FAO Computer/Laptop Pros

[Guest haze-e]

Ooh. Pretty. [/Yipes]

Defo sound interesting. 54 5star reviews aswell. Ive added to basket. If nothing else comes up i will be ordering on Fri. Safe

[JGGB]

I have the older version of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-X-540-Multimedia-Speaker-System/dp/B000LBHFMO/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1304981255&sr=1-3

Apparently these are the newest model http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Z506-Surround-Sound-Speakers/dp/B003WJR482/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

[Supermalt]

laptop dons which one, recommendations also im spending max 400

New Inspiron 15

Processor Intel I3-380M (2.53GHz) Mobile CPU

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English

Display 15.6" (40 cm) High Definition (1366X768) WLED

Memory1 3GB1 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz

Hard Drive 320GB2 SATA hard drive (5400RPM)

Optical Drive Optical Drive : 8X DVD+/-RW Drive

Warranty 1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included with your PC

Advertised System Weight 5.2 lbs

or

HP Pavilion g6-1187sa 15.6"

Processor Intel® Dual-Core™ i3-370M processor

- 2.4 GHz

-3 MB L3 cache

Operating System Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 4 GB

Graphics card Intel HD

Screen type High-Definition LED HP BrightView Infinity Display

Screen resolution 1366 x 768

Screen size 15.6"

Hard drive 320GB

Optical disk drive SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support

Memory card reader Multi-Format Digital Media Card Reader

USB 3 x 2.0

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

TV output 1 HDMI; 1 VGA

Sound Altec Lansing speakers

Webcam 1.3 mp

Battery Up to 7.5 hours

[Dubby]

I'm not a fan of HP laptops tbh, everyone I've had started giving trouble within like a year

[mp*]

What do you want it for? Just general stuff?

[Supermalt]

yh general stuff but also some casual gaming

i aint expecting max settings on certain games

[mp*]

Acer Aspire Core i5 4GB 320GB 15.6 Inch Laptop.

CPU and Memory:

Intel Core i5 480M.

2.53GHz processor speed.

4GB memory.

320GB hard drive.

Display features:

15.6 inch display.

High definition display.

Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

Dual layer.

Graphics:

Intel HD graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:

2-in-1 media card reader.

3 USB ports.

1 HDMI port.

Wi-Fi enabled.

Multi-media features:

1.3MP built-in webcam.

Operating system and software:

Microsoft Windows 7 Premium.

General features:

Up to 3.5 hours battery life.

Size H3.4, W38.1, D25.3cm.

Weight 2.6kg.

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PACKARD BELL EasyNote TS11-HR-040UK 15.6"

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-2410M Processor

- 2.3 GHz (2.9 GHz Max Turbo Frequency)

- 3 MB Smart Cache

- Dual Core

Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium

RAM 4 GB DDR3

Graphics card Intel HD Graphics 3000 with shared video memory

Screen type LCD widescreen

Screen resolution - WXGA

- 1366 x 768

Screen size 15.6"

Screen features Slim LED Glare

Hard drive 500 GB SATA

Optical disk drive DVD rewriter

Memory card reader 5-in-1 memory card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS-Pro/xD)

USB 2 USB 2.0

1 USB 3.0

FireWire No

Modem/Ethernet Ethernet

WiFi 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth No

Video interface VGA

Audio interface Headphone and microphone ports

TV output No

Expansion card slot No

Sound Built-in speakers

Webcam Yes

Battery - 6-cell Li-ion battery

- up to 4 hours battery life

Accessories included Battery, power adaptor, documentation

Software included Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

Social Networking software

Office 2010 Starter Pack

Norton Anti-Virus trial

MyBackup software

PB Recovery Software

Size 381.6 x 253 x 25.2 mm (W x D x H)

Weight 2.6 kg

Some i5 machines for 400 (2nd is like 420 i think)

[J. Edgar]

I'm not a HP fan either, but from either one i'd go for the HP. mid range Dell laptops come poorly equipped (not even an HDMI port) while the HP has on most a litescribe dvd writer if its of interest to yourself. The build quality on a HP will be slightly better and run slightly cooler than an Inspiron. The only bad thing about HP's is that if you want to add ram in the future, it isn't as easy as on the Inspiron as the memory module you'll need to replace will be under the keyboard.

[Supermalt]

yh safe mp, packard bell looks solid

im not sure on acers i heard there rubbish

link to the store?

edit: forgot hdmi is a must

[mp*]

hmm, theres alot with HDMI but the processors aint all that and they are all Acer/HP. Heres a few i found though

Samsung R540 500GB 15.6 Inch Laptop - Silver.

