New Laptop Needed!

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Bennah

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Hi there,

Im after a new laptop as the one Ive got is getting on a bit and need an upgrade.

There are loads about these days, within a huge price range.

After looking around Ive found a very nice deal on a Sony Vaio.

It has a C2D T5300 1.73GHz, 1GB Ram, 120GB HD, 15.4" X-Black display and Vista Home Premium.

Then is has the 'normal' stuff like, DVD-RW, Wireless and onboard Intel graphics which Im not too bothered about.

Looking on the Sony website it says that it weights 3KG and has a battery life of upto 3.45 hours which you cant really grumble at that :p

Questin is though, it seems to be the best laptop for under £600 imo.

Are the Sony Vaio's a decent peice of kit? Hows the X-Black screen?

Thanks
 
3KG seems pretty heavy for a 15.4" notebook. What model Sony are you looking at?

Sony Vaio are a decent brand but at a cost. The one you've listed isn't too bad for once. But there's always the following:

HP 6510b
Intel Core2Duo T7100 (1.8GHz) Santa Rosa
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
14.1" Display (1280x800)
Intel GMA X3100 Graphics
Microsoft Windows Vista Business

That's about £600 too. See here for a review.

I can't comment on the screen of the Sony, although I've heard good things about Sony's display. Check it out.
 
The Sony im looking at is from the N series.

Model is N31 M/W.

The weight is ok I suppose. Wouldnt be carrying it around that much.

I was looking @ 14.1" displays but I think they would be too small for everyday use as I use it instead of a desktop.

Thats the only bad thing I think about the HP. Its all plastic too though which im not sure about.

The Sony can be had for £569 which aint too bad I think :)
 
What about the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3505?

Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 - 2.0GHz (x2), 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
1024MB DDR2-533MHz
120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280x800
Integrated Graphics supporting 256MB
802.11a/b/g
Windows XP Professional Edition

About £588. :p

Don't forget the HP I mentioned above is a 14" and offers same resolution as that of a 15". I think if we're talking about aesthetics, then the Sony wins hands down on all the models we've mentioned here. :cool:
 
Found the same Sony laptop from a large highstreet store online with a Free Baracuda bike :p :D

Its £699 though, £140 more expensive than the cheapest price Ive found.

Too much messing around selling the bike on trying to get more than £140 for it.
 
I just bought this from a local store

£449 FUJITSU SIEMENS LI 1718

Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T2080

1.7 GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB Cache

Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

1GB Memory

80GB Sata Hard Drive

Dual Layer DVD ReWriter Drive

15.4" Brightview Widescreen Display

256MB ATI X200 Graphics

Wireless Enabled

4 USB Connections
 
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