Ryan
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I'm a bit useless when it comes to buying computers/laptops, im hoping to start an open uni degree soon so i want something thats going to last me at least 4-5 years. It will probably mainly be used for browsing the net, doing degree work and playing football manager.
Max budget is £400, ive been looking in the pc world sale and have found these two,
hp-pavilion-g6-2213sa
and this
hp-pavilion-g6-2210sa
The only difference i can see is that the top one has a AMD A8 processor, and the bottom an intel i5. The top one was also on sale at a slightly higher price before they went 'on sale'.
Could i get anything better for my money? I was originally looking at Dell's, but they seem just a little out of my budget.
I know the colour is a bit ghey but it's either that or purple, all of the black ones seem to have sold out.
Thanks.
[Edited on 09-01-2013 by Ryan]
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LeeM
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get the one with the i5 out of those 2
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Ryan
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Anything better in the £300-£400 zone?
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LeeM
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that seems about the norm, i opted for a samsung with identical specs at the same price for the mrs before christmas
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IvIarkgraham
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they do a HP one at £349 with an AMD 2.5ghz processor
think i might buy it to replace my dell piece of shit!
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Ryan
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Yea I've seen that one aswell, dont know whether the ones I posted are worth the extra £50 or not
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noshua
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I would consider something like this too just for the brand and build quality;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-350V5C-15-6-inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B009SJCW50/ref=sr_1_17?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1357799983&sr=1-17
The down side is that you get worse specs but unless you're doing as anything processor intensive (you said not) then you probably won't feel and massive difference if last all anyway.
I wouldn't have another HP laptop after my last one died after 13 months. It was £480 at the time (2-3 years ago when it fixed), so as decent spec.
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LeeM
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quote:
Originally posted by noshua
I would consider something like this too just for the brand and build quality;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-350V5C-15-6-inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B009SJCW50/ref=sr_1_17?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1357799983&sr=1-17
The down side is that you get worse specs but unless you're doing as anything processor intensive (you said not) then you probably won't feel and massive difference if last all anyway.
I wouldn't have another HP laptop after my last one died after 13 months. It was £480 at the time (2-3 years ago when it fixed), so as decent spec.
this is the same one i got, but i got it with the 3210M i5 processor for £399 off amazon...
[Edited on 10-01-2013 by LeeM]
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Ryan
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Would this be a better bet? Dell Inspiron 15
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Ryan
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Bought the dell after being told to avoid the hp at all costs.
Go on, tell me its a load of wank and ill struggle to run minesweeper.
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IvIarkgraham
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ive ordered the £349 hp one today
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