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Does anybody know much about laptops here? My husband is moving his office to the basement and I’m getting a laptop to keep upstairs. It doesn’t have to be too great since we’ll have the main computer still, it’s just something to hop on the internet and maybe have a few other programs on it. Can you please give me any websites that might to helpful?
Thanks in advance :wink:Have a look here AA
dont know if its any help :)
It depend on how much money you have to spend, but if hubby paying go for the best.
After all they’re no point in buying crap.
But there’s stuff to thinking about like size and weight.
If you looking for something small; buy one with a 15 inch screen
If you’re not taking it out of the house, the get a 19 inch screen lol
There no point in me or anyone else from the UK giving you web sites or prices for laptops has you are in the USA.
I have no idea how much there cost there or where to start looking for them.
But will list what I think you should be looking for and trying to buy.
If hubby paying
Components
BASE Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium – English
HARDWARE SUPPORT Standard Package, 3 Year At-Home Service
LCD 17″ UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920×1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™
MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2×1024)
HARD DRIVE 200GB (4,200 rpm) Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB DDR3 nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 graphics cardPRIMARY BATTERY 9 Cell, 80Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Accessories
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Intel(R) Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card for Intel Core 2 Duo ProcessorsHSDPA EXPRESS CARD UK – Dell Wireless 5510 Mobile Broadband HSDPA Express Card
BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth + Dell Bluetooth 2.0 Stereo Headset – EUR
CARRY CASES Targus Campus Notebook Backpack XL
FLOPPY/MEDIA DRIVES No Floppy Drive Option
TV TUNERS AverMedia Analogue USB 2.0 TV Tuner with remote control (Vista Home Premium & Vista Ultimate only)
COLOR CHOICE Snap on LCD Back Cover – Cerry Burlwood
SECURITY DEVICES Kensington Twin Microsaver Lock
Services & SoftwareSECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee® Security Centre™ 8.0 – 15 Month Protection – English
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic – English
Also included with your system
KEYBOARD Internal Keyboard – UK/Ire (QWERTY)
Gedis Bundle Reference List N03946 – DHS 9400 (2)
Order Information Inspiron Order – UK
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
Money Off Savings Save £50 inc VAT
S&P Flyer DHS Inspiron / Dimension Flyer
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Promotions Hidden Option Class Promo Hard Drive Upgrade SATA 120GB(5400) – SATA 160GB(5400)
Shipping Documents English Documentation with Eng Power Cord
Power Supply 90W AC Adapter
SYSTEM MEDIA Inspiron Resource DVD – Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)It’s an Inspiron 9400 and only cost £2077.37
If its you.
BASE AMD® Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL50
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium – English
HARDWARE SUPPORT Basic Package, 1 Year At-Home Service
LCD 15.4″ Wide Screen XGA TFT Display: 1280×800
MEMORY 1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2×512)
HARD DRIVE 120GB (5,400 rpm) Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
GRAPHICS CARD ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™
PRIMARY BATTERY 4Cell 29WHr Primary battery edit
Accessories
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell™ Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-PCI Card (for AMD Processors)
Services & Software
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee® Security Centre™ 8.0 – 15 Month Protection – English
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8.5 – EnglishAlso included with your system
KEYBOARD Internal Keyboard – (QWERTY) – UK/Ireland
Gedis Bundle Reference List N03157 – DHS 1501 (4)
Order Information Inspiron Order – UK
Shipping Documents English Documentation with Eng Power Cord
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter
Standard Warranty Collect & Return, 90 Days Service only
Money Off Savings Save £50 inc VAT
S&P Flyer DHS Inspiron / Dimension Flyer
Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order.
Power Supply 65W AC Adapter
SYSTEM MEDIA Inspiron Resource DVD – Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers)This is an Inspiron 1501 its not has good but its only £495.47
Put the word “DELL” for USA site on google for more information.
But the thinks to thinking about before buying a laptop are:
There not has powerful has a desktop computer, you can always buy a better desktop for the same price.
There are not for kids and or anyone with kids, they break very easily. You will need a 3-year servicing pack in case your kids get to it.
Make sure you get one with a “Duo Processor” and lots of ram (MEMORY 1024MB)
And the batteries don’t last long, so you will have plugged it in a lot.
Hope it helps
go for a wireless machine as they can be used in any room, i would suggest an acer for a first. laptop they are fairly priced and they have a good lifespan. Please dont look at any website or any mag or paper as they will confuse and they always try to sell. There are many laptops out there but it all depends on what u use it for, like i said go for wireless technology get a dvd rewriter and as much memory u can hard and virtual, the Acer 2420 is a good first machine as it is easy to understand, good luck hunting
Thank You! :wink:
Get yourself a Mac. You’ll never regret it. It just works and will do everything you want. No viruses and 7 years ahead of even Vista (which is turning out to be a big problem)
@langstraat wrote:
Get yourself a Mac. You’ll never regret it. It just works and will do everything you want. No viruses and 7 years ahead of even Vista (which is turning out to be a big problem)
Thank you! Great information :wink:
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