What laptop for £879

Rooky007 · 31 Jan 2007 at 08:54

As I was looking at getting a Top End White Macbook which is priced at 879. Now I am looking to see what Pc Laptop I can get for that price and compare the specs and decide from there

syke · 31 Jan 2007 at 09:16

Can you stretch to £910?

If so;

Acer Aspire 5684WLMi

Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 - 1.83GHz (x2), 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 Cache
2048MB DDR2-667MHz
160GB Serial ATA 5400rpm
15.4" Widescreen TFT (1280x800 - 16:10)with CrystalBrite Technology
DVD±RW Super Multi Double Layer
NVidia GeForce Go7600SE supporting 256MB TurboCache
Wireless LAN: 802.11a/b/g - Call for advice on Wireless Networking
Bluetooth Enabled
Weight: 2.8kg

Rooky007 · 31 Jan 2007 at 09:21

might be able to...

Is this a good one then? looks very high speced, but one side of me keep saying go for macbook just dont know why but i like to have speed

syke · 31 Jan 2007 at 09:27

Rookies said:
might be able to...

Is this a good one then? looks very high speced, but one side of me keep saying go for macbook just dont know why but i like to have speed

That one is very high specced.

Personally MBP's are the ones to get.

Although, i am a fan of the Macbooks and have been close to buying one several times, i feel that i would mostly dual boot it into windows and not taking full advantage of the OSX.

Which is the reason why i think its best for not to buy one unless you have an iMac/Mac Mini already.

At the end of the day, its upto you.

For a little bit extra, you get the Windows Based laptop, with a great spec and a large disk space.

Personally, i would go for the Acer myself.

Rooky007 · 31 Jan 2007 at 09:53

Know what you mean mate.

Mac Book Pro is out of my price range to be honest.

I just seem to like the design of the White Macbook and with it being neat and small it attract me to it. I have always wanted to try a macbook but hate wasting money know what i mean so i am taking my time to decide what to go for.

What makes you want to go for a macbook is it the look of just the name ha ha do you ever think you get one?

syke · 31 Jan 2007 at 11:29

Rookies said:
Know what you mean mate.

Mac Book Pro is out of my price range to be honest.

I just seem to like the design of the White Macbook and with it being neat and small it attract me to it. I have always wanted to try a macbook but hate wasting money know what i mean so i am taking my time to decide what to go for.

What makes you want to go for a macbook is it the look of just the name ha ha do you ever think you get one?

I own 3 laptops atm, all windows based.

And my uncle brought around his MBP and it completely stunned me.

I think id only get one aswell as owning a windows based desktop/laptop though.

I dont think i could live just with a MacBook/MacBookPro.

The design, is amazing yes. I wouldnt buy just to show off the fact i have a Macbook. I want to get used to the OSX, so i think personally i would wait a bit and try OSX out more before plunging into a £900-1200 laptop.

Perhaps get the Acer (or a different laptop) and then try a mates MacBook/Mac and see if you think you can get used to it.

If you feel you can get used to it, buy one at a later date.