What's your budget?

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:19, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

£1200 plus £300 for software licenses

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:20, Reply)

That's a shit load,
are you going to be carrying it round a lot?
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:21, Reply)

not too much, just on the tube to & from work.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:22, Reply)

I wouldn't normally say spend the whole budget
but it's work so fuck it,
www.ebuyer.com/product/222133
awesome laptop.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:24, Reply)

A few months ago I flogged an identical spec laptop, except with a Core 2 Duo 2.1ghz for £340 =(
Major =(((((
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Well the i7s are more expensive as is the DDR3 ram they use.
But yeah that was cheap.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:28, Reply)

Got £400, but a screen cracked in delivery and had to give him £60 as I had already spent the money.
royal cunt.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:32, Reply)

That looks very appealing
Would probably up the RAM to 8gb I think as I use an ACT database a lot which seems to use a lot of memory.

Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:28, Reply)

It's upgradable to 16gb
but as I mentioned above, DDR3 is expensive especially for laptops. But it's significantly quicker so you might not need as much as you think
You won't get much more than 4gb in a laptop off the shelf.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:32, Reply)

thanks

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:43, Reply)

I'm looking to buy a laptop
Pyschochomp, any ideas for a budget one?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:22, Reply)

How much have you got to spend and what are you going to use it for?

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:25, Reply)

the budget is pretty small
I can rustle up about £400 but with the possibility of another £150 if my parents chip in.

Just a basic sort of one, DVDs, internet, standard programs. I'm not a gamer or anything, but the best bonus would be decent battery
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:27, Reply)

You can get a perfectly decent laptop for under £400
*lazily uses same website*
www.ebuyer.com/product/186604
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:30, Reply)

no reason not to use ebuyer
they are reasonably priced.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:30, Reply)

Decent returns policy too.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:32, Reply)

I've been lucky enough not to have to return anything to them
*touches wood*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:33, Reply)

I'd touch your wood

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:35, Reply)

LOOK EVERYONE KITTY IS MAKING IT CLEAR SHE IS A SEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMAN

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:36, Reply)

I don't think I do that anywhere near as often as most people on here
albeit they are blokes.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:41, Reply)

he's just jealous of our love

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:42, Reply)

he's jealous of anyone's love
he's like Gollum in his cave, blaming the hobbitses for his downfall.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:45, Reply)

*makes joke about him fingering his ring*

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:45, Reply)

HE'S NOTHING LIKE ME.
You take that back.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:47, Reply)

I thought you were a wookiee!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:50, Reply)

+ who looks like Gollum.
The username's just a wank joke.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:52, Reply)

You still do it a fuck load.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:42, Reply)

go on, hit me up with a page of examples
and then I'll decide whether or not to continue arguing with you.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:45, Reply)

b3ta.com/search/posts/61101?q=I+love+it+up+the+arse+because+I+am+a+slut
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:49, Reply)

Ha! NOTHING FOUND
god you had me worried for a second.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:49, Reply)

ha ha

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:50, Reply)

lolling at myself right here.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:49, Reply)

someone has to

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:55, Reply)

thanks
appreciated.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:31, Reply)

that's plenty for a laptop these days

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:30, Reply)

You'll be able to get a really good one for £400-£500
Check the Dell site for special offers and the 9 cell batteries. They last for ever (but weigh a ton!)

Dell Site
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:32, Reply)

ARHHHH NNOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT DELL
/used to work for dell
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:33, Reply)

We use them in work
and they seem OK. Bought a cheapy from Comet for home though
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:35, Reply)

I used to do logistics for their returns.
they have a lot of returns.
(I know there's a lot of Dells out there but we're talking 3000 parts/computers 5 days a week)
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:37, Reply)

thanks also
will do a little bit of research.

What sort of things do I need to look out for specswise that are good? The last time I bought a laptop was about 4 years back
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:33, Reply)

Something like..
An i3 processor and 4GB RAM, decent screen resolution and size and good battery life. TO be honest, its quite difficult to buy a really bad one these days
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:37, Reply)

^ This,
Make sure it's a recognised brand and you'll be generally alright, especially for what you'll use it for.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:38, Reply)

I've had good experience with Acer stuff
as have my mates.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:41, Reply)

I had a motherboard fail on a Dell about 6 years ago so wouldn't advocate buying one

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:36, Reply)

my work Dell is about 4 years old
and seems to be pretty much bombproof
(beanojam isn't really Ricardo Flange, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 11:39, Reply)