Laptop that doesn't break the bank.

Conrad11 · 28 Jan 2008 at 16:50

Hi there,

I am looking for a small laptop that doesn't cost too much.

I'd say my limit is £600.

I want it as small as possible, as light as possible and have a long lasting battery.

10"-13" screen proffered.

Don't really care about spec tbh along as its higher than 1ghz...

Thanks.

syke · 28 Jan 2008 at 16:54

The Aspire 2920 took my eye.

It weighs under 2kg.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 - 1.66GHz
2GB DDR2 667MHz
250GB Serial ATA
12.1" Widescreen TFT
Upto 3.5 Hours battery
X3100 gfx
Card Reader/Webcam etc

Amp34 · 28 Jan 2008 at 18:22

Another option is the Dell XPS M1330, you can get the base model for £485 at the moment.

Ry@n · 28 Jan 2008 at 18:34

Take a look at the Toshiba Satellite U300 range, they are quite a fancy looking notebook

freelancesam · 28 Jan 2008 at 20:55

asus eee is the way forward my freind. For general use its awesome, generates pretty much no heat, practically silent and open source OS so it will constantly be developped.

It only has a 900mhz processor but its not used up on windows junkware

syke · 28 Jan 2008 at 21:07

^ was gonna recommend that, but with recent stock, its hard to get hold of, without being ripped off

Conrad11 · 28 Jan 2008 at 22:02

freelancesam said:
asus eee is the way forward my freind. For general use its awesome, generates pretty much no heat, practically silent and open source OS so it will constantly be developped.

It only has a 900mhz processor but its not used up on windows junkware

I think i would get annoyed by the small screen - if only they made a 10" version.

I think it would be too hard to do word on something that small.

This is basically what i am looking for but with a 10" screen.

Hxc · 28 Jan 2008 at 22:02

7" with an almost unusable resolution for daily tasks. No thanks.

TheVoice · 28 Jan 2008 at 22:05

Dell XPS M1330 - if you look around on the net, there's a bargain one going at the moment (£485) from Dell themselves.

Conrad11 · 28 Jan 2008 at 22:27

whats the battery like on it?

TheVoice · 28 Jan 2008 at 22:47

4 Cell will get you a few hours - mine has (had) a 6-cell and it'll do over 4 hours with Vista on Power Save mode. There's also a 9-cell battery which will get you longer still, but it sticks out from the back of the notebook itself and raises the rear up.