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Which laptop do you recommend? |
Dessybaby
Joined: Jan 03, 2002
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I want to buy a laptop for under £1,000 do you guys know any good ones that are fast, reliable and has a good build quality. Software such as nero is a must as I want to back up large files onto CD.
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oxegn
Joined: Aug 29, 2002
Posts: 63
From: my secret hideout
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Dell is always good, so it Toshiba, compaq and hp (do compaq still make laptops or is it all under hp now?!?!?)
Actually there is some pretty good dell offers (free double RAM etc) at the moment, so look around on tv and in magazines...Just don't get anything with a celeron chip in, pay the extra and get p4 or amd. I doubt many laptops will come with nero so u might have to buy it seperatly. |
Sir-SonyEricsson-man
Joined: May 30, 2002
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From: Norway
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i have an Sony Vaio... but that one costs 4500 USD... 
Sony Xperia 1 II, Xperia 5, Huawei P30 Pro |
gareb
Joined: Sep 05, 2002
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Some Dell stuff perhaps
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pachy
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
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I'm am using a Dell right now, they are superb. |
Dessybaby
Joined: Jan 03, 2002
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But wouldn't a P4 overheat quickly? |
ruff rider
Joined: Mar 01, 2002
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From: Manchester, UK
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Depends on how efficient the cooling is on the laptop. I'm using a Vaio GRT715M which has a desktop 2.8ghz p4 (not the crippled mp4 or the p4m, also not to be confused with the pentium-mobile!) and never had any overheating issues.
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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I'm can definitly recommend Vaio's.. .I'm on my 3rd vaio notebook in a row, the V505AP... its a 2Mhz mobile pentium 4 and certainly no overheating here. Its a slim size 2kg with built in DVD/CD-RW, 1Gb RAM 12.1" screen etc etc etc.
btw. for anyone wanting DVD multi-region capability on their pc and not prepared to flash the firmware of the DVD I use and recommend DVDIdle. Works great!
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Dessybaby
Joined: Jan 03, 2002
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How much did you pay for your new Vaio? |
masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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From: Sydney, London
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well mine is one of the expensive ones but you can the bigger vaios with cd-rw etc 14" screen etc within your budget.
Check out some of these...
http://www.microanvika.co.uk/default.asp
http://www.procomdirect.com/pages/index.shtml
http://www.sonystyle-europe.com
http://www.gultronics.co.uk/
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Jools
Joined: May 21, 2003
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Check out some of the best laptops here and here - but they may be a little out of your price range... Still, you get what you pay for! 
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ruff rider
Joined: Mar 01, 2002
Posts: 203
From: Manchester, UK
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If you're after a vaio, look out for the new onyx black screens. Theres one on my GRT715M and its absolutely gorgeous. To the best of my knowledge, only Sony and Toshiba have implemented this technology in their notebooks.
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Dessybaby
Joined: Jan 03, 2002
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What are the benefits of an Onyx Black sxreen and how much extra does it cost? |
ruff rider
Joined: Mar 01, 2002
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From: Manchester, UK
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You need to see one in person to understand. The first thing you'll notice is the screen has a glossy finish. It uses 2 lamps as opposed to 1 which improves the contrast and colour. Its also got a wider viewing angle. As for the extra price, I dunno. Its not an optional extra because all vaios are pre-built
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Dessybaby
Joined: Jan 03, 2002
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I saw an advert by PC World for a Compaq laptop for £799, is that one any good?
My cousin however says that Compaqs are unreliable and break down easily, but this was a few years ago so are they more reliable now? |
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Posted: 2003-08-19 19:36