CPU and Memory:

Intel Core i3.

2.53GHz processor speed.

4GB memory.

500GB hard drive.

Display features:

15.6 inch display.

Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

Dual layer.

Graphics:

Shared graphics.

Intel GMA with HD graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:

3-in-1 media card reader.

Secure Digital (SD), Multi-Media Card (MMC) compatible.

3 USB ports.

1 HDMI port.

Bluetooth.

Wi-Fi enabled.

Multi-media features:

0.3MP built-in webcam.

Built-in mic.

SRS surround sound system.

Operating system and software:

Microsoft Windows 7 Premium.

Preloaded manufacturers suite of applications include:

Music.

Photo.

Movie.

Business.

Tuition.

Gaming.

General features:

Up to 4.4 hours battery life.

Size H3.24, W37.96, D25.55cm.

Weight 2.5kg.

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TOSHIBA Satellite L755D-12L 15.6" Laptop

Processor Type: AMD Quad-Core Processor A6-3400M APU

- Clock speed : 2.3 / 1.4 GHz

- Cache : 4 MB

Operating System Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 6GB

Graphics card AMD Radeon™ HD 6520G Graphics

Screen type WXGA

Screen resolution 1366 x 768

Screen size 15.6"

Screen features TruBrite

Hard drive 320GB

Optical disk drive DVD±RW

Memory card reader Yes

USB 3 x USB 2.0 ports

Modem/Ethernet RJ45

WiFi WiFi 802.11b/g/n

Bluetooth No

TV output HDMI, VGA

Sound Onkyo speakers, HD sound with Dolby Advanced Audio

Webcam 1.3 megapixels

Battery Li-ion, Up to 5 hours 30

Software included Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Skype, Nero

Size L 380 x W 250 x H 27.7 / 37.5 mm

Weight 2.5kg

The toshiba is 450 though, but i think its worth it. Quad core, 6gb ram and a graphics card

[Supermalt]

might be a stupid question

but the toshiba quad core is it 1.4ghz X 4?

[mp*]

Ships as 1.4 but can be increased to 2.3 I believe.

[Supermalt]

yh looks like im getting the toshiba

dunno what to do with my old laptop, might do the external HD thing on this list..

http://gizmodo.com/5666465/five-things-to-do-with-your-old-laptop

[Benicio del Toney]

Try Ebay.

Got some good quad core machines for good price.

[Marly Mar]

i need a lappy which dont overheat

last 2 jus switch off randomly both toshiba

and it just needs to be able run fm smoothly that is all

recommendations?

[Mr. Gayle]

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[Marly Mar]

WAD ELSE?

[jcee]

The way my Macbook Air is gathering dust. Windows >>>>>

This looks noice, Asus Zenbook.. coming out November 14th

http://zenbook.asus.com/

[Skola]

i need to upgrade i have a grand but a load of other stuff to buy with that money

ideally spend maybe £600 but could push it and stick some of the other stuff on a credit card if its worth while

other than ur standard useage i want to

run fl/reason/logic/cooledit (i have an edirol external sound card)

perhaps some basic video editing and gaming

any recommendations? lookin to cop in the next 2-3 weeks

[gyal fi beg]

waiting for ivy bridge cpus to be out before i buy an air. but air >>>

fuck a zenbook

[gyal fi beg]

skola u considered desktops?

[Skola]

nah im gonna be on the move a bit

[gyal fi beg]

Id recommend a macbook air but it comes with a tiny SSD (64GB i think) for 850 which means you would have to spend about a grand to get it with a decent hard drive/4GB ram. I know logic takes up about 50gb on a good day :s

erm look on ebay for second hand macbook pros. 2010 models with core 2 duo CPUs are about 6/700 in v good condition and will do everything you want. if you dont want to run logic then

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-series-3-np300e5a-a01dx-15-6-laptop-silver-11296544-pdt.html

thats kinda deep for 4 bills.

[gyal fi beg]

or for the 600 u said -

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-rf511-15-6-laptop-black-11296546-pdt.html

got a thing for these samsungs atm. well built it seems. spec is V V good too

a touch more but beautiful -

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/lenovo-ideapad-u260-12-5-laptop-brown-alloy-10747090-pdt.html

only got 128gb HD compared to the 750 in the samsung BUT its a SSD. u choose

[gyal fi beg]

and btw if ur wondering why im posting laptops from shitty pc world its coz they got some next kinda sale on