Spec me a sofa/homework machine
- Thread starter Phage
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Hi Phage,
On Dells thats Inspiron 15 territory:-
Bottom of the range but it'll surf just fine:-
£298.99: Dell Inspiron N5050
Intel® Celeron® B815 (2 cores, 2 threads, 2M Cache, 1.60 GHz, Intel® HD Graphics) - latest stuff Q1 2012!
3GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x1024 + 1x2048]
320GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6in (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11b/g/n
Another gig of memory - they say thats better for Win.7 - with faster chip and fatter hard drive
£348.99: Dell Inspiron N5040
Intel® Pentium® P6200 (2 cores, 2 threads, 3M Cache, 2.13 GHz, integrated graphics) - been knocking around since Q3 2010 but nowt wrong with it
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096]
500GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6" (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11b/g/n
Bit more poke still, with snappier graphics and bluetooth;
£388.99 - Inspiron N5050
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M (2 cores, 4 threads, 3M Cache, 2.30 GHz,Intel® HD Graphics 3000) - recent Q4 2011 chip
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096]
500GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6in (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11g/n + Bluetooth v3.0+HS Card
Of course you could always go fishing on the Dell outlet and hoik something like this out:-
Same model as above but with 6GB memory; double the size hard drive and £45 cheaper but you may need to add another £22 if the free delivery offer is off at the mo.
£343.13 - Inspiron N5050
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Processor (2 cores, 4 threads, 3M Cache, 2.30 GHz,Intel® HD Graphics 3000)
6GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM (1x2GB + 1x4GB)
1TB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6in (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11g/n + Bluetooth v3.0+HS Card
Top 3 include dlivery.
On Dells thats Inspiron 15 territory:-
Bottom of the range but it'll surf just fine:-
£298.99: Dell Inspiron N5050
Intel® Celeron® B815 (2 cores, 2 threads, 2M Cache, 1.60 GHz, Intel® HD Graphics) - latest stuff Q1 2012!
3GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x1024 + 1x2048]
320GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6in (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11b/g/n
Another gig of memory - they say thats better for Win.7 - with faster chip and fatter hard drive
£348.99: Dell Inspiron N5040
Intel® Pentium® P6200 (2 cores, 2 threads, 3M Cache, 2.13 GHz, integrated graphics) - been knocking around since Q3 2010 but nowt wrong with it
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096]
500GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6" (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11b/g/n
Bit more poke still, with snappier graphics and bluetooth;
£388.99 - Inspiron N5050
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M (2 cores, 4 threads, 3M Cache, 2.30 GHz,Intel® HD Graphics 3000) - recent Q4 2011 chip
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096]
500GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6in (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11g/n + Bluetooth v3.0+HS Card
Of course you could always go fishing on the Dell outlet and hoik something like this out:-
Same model as above but with 6GB memory; double the size hard drive and £45 cheaper but you may need to add another £22 if the free delivery offer is off at the mo.
£343.13 - Inspiron N5050
Intel® Core™ i3-2350M Processor (2 cores, 4 threads, 3M Cache, 2.30 GHz,Intel® HD Graphics 3000)
6GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM (1x2GB + 1x4GB)
1TB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
15.6in (1366X768) WLED
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
65W AC Adaptor
6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Wireless 802.11g/n + Bluetooth v3.0+HS Card
Top 3 include dlivery.