hypochondriac Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 Selling my alienware because I need something a little more portable now. I reckon I'll get about 300-400. I need a laptop which is portable but still decent specs. Any recommendations?
Saint_Jonny Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 Specs on the alienware mate? Still for sale? Got a ebay link or summit? Im looking for a new lapdog for uni in september. Sounds daft but the tesco website seems to have some low prices on decent spec rigs. http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk is another one.
Michelle Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 Don't buy from Laptops Direct. Incredibly bad experience with them and poor customer service. Tossers.
Saint_Jonny Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 Oh rite I did wonder why they seemed to be a bit on the cheap side :s ill steer clear of them then.
saint_stevo Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 Acer Aspire 5735, Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 2GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB DVD-RW Webcam,5-in-1 card reader 15.6" TFT, Vista Home Premium http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158885 £468
saint_stevo Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 HP 6735s Laptop, AMD Turion X2 Dual Core RM-72 2.1Ghz, 4GB 800DDR2, 250GB 15.4" DVD RW LightScribe Writer, WLAN, Webcam, Bluetooth 2.0+, Onboard ATI Radeon HD3200 Windows Vista Home Premium, MSO rdy http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152233 £419 If you got a few more quid about.... Samsung NP-R610-AS01UK Laptop, Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 2.0GHZ, 3GB RAM 250GB HDD, 16" HD Screen, Blu-Ray, GeForce 9200M GS Webcam, Vista Home Premium http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150331 £609
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 (edited) Here's some to look at! http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=NBS-NR38ES http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=NBT-L300D11N http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=NBT-L300154 http://www.saveonsamsung.com/Samsung_R60;_Intel%C2%AE_C2D_T5750_Processor_431003.html http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=NBA-5720301G16 I like the one on link 4 myself! Edited 21 February, 2009 by SOTONS EAST SIDE
TUS Posted 20 February, 2009 Posted 20 February, 2009 Don't buy from Laptops Direct. Incredibly bad experience with them and poor customer service. Tossers. I got a Toshiba Satellite P200 via them and had no problems. I got it on a Buy Now Pay in 6 Months credit deal ... settled up just before the 6 months so got the credit interest free :-) Great laptop too - recommended.
hypochondriac Posted 21 February, 2009 Author Posted 21 February, 2009 That's easy Thanks everyone. If you've got a spare 400 quid knocking around Ess I'll gladly convert
Essruu Posted 21 February, 2009 Posted 21 February, 2009 On second thoughts: It's bad enough that Baj and Stevegrant are Mac converts, we don't need peasants who can't afford quality and reliability as well.
Baj Posted 21 February, 2009 Posted 21 February, 2009 Thanks everyone. If you've got a spare 400 quid knocking around Ess I'll gladly convert I would say its worth NOT buying a new laptop until you can save the extra to get a mac. Upgrade the ram to 4gb via ebay for only £45 too.
thesaint sfc Posted 21 February, 2009 Posted 21 February, 2009 Dell Inspiron mini 13's are lush. Get one of them.
Saint_Jonny Posted 21 February, 2009 Posted 21 February, 2009 The man asked for a laptop, not a lifestyle change you dont want a mac mate, trust me.
Baj Posted 21 February, 2009 Posted 21 February, 2009 you dont want a mac mate, trust me. without wanting to turn this into a mac v pc debate, why?
hypochondriac Posted 21 February, 2009 Author Posted 21 February, 2009 The man asked for a laptop, not a lifestyle change you dont want a mac mate, trust me. Don't worry I won't be getting one. Let me know if you want the alienware btw. If not I may stick it on ebay in a week or 2.
hypochondriac Posted 21 February, 2009 Author Posted 21 February, 2009 TBH it doesn't look hugely different in terms of specs to what I have now.
