Laptops

[leonarmston]

Hi guys, want to get a laptop for christmas. Have about a £1000 to spend want to get a good laptop with a 64MB Graphics card, 40GB hard disk and at least 256MB RAM and a fast processor would be nice. Just wondering if you guys know any sites that sell good laptops cheap or know of any deals around.

Also my cousin works for a computer company and can get 15% of Dell and Compaq laptops.

Thanks

[muchspl2]

http://resellerratings.dealtime.com/xKW-laptop/NS-1/GS.html
this is a good place

or you can find a compact and get the hook up from your cousin

[Livy]

http://www.ebuyer.co.uk
and
http://www.dabs.com

[Samurai]

Hi, If you're interested, I'm about ready to part with my laptop and I believe it covers all of your requirements if not more. It's worth about £1000 but I'm willing to sell it for around £600.

Give me 10 minutes and I'll post the system specs.

Regards,

Samurai

[Livy]

Originally posted by Samurai@20 December 2003 - 17:39
Hi, If you're interested, I'm about ready to part with my laptop and I believe it covers all of your requirements if not more. It's worth about £1000 but I'm willing to sell it for around £600.

Give me 10 minutes and I'll post the system specs.

Regards,

Samurai
same here, i was wanting to get a newer one too.

mines an athlon 1500xp.
128mb ram and extra 256mb added.
20gb hdd.
ati mobility graphics, up to 64mb shared ram.
24x cd-rom
14.1" screen

edit: its a compaq evo n1015v

go it for £700 a year ago. of dabs

[Samurai]

Just checked my laptop... too embarrased to say what the specs were. Let's just say it's worth slightly less than I originally thought :lol:

[DWk]

i bet it got p2 mmx!!! a friend of mine got one hehe

[Samurai]

Pentium? Try Celeron with a clock speed of 550 :lol:

Haven't really used it that much, that's the worst part about it... paid £1200 when it first come out.

[mooseman2070]

gee that musta been when celerons were, "the future of computing"

[DWk]

celeron is better than p2mmx..... <_<

[Kunal]

Originally posted by Livy+20 December 2003 - 18:44--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Livy @ 20 December 2003 - 18:44)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Samurai@20 December 2003 - 17:39
Hi, If you&#39;re interested, I&#39;m about ready to part with my laptop and I believe it covers all of your requirements if not more. It&#39;s worth about £1000 but I&#39;m willing to sell it for around £600.

Give me 10 minutes and I&#39;ll post the system specs.

Regards,

Samurai
same here, i was wanting to get a newer one too.

mines an athlon 1500xp.
128mb ram and extra 256mb added.
20gb hdd.
ati mobility graphics, up to 64mb shared ram.
24x cd-rom
14.1" screen

edit: its a compaq evo n1015v

go it for £700 a year ago. of dabs [/b][/quote]
Livy ill give you £25 for it :D





*Sold&#33;*

:lol:

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by DWk@21 December 2003 - 04:06
celeron is better than p2mmx.....&nbsp; <_<
&#39;P2MMX&#39; isn&#39;t a chip. ;)

There was the Pentium, then the Pentium Pro, then the Pentium MMX and after that the Pentium 2 (which happens to have MMX support, as do all modern CPUs).

There&#39;s no such thing as a CPU branded "P2MMX".

[clocker]

Did you ever sort out your battery problem, Lamsey?

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by clocker@21 December 2003 - 13:03
Did you ever sort out your battery problem, Lamsey?
Nope, no-one seemed to be able to provide any easy way of testing where the fault lies. At some point I might risk it and buy a new battery, but it&#39;s quite a big risk :(

[clocker]

Oh well.
I&#39;m sure it will make a very attractive candle holder till then.

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by clocker@21 December 2003 - 13:47
Oh well.
I&#39;m sure it will make a very attractive candle holder till then.
It still works fine on AC power ;)

I can still use it in uni, in lectures or in labs, just have to find a plug point. A minor inconvenience.

I can also still use it here, so WeeMouse and I can be online at the same time (no more fighting over the keyboard :rolleyes: ).

But it&#39;s not as convenient as having a working battery - so I&#39;d not recommend going via eBay for getting a laptop. Too many things can go wrong. Things could have been worse for me.

[clocker]

So, all you need to do is carry a 50ft extension cord with you at all times and you&#39;re good to go, eh?

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by clocker@21 December 2003 - 14:10
So, all you need to do is carry a 50ft extension cord with you at all times and you&#39;re good to go, eh?
http://www.mcbriens.net/liam/img/smilies/lol.gif

3rd gen noob suggested that I attach a portable AC generator to my bike on a trailer :rolleyes:

[DWk]

yea sure man....why not pull it from home to gas station...fill it up, then goto uni and use it :rolleyes:

[muchspl2]

source (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006686K/103-3188673-2170263?v=glance&s=electronics&me=ATVPDKIKX0DER&vi=pictures&img=14#more-pictures)

I plug my laptop on one of those on trips for entertainment on the road & maps etc
works good, my old gateways batt is shot and only holds a chargs for about 62 seconds before it cuts off