Laptops...Recommendations ?

[pasty]

My step-daughter's 15th birthday is fast approaching, and she has her heart set on a laptop. I know sweet f.a. about these things so thought I'd turn to the vast knowledge base that is NSC for tips.

Main usage is going to be farting about on bebo/msn etc I would suspect, but homework and GSCE coursework will also be done on it, so probably don't need anything too high spec. Budget around £300-£350

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Get a Dell

 

[Clothes Peg]

My step-daughter's 15th birthday is fast approaching, and she has her heart set on a laptop. I know sweet f.a. about these things so thought I'd turn to the vast knowledge base that is NSC for tips.

Main usage is going to be farting about on bebo/msn etc I would suspect, but homework and GSCE coursework will also be done on it, so probably don't need anything too high spec. Budget around £300-£350

Letting teenage girls loose with laptops is a bad move. Have you seen what some of them get up to on MySpace. Just don't let her have a webcam, for her own safety.

 

[REDLAND]

Buy it now collect in store tomorrow and your get ya memory upgrade ..

Not a bad deal for only £350

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/519892

 

[surrey jim]

my house mate just got a compaq, from PC world the one advertised,

its very good

 

[1066gull]

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObj...wse&mco=904E475&node=home/macbook/macbook_pro

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObj...wse&mco=904E475&node=home/macbook/macbook_pro

Read the last sentence of the first post

 

[dougdeep]

Just been in Currys, they have some good deals on.

 

[Cian]

Adrie - when you've USED a Mac, maybe recommend them then. All you've done so far is wank over them.

If you can push the budget a bit more, Toshiba's are indestructable, the Satellite line is one of the original consumer laptop lines and its still good now.

 

[Clothes Peg]

Don't buy Sony Vaio. You're just paying for the name.

 

[Cian]

Don't buy Sony Vaio. You're just paying for the name.

They're damn good laptops though, but the customer support is useless.

Had a R600 from 2001 to 2006, it was a sub-notebook so fragile by design but with a replacement hard drive, it did 5 years.

 

[Clothes Peg]

They're damn good laptops though, but the customer support is useless.

Had a R600 from 2001 to 2006, it was a sub-notebook so fragile by design but with a replacement hard drive, it did 5 years.

I haven't had great experiences. My latest problem is the screen regularly freezeing in various colours yet the OS is still running. I have to force a restart to sort it out. For the spec, I don't think my machine was particularly great value for money.

 

[Northstander]

ive got an Acer

 

[Beach Hut]

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs

I have a Dell at home (desk top) and Dell laptop at work and both are extremely reliable.

NB be careful buying on-line with Dell as alot of things you would expect end us as extras.

 

[SussexHoop]

I've got a Dell desktop and 2 Sony Vaio laptops. I wouldn't touch Dell with a barge pole again. The only problem I've had with the laptops is the paint peeling off the volume control buttons.

 

[Beach Hut]

I wouldn't touch Dell with a barge pole again.

Strange, always found them very reliable but each to their own

 

[Cian]

I haven't had great experiences. My latest problem is the screen regularly freezeing in various colours yet the OS is still running. I have to force a restart to sort it out. For the spec, I don't think my machine was particularly great value for money.

Update your graphics drivers for that one. I used to get it when I was using the original drivers that came with it - club-vaio.com has the newest ones

And no, they're absolutely TERRIBLE value for money. Its the quality + name that makes them expensive.

Somewhat like Apple in that way. Oh, guess who designs Apples laptops? Sony.... Unfortunately they don't make them for them, so Apple have hardware quality "issues".

 

[Tim]

Getamac

 

[Clothes Peg]

Update your graphics drivers for that one. I used to get it when I was using the original drivers that came with it - club-vaio.com has the newest ones

Ah cool, thanks. That might explain that thing that has been constantly popping up for the past 9 months telling me to download an update

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Mac, obviously.