Laptop needed - Budget of £500

[ukJAG]

Dear all,

I have a budget of £500 and looking for a laptop. Don't need anything major, just need to browse the web, run my dive software, wireless, decent size hard disk, min of 512mb ram (1Gb if poss). Main purpose is to transport to dive sites, plan and log dives and to transfer photos from the camera after each dive. 17" screen would be nice also

Any suggestions please?

Many thanks,

ian

 

[Anon_F]

Try www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/nbranges.html

 

[crazylegs]

Hi Ian


Theres this one which stays in budget of £500 and is Duo core but only has 15.4" Tft...

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Fujitsu_Siemens_Amilo_Pro_V3505_VFY:APED350564H2GB/version.asp


Or dare i say this Toshiba from pcworld who are doing a deal at the moment

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/334210


Its not easy with only a budget of £500 and your choice is limited i'm afraid mate...

 

[andy j]

Hi Ian


Try this place.


http://www.cetdirect.co.uk/

 

[Ian]

This site always has good laptop deals listed, so worth a check there:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/index.php

Quite a nice one for £390 there at the moment

 

[ukJAG]

Thanks for the advice guys. Went for Dell Inspiron 6400 in the end from an ebay shop. Nearly £300 cheaper than the customised spec on the Dell website, including laptop case. New, warranty. Only went £50 over budget also.

 

[crazylegs]

Glad to be of help Ian...Hope everything works out with the new Dell...

 

[mojouk]

Sorry to butt in on this forum but I just wanted to ask some questions regarding laptops.....

I'm also trying to buy a laptop for around the 400-500 mark.

Most laptops in this range have a CPU of 1.7Ghz Intel.

Is this CPU powerful enough to run graphics and CAD programs? (2 at the same time)

I'm considering this laptop as I've found it 2nd hand.

http://www.technoworld.com/laptops/Sony_Vaio_A517B_VGN-A517B.htm

Everything about it is great (RAM can be upgraded to 2GB) EXCEPT that the CPU is only 1.7GHz. I've never worked on a PC or laptop with less than 3GHz........so will I be able to tell the difference? If yes, in what way??