Included
Windows® 8 64bit (Englilsh)
Wireless : Dell Wireless 1704 Card
LCD Back Cover : Moon Silver Switch Cover
Battery : Primary 6 Cell 48W/HR
Internal Qwerty Keyboard

Faster CPU and GPU combination will let it last longer as a viable system imo.

should be easier to upgrade in the future down the road also.
 
I did see that one but the 4GB of RAM put me off a bit.

Was the price including delivery and vat?

Quick question as well, can these graphics cards be upgraded at all? Might be stupid but having never owned a laptop, I've genuinely got no idea :)

Cheers
 
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its even better that it has 4Gb - much cheaper to add urself - cheaper and hassle free (usually take cover off , slide in to slot-job done ! :)
 
Have a look for the Lenovo Z500, can be had new for £479, bought the wife one recently and its a cracking laptop, well spec'd and solidly built :)
 
Get an SSD in there if you can, it will reduce the noise and power consumption and speed things up no end.

MW
 
marc69 said:
I did see that one but the 4GB of RAM put me off a bit.

Was the price including delivery and vat?

Quick question as well, can these graphics cards be upgraded at all? Might be stupid but having never owned a laptop, I've genuinely got no idea :)

Cheers
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Adding more ram down the road is not a massive chore, atm it is pretty dirt cheap, as well as this it should hassle free to add a second HDD for storage etc even a third with this design, not sure, you would have to do some digging.

Adding 2nd drive to 17R model 5720

You can also see the RAM slots here also.
 
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Thanks for the input guys. Looks like a good buy then.

Is there anyway to upgrade the graphics on it? I noticed it had an Nivea card in but I couldn't find anything about upgrading it.

Cheers
 
marc69 said:
Thanks for the input guys. Looks like a good buy then.

Is there anyway to upgrade the graphics on it? I noticed it had an Nivea card in but I couldn't find anything about upgrading it.

Cheers
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The GT 630M will be soldered onto the motherboard so no upgrade l am afraid.

The GT 630M (re-badged GT 540M) is covered here on this link.

It is good for light gaming low to medium settings depending on game and res.

Regards.

C.

BTW the £402ish included del and vat.
 
That's not too bad really then. I doubt I'd even play any games on it, I have my xbox for the tiny bit of casual gaming I do.

Thanks a lot for your help buddy.

*Off to check funds and make an order hopefully!*
 
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