Where to buy laptop's online?

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richard_confused

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Hi, im just wondering where people would recommend to look for a laptop. I've read about a lot of bad experiences with retailers, but very few good comments.

Any suggestions?
 
richard_confused said:
Thanks for your help.
They all seem a little expensive, or maybe i'm hoping for too much for my money lol.
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You are.

Laptops right now are cheaper than they've ever been.

There's a recession on, suppliers are keen for sales.

Add to that, many components such as memory are very cheap at the moment, it's a good time to buy.

If you want something cheaper I suggest the used market, your local boot sale or e-bay :)
 
captain zed said:
Just don't buy a HP Pavillion DV-5...even if it has bells on.
Zzzzz
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whats wrong with the dv5's?

I was hoping to get something along the lines of:
2ghz processor with 2mb cache, atleast a 667mhz fsb
Atleast 2gig RAM and 160gb hdd
with a basic dedicated graphics card.
oh, and would really like hdmi output.

All for under £500
 
richard_confused said:
whats wrong with the dv5's?

I was hoping to get something along the lines of:
2ghz processor with 2mb cache, atleast a 667mhz fsb
Atleast 2gig RAM and 160gb hdd
with a basic dedicated graphics card.
oh, and would really like hdmi output.

All for under £500
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Have you actually looked at the links I provided?
 
Dv-5's didnt work out for me....2 of them!! I had to return them with multiple probs.imo they had too much on them for the OS to handle.
Zzzzz
 
floppybootstomp said:
Have you actually looked at the links I provided?
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Yeah man i looked....you get stuff for nowt over there ya know.....that dv-5 is over 850 euro over here.
rgds
:nod: Zzzzz
 
Uh, Captain, I wasn't talking to you, you dingbat.

I was adressing richard_confused (helluva title to join a forum with eh? deffo a non-stayer) which is really quite clear from my post you've quoted from.

Now put the rum bottle down and sleep.

Awake refreshed and reasess ;)
 
Little wink

Yeah man, i put a little wink at the head of the post so you'd know i knew.....ding bat i think you said lol
:lol:Zzzzz
 
Yeah, i've looked at your suggestions, still nothing that particularly stands out.
Can't get anything decent on Novatech for under £500, unless you sacrifice the os of course, and laptops direct uk doesn't have anything decent either apart from the odd acer, but i'd rather gouge my eyes out with spoons than buy an acer.
 
richard_confused said:
Yeah, i've looked at your suggestions, still nothing that particularly stands out.
Can't get anything decent on Novatech for under £500, unless you sacrifice the os of course, and laptops direct uk doesn't have anything decent either apart from the odd acer, but i'd rather gouge my eyes out with spoons than buy an acer.
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Ok, sorry to hear that, and I agree with you about Acers, lol, have you tried E-Buyer? Misco?

And some refurbished models available Here.
 
richard_confused said:
whats wrong with the dv5's?

I was hoping to get something along the lines of:
2ghz processor with 2mb cache, atleast a 667mhz fsb
Atleast 2gig RAM and 160gb hdd
with a basic dedicated graphics card.
oh, and would really like hdmi output.

All for under £500
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This first laptop meets all of the main points that you were after, and comes in at £420:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158887
  • HP 6735s Laptop
  • AMD Turion X2 Dual Core RM-72 2.1Ghz
  • 4GB 800DDR2
  • 320GB 15.4"
  • DVD RW LightScribe Writer
  • WLAN
  • 8 Cell Battery
  • Webcam
  • Bluetooth 2.0+
  • Onboard ATI Radeon HD3200
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
However, I can only find 1 laptop that comes with HDMI and is under £500... and it's an Acer... http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159426
 
Its a HP and at this stage everybody knows what i think of them at the mo.

It has a HP restore/recovery manager system that dindt work for me on two different laptops. But i hold grudges forever LOL
:nod: Zzzzz
 
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