How often do you use it though? I would guess at least daily.
I don't see the point in a second hand laptop, you'll save at most £50 when talking low end, which will run into beyond days and possibly even weeks every year in time spent waiting around for things to load. There is no cool points to be won by having retro laptops or even telivisions, like there is with audio equipment or things like cars.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 18:37, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Goz, if you can get me a new one for £170 (£50 mmore than the one I'm looking at).....
That will talk to my (S-Video/RGB/Scart) TV with out spending extra money one digital to analog converters, I'll buy it. Equally if you can find my a decent quality 28" TV to replace my old be excellent Sony within that budget...... It's not about cool it's about cash.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 2 Oct 2011, 18:41, Reply)

What do you do on your laptop?
Next month or soo the Amazon Kindle Fire will be coming out at around £130, which would do all your internet browsing, emails, films, books, 'casual' gaming. I'm pretty sure they'll be some sort of TV-Out to RGB/Scart (I have one for my iPad), which would allow for you to use that. For £10-20 you can get a phsyical keyboard for it, if that is an issue.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 18:49, Reply)

I thought they hadn't published a UK release date?

(berk, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 18:57, Reply)

Yeah', they also haven't released an offical price yet, as these things never go along the lines of the exchange rate (also, in the states, tax is different).
I very much doubt they'll miss the christmas rush in the UK as localisation (language, the 'kindle store', payment systems) aren't an issue. Amazon are bit funny with numbers, like the current-gen Kindle is £111, so it could be anything, but I doubt it'll be over £150.

Or they can be imported for a resonable amount.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:03, Reply)

I'll wait til there's some reviews or a 2nd gen
so they've ironed out the kinks, but I really quite fancy one of them to be honest.
(berk, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:07, Reply)

Yeah', I'd wait for a load of reviews too, but all the hands-on stuff I've seen says it's wicked.
They're really clever really, it's hardware that the average person can afford (maybe with a bit of saving), and they'll make their money on the books/magazines/movies/TV/apps (etc). It's like what Apple have done in that respect, but the hardware isn't silly money.

It's apparently really easy to use too, if it turns out how it's supposed too, I would actually recomend it over a netbook or low-end laptop for the basic user, even though it's not designed as a replacement but a supliment.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:12, Reply)

mostly internet, but I'm sticking to PCs.
Sorry if I'm coming across narky or arrogant, I have asrtinking cold and it's making me short tempered. It's a descision I've spent a lot of time researching and I'm happy to just buy another windows lappy like this one. there are only 2 things wrong with this, it won't talk to the telly and t's been dropped too often.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:00, Reply)

Have you thought about getting a husband?
Mine *always* talks to the bloody TV.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:06, Reply)

And judging by his ankle
he has been dropped once too often :)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:08, Reply)

hahahaha
This.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:11, Reply)

And that TomTom fella is always giving back-chat too.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:12, Reply)

You mean Sat Nav Bitch?
She seems quite incapable of differentiating between 'bear' and 'turn'.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:24, Reply)

I like the idea for a catchphrase for TomTom being
"Finally, someone in your life who won't lead you astray".
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 20:06, Reply)

That's fair enough, I was just saying that there are other options out there which'll do the job just as well (and probably better in some cases).
I use my laptop for at least 3-4 hours a day, I also wouldn't buy a sofa that's uncomfortable to sit on and would (and 'am') rather wait until I can afford one that I actually like.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Sun 2 Oct 2011, 19:08, Reply)