looking for laptop

[denon]

as title im looking to spending as less as possible and i need

Vista
DVD writer
1GB RAM (or do i need more for vista?)
non built in graphics card
dont havea clue about CPU i currently have a p4 3.0 so looking for something better
and decent battery life

dont need it for games as i have a 360

how much should i look to be paying and any brands i should look out for?

 

[BAMBI]

Not much, £350 max, there is not that much difference between brands at that price range. Only thing to look for is a good quality screen.

 

[denon]

ok thanks a lot for the advice

 

[BlackDragon]

Same as above, and make sure they have good customer support and warranty too!

 

[zilly_boi]

I have had an Acer for about 14 months. It has just gone back for the second time.

First time - 2 months in the screen needed to be replaced

Now - the computer freezes and then turns itself off - suspected MOBO replacement!

Bah - so basically the whole laptop has been built again HA! Only for the second time round - its outside the warranty and thus iv had to persue the supplier under the Sale of Goods Act and say the laptop is defective and i want the repair done free of charge.

Acer may sound cheap - but their customer service is appaling and their warranty is not good. A friend also got an acer at the same time as me. His has gone back once and is currently on the blink again.

When it went back the first time - it did not get back to him for 2 months and upon arrival the HDD was formatted. Again, the problem was the computer kept turning itself off.

Acer - avoid in my opinion.

 

[Strongbow]

Have a look at Fujitsu Siemens range, I've had/still have 3 of them over the years and I've never had any problems with any of them, fair enough spec' and faultless!

I don't really use them much now so I just let them crunch. My 3 have been left on for nearly 18months solid running BOINC and they've never complained once (my Wife has many times, but ctrl-alt-del doesn't work on her that well!).

 

[denon]

thanks for the help but im struggling to find something that meets the specs for £400 or less, has anyone got some model numbers to look at?

 

[denon]

anyone?