OK Geeks which Laptop ?

[F Body]

I need to buy a laptop for work use, seeing as GM can't afford one

Budget £400 max of my hard earned pounds

Software : Office what ever ( Excel , Powerpoint , Word etc ) although I could use free office again

A large as possible screen because I'm going blind, 100Gig hard drive, CD/DVD writer, a couple of USB ports and built in Wi-Fi would be useful

[ianjpage]

Quoting: F Body

although I could use free office again

With 400 total budget you'd need to as office aint cheap!! - but in all seriousness OpenOffice new version is very good and does everything you'd need!

I would have a look on the Dell website at the "Home" version of the inspiron or the vostro (i think thats there std models) as they do some real nice deals on there

Quoting: F Body

100Gig hard drive, CD/DVD writer, a couple of USB ports and built in Wi-Fi would be useful

pretty standard in most machines now

[ianjpage]

infact there ya go :

Dell Inspiron 17 - £381.00

COLOUR CHOICE   Obsidian Black colour with custom high-gloss finish   edit
PROCESSOR   Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core Processor T3000 (1.80GHz, 1MB, 800MHz)   edit
OPERATING SYSTEM   Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1 - English   edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE   Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word)   edit
HARDWARE SUPPORT    1 year of coverage included with your PC   edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE   No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English   edit
   
THEFT PROTECTION SOLUTION   FailSafe® Theft Protection - track and protect lost or stolen laptops - 30 days free trial   edit
LCD   17.3" WLED High Definition + (1600 x 900) TFT Display with TrueLife™   edit
MEMORY   3072MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x1024]   edit
HARD DRIVE   160GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive   edit
GRAPHICS CARD   Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD   edit
OPTICAL DRIVE   DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)   edit
PRIMARY BATTERY   Primary 6-cell 48 WHr Lithium Ion battery   edit
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY   Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g)   edit
WEBCAM   1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera   edit
Accessories
Services & Software
PROTECT YOUR DATA   DataSafe Online Backup 2GB 1 year   edit
Also included with your system
ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE SUPPORT   No Accidental Damage Support   
Gedis Bundle Reference   N1175001   
Order Information   Inspiron 1750 Order - UK   
Shipping Documents   English - Documentation Inspiron 1750   
Dell System Media Kit   Inspiron 1750 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)   
Power Supply   65W AC Adaptor   
Carrying Cases   No Carry Case   
Standard Warranty   1 year of coverage included with your PC   
Cables   1 Meter Power Cord - UK   
Keyboard   Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard   
Labels   Wireless Label - Celeron

[ianjpage]

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[Incursus]

We use Dell Latidude's and XPS's at work...far fewer reported problems compared to the Toshiba's we used to have.

[F Body]

If I go down to a 15.6 screen size there's a Toshiba from Tesco direct for £299

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Compaq one for £339 :

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[EDGE]

but you said you wanted the bigget screen possible

[Incursus]

Quoting: Incursus

Toshiba

Quoting: Incursus

problems compared to the Toshiba's we used to have.

[F Body]

Quoting: EDGE

but you said you wanted the bigget screen possible

Quoting: Incursus

problems compared to the Toshiba's we used to have.

But cheap is my second favorite word .......................

My favorite word is FREE

[HardRockCamaro]

Bear in mind that the size of the screen is not the important factor if you're having eyesight trouble.

The important thing to work out is the pixel density.

If you have the option of a standard or high res screen, go with the standard as each pixel will be larger.

[HardRockCamaro]

In the first month of 09 FBody brought home to thee:

1 nasty PCeeeee!


In the second month of 09 Fbody brought home to thee:

2 chinese axlestands and a nasty PCeeee!


In the third month of 09, FBody brought home to thee:

3 plastic laptops, 2 chinese axlestands and a nasty PCeeeeee!


In the fourth month of 09, Fbody brought home to thee:

4 out of focus digicams, 3 plastic laptops, 2 chinese axlestands and a nasty PCeeeee!

[Gator]

[ianjpage]

Toshiba = not great build quality -had loads of issues in the past

Compaq / HP = OK but depends on what model and where it made as some are fine, others ...meh

[art b]

Quoting: HardRockCamaro

In the first month of 09 FBody brought home to thee:

1 nasty PCeeeee!


In the second month of 09 Fbody brought home to thee:

2 chinese axlestands and a nasty PCeeee!


In the third month of 09, FBody brought home to thee:

3 plastic laptops, 2 chinese axlestands and a nasty PCeeeeee!


In the fourth month of 09, Fbody brought home to thee:

4 out of focus digicams, 3 plastic laptops, 2 chinese axlestands and a nasty PCeeeee!

dont forget the chinese bike and a fiat....

[F Body]

Quoting: art b

dont forget the chinese bike and a fiat....

and a Ducati

Some people have way too much time on their hands

[Incursus]

Quoting: F Body

A large as possible screen because I'm going blind

If your having trouble you can always change the font/icon sizes and stuff...