Saint_Jonny Posted 22 February, 2009 Posted 22 February, 2009 without wanting to turn this into a mac v pc debate, why? I have to use a mac at work for marketing reasons every now and then. When I'm told I have to work on it, I always think "****. not the mac". Its just the amount of times I got to do something im perfectly used to doing on a pc that I cant do on a mac as quickly (or at all) is utterly infuriating! Tbh it might just be me, ive been using windows platforms since I was about 6 (windows 3.11x, boo yea!) so im just set in my ways. I relax in front of a windows display, im just on edge in front of a mac.
thesaint sfc Posted 22 February, 2009 Posted 22 February, 2009 TBH it doesn't look hugely different in terms of specs to what I have now. I thought that was the idea? Its TEENIE! http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:fCmGUm26yqEJ:www.dell.co.uk/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-12%3Fc%3Duk%26cs%3Dukdhs1%26l%3Den%26s%3Ddhs+dell+inspiron+mini+12&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=uk&client=firefox-a
Baj Posted 22 February, 2009 Posted 22 February, 2009 I have to use a mac at work for marketing reasons every now and then. When I'm told I have to work on it, I always think "****. not the mac". Its just the amount of times I got to do something im perfectly used to doing on a pc that I cant do on a mac as quickly (or at all) is utterly infuriating! Tbh it might just be me, ive been using windows platforms since I was about 6 (windows 3.11x, boo yea!) so im just set in my ways. I relax in front of a windows display, im just on edge in front of a mac. Thats a completely fair response, I used to be the same, if not worse. Of course, you would equally agree that it's not the environment thats frustrating, its your lack of experience compared to Windows. Of course, if you took the plunge to learn working quickly on a mac you would find it much quicker and easier to work on. Of course the problem is theres no bloody way youre going to take a punt on spending that much on an OS and hardware, even with all the diehard windows guys who converted. I was lucky, I aquired and ran a copy of leopard on PC hardware for a month, I also grilled many of my other mates to make sure I could switch and do the things I care about doing, workwise. It took me about 3 weeks after getting my macbook to become more productive than i was on my pc, I hear on average it takes about a month. Macs are not god-like as many would have you believe, they are not even "way better", they are just quite a bit better, of course this comes from the perfect integration between the OS and the hardware it runs on. Remember, no-one hated macs more than me, I guarentee it. But at some point you have to put your pride and opinions to one side and think "right, im going to give it a proper go", and boy, im glad i did. Im not going to preach and tell people they must buy a mac, to be honest i couldnt give a crap, as long as ive got my mac im happy, but in the same way as i wouldnt care what someone else was eating in a restaurant, i would still recommend what i was eating, especially if i had tried everything else on the menu everyday for 15 years.
Michelle Posted 22 February, 2009 Posted 22 February, 2009 I got a Toshiba Satellite P200 via them and had no problems. I got it on a Buy Now Pay in 6 Months credit deal ... settled up just before the 6 months so got the credit interest free :-) Great laptop too - recommended. Non-delivery on the required day, cancelled the order and bought from another supplier, howver they didn't cancel the Buy Now Pay in 9 Months credit. Letters turned up to settle, told them I'd cancelled months ago, nearly got taken to court over it all before they finally realised they'd screwed up. Pillocks.
Weston Super Saint Posted 3 March, 2009 Posted 3 March, 2009 Don't buy from Laptops Direct. Incredibly bad experience with them and poor customer service. Tossers. I'll second that!! I ordered from them for one of my staff. Ordered on a Monday and was told 2-3 days for delivery. Phoned on the Friday to chase the order, and was told to call back on Saturday as the guy I needed wasn't in. Phoned on Saturday about 10 times and no-one answered [figured that was good as they were busy]. Phoned back on Monday to be told they don't work on Saturdays!!!! Cancelled the order straight away, and the only thing they managed to get right was the refund!
St Landrew Posted 3 March, 2009 Posted 3 March, 2009 Selling my alienware because I need something a little more portable now. I reckon I'll get about 300-400. I need a laptop which is portable but still decent specs. Any recommendations? I thought all laptops were meant to be portable. If you really want something extremely portable, you might try this one. http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/58_9001.htm Of course, it is a notebook.
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