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Dell Laptops
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:36 pm
by -Nick-
for around the £350-£400 range.
Looks like alot for my money, any hidden dangers in Dells?
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:39 pm
by PhoeniX
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/5/cat/Laptops
Some of these are very good, and you're probably not paying as much as you would through Dell
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 7:43 pm
by Foo
Foo wrote:If you're thinking of it, I'd recommend buying second hand and being prepared to buy a new battery for the unit. Go for a model which was high-end when released, doesn't matter if they're old cause the old high-end laptops absolutely smoke the new low and mid-ranged laptops, even if the newer ones have much higher specs. They're just built worse, run hotter, clunk along, have shitty BIOS... and so on.
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 9:07 pm
by Massive Quasars
ah, build quality, Foo sees everything
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:24 pm
by dzjepp
Foo wrote:Foo wrote:If you're thinking of it, I'd recommend buying second hand and being prepared to buy a new battery for the unit. Go for a model which was high-end when released, doesn't matter if they're old cause the old high-end laptops absolutely smoke the new low and mid-ranged laptops, even if the newer ones have much higher specs. They're just built worse, run hotter, clunk along, have shitty BIOS... and so on.
I'm enjoying my c2d lappy, k thx
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 4:40 am
by Underpants?
Mostly I agree with you, Foo. However, one thing is important-laptops are fragile and the highly expensive display will eventually fail, so new or used, a warranty is sort of like hedging your bets it will work when needed.
Also, the turion64's I bought for field superintendents cost $540.00, have on top of that year warranty, a gig of ram, dvd-r /rw, nice 15" display and an 80 Gig sata drive. Can't really say they're incredible laptops, but they work fine for the price.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:19 pm
by plained
the problem with dells is they are dells.
sony.
the sonys are pretty tough mine gets right thrashed i'm surprized its still up.
dont go bottom line tho.
sony dont even make desktops anymore and it is kinda a dated concept
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:26 pm
by Doombrain
sony fucking suck
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 12:55 pm
by Grudge
if it's second hand it means it's had some other dude touching it all over while wanking
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:22 pm
by menkent
i haven't been impressed with my woman's dell. it's a design clusterfuck and has a fan that's always on.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:26 pm
by plained
this sony is dead quiet, fan almost never comes on, never had a crash ever , great screen, good software included. durable.
and now they are cheaper and have more even.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 1:50 pm
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
plained wrote:.
sony dont even make desktops anymore and it is kinda a dated concept
yeah no-one gets a desktop pc anymore
Re: Dell Laptops
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:06 pm
by duffman91
-Nick- wrote:for around the £350-£400 range.
Looks like alot for my money, any hidden dangers in Dells?
Personally, I'd buy a Lenovo (IBM). Most durable laptops I've ever seen.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:28 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
plained wrote:the problem with dells is they are dells.
sony.
the sonys are pretty tough mine gets right thrashed i'm surprized its still up.
dont go bottom line tho.
sony dont even make desktops anymore and it is kinda a dated concept
for the price he wants, he won't get a good Sony.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:37 pm
by plained
oh yea i see now right there he says how much.
I am a big dummy that cant read.