reccomend a laptop...

builder22 · 6 Apr 2009 at 21:05

it's for my dad, he wants to use it for basic stuff, internet, emails, printing invoices
how much for something that is reasonable fast + reliable
needs to be easy to use (if there is such a thing)
budget isnt really an issue but I told him about £400, want to get the best for the money though, without having things that he will never use
any suggestions ?

edit - just thought of something else, the screen to be as big as possible

builder22 · 7 Apr 2009 at 18:40

anyone?

hai · 7 Apr 2009 at 22:15

HP 6735s

builder22 · 8 Apr 2009 at 06:08

never even thought about amd processors, are they better value than intel in laptops then ?

builder22 · 8 Apr 2009 at 17:50

I'm thinking about just getting one of the samsung ones off here for him
I am pretty clued up about pc'd but never looked in to laptops...I've never used Vista, which all the new laptops come with, as opposed to XP, am I right in thinking 2GB RAM is a minimum for vista?
its just ive seen quite a few being sold with 1GB and the vista os.

mattyj1085 · 8 Apr 2009 at 18:50

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17924160

mattyj1085 · 8 Apr 2009 at 18:51

builder22 said:
I've never used Vista, which all the new laptops come with, as opposed to XP

NC10 doesnt, still uses XP

builder22 · 8 Apr 2009 at 20:17

screen's a bit small....

mattyj1085 · 8 Apr 2009 at 20:55

its bigger than it looks when you actually get it. i thought it looked tiny, but when you use it its quite big (not like a 15" or anything but its big enough for browsing, emails and basic games

builder22 · 8 Apr 2009 at 21:27

it's for my dad, needs a decent size screen...

would you recommend samsung then ? do they have a good reputation?
think im gonna get one of the 15inch screen ones for him...

mattyj1085 · 8 Apr 2009 at 21:47

From my very limited knowledge of laptops I would say samsung are good. Theres a thread with neally 100,000 views for the NC10, loads of good reviews and today when we picked one up after reserving from a catalogue place 3 people had reserved yesterday when we did.
The screen is definately big enough, my dad was most worried about the screen being small but was impressed when he opened it.

Id say the top 3 laptop makes would be Dell, Samsung and Toshiba. He had a satellite pro years ago and a dell before that. The NC10 notebook is small enough for him to carry around/take on holiday to use the net for a bit but also have a big enough screen for him to edit web pages

stowenrat · 10 Apr 2009 at 12:12

I am using an Asus X59gl-Ap006c now and I love it, needs more ram though.
Mine cost £359.

Only has a 15" screen though, so not what your dad wants maybe.