Fox Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 My mum has tasked me with the job of picking up a laptop for my dad before Christmas as the one he has now is ancient. I am a bit of a div when it comes to computers so i thought i would post here to see if anyone has already had a good deal on a laptop this Christmas. Any help will be very much appreciated. Fox78 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5072583.htm Great laptop for the price IMO. Mine came with a processor upgrade too (i3-2330M), even though the box states the same processor as in the description (i3-2310M). Highlights: 8gb DDR3 RAM i3 processor 500gb HDD And even though the GPU is built in (Intel HD 3000), it still outperforms lower-midrange discrete cards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 thanks mate that looks great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 just tried to reserve but its out of stock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Zoostorm is not a very good make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Going on the £400 ish range http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-b570-i3-2310m-4gb-500gb-dvd-rw-15-6--w7hp-7FQX.html?refs=15-473150000&src=3 http://www.dabs.com/products/msi-cr640-235uk-i3-2310m-4gb-320gb-dvd-sm-hdmi-w7hp-7SML.html?refs=15-473150000&src=3 http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-k53e-sx087v-i3-2310m-4gb-640gb-15-6--w7hp-7R9M.html?refs=15-473150000&src=3 http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-k53e-sx962v-core-i3-2330m-6gb-500gb-15-6-w7hp-7T6W.html?refs=15-478040000-54950000&src=3 Better computers up to £500 http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-ideapad-b570-i5-2430m-4gb-500gb-dvdrw-15-6-w7hp-7T44.html?refs=54590000&src=3 http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-ideapad-b570-core-i5-2430m-6gb-750gb-dvdrw-15-6-w7hp-7VMW.html?refs=54590000-54950000&src=3 http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-ideapad-z570-i5-2430m-6gb-750gb-gt-520m-1gb-dvdrw-15-6--w7hp-7RB6.html?refs=54590000-54950000&src=3 Over £600 -best I could see http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-ideapad-z570-i7-2670qm-6gb-750gb-gt-540m-1gb-dvdrw-15-6-w7hp-7RB9.html?refs=54600000&src=3 http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-n55sf-s2342v-i7-2670qm-6gb-640gb-gt555-2gb-bluray-15-6--w7hp-7RJW.html?refs=54600000&src=3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 thanks tyson thats great i will have a browse through now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nine_iron Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 one rule in FM laptops, faster processor = faster game The rest is just to either make the screen big enough or depends on what else you want to do with the laptop eg movies, graphic intensive games etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyfoot Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 What will your Dad use it for? And what sort of money you are looking at spending. It might be worth giving some guidance so taht we can give you the most appropriate details for his needs - laptops tend to be very need-specific and budget is always a major factor Anyway, don't have much time this evening so these are my suggestions for different sort of budgets, but you should really say what type of usage and budget is expected. So: Higher-end business machines: http://www.dabs.com/products/samsung-series-6-600b4b---core-i5-2520m-3gb-320gb-14--windows-7-pro-dockable-laptop-7KYD.html?utm_source=td&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=TB00?ReferrerID=tb&utm_source=td&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=TB00 http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/10800488/art/samsung/series-7-np700z5a-a01dx-1.html?srcid=9689&Partenaire=idealo&CodePromo=oui&clickref=3076833 A bit cheaper options with good external video: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/HP_ProBook_4530S_Core_i5_Windows_7_Professional_Laptop_A1E99EA/version.asp?refsource=ldawin&affid=73258 http://www.woolworths.co.uk/toshiba-l755-16z-core-i5-500gb-156-inch-notebook---silver/1000207181.prd?aff=awin&affsrc=73258&cm_mmc=awin-_-ELECTRICAL_AND_SEASONAL_ELECTRICAL_COMPUTING_LAPTOPS_RANGE-_-WK2WU-_-Toshiba_L75516Z_Core_i5_500Gb_15.6_inch_Notebook_Silver&istCompanyId=d7726fe4-8f1a-4beb-b3b1-f42113fc7c87&istItemId=impipqqt&istBid=t&aff=awin&affsrc=73258&cm_mmc=awin-_-test-_-test-_-test&awc=3097_1324497972_63094a56de8463ba56e0ae41dcc2e63c&browseToken=/q/wk2wu&totalResults=1 http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?src=afw1&product_id=ARRYAX0204&utm_source=aw&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=affiliatewindow&src=AFW1&awc=2922_1324497978_f1beae6fa92b2e7f5bf43182e775c302 No External video but comes with i7 - http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Laptops/buy-ASUS-X53E-SX996V-Laptop/769428?_$ja=tsid:8361|prd:47868&awc=157_1324500054_9f6d911cc673266464d6496400b08de3#product_desciption Budget Business laptops: http://www.dabs.com/products/asus-p52f-core-i5-480m-4gb-320gb-w7-pro-7JJX.html?utm_source=td&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=TB00?ReferrerID=tb&utm_source=td&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=TB00 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004MP0E0A/?smid=A1KUSYK0VGXXQH&tag=iduk-mp-21&linkCode=asn&creative=6742&camp=1638&creativeASIN=B004MP0E0A A couple of budget mainstream laptops: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/lenovo-ideapad-z570-15-6-laptop-blue-11306294-pdt.html?srcid=369&xtor=AL-1-[Awin]~Computing~11306294 http://www.dabs.com/products/lenovo-b570-i3-2310m-3gb-320gb-dvd-rw-15-6--w7hp-7FQW.html?utm_source=td&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=TB00?ReferrerID=tb&utm_source=td&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_content=TB00 Obviously this doesn't cover all variants of budget+usage, so there might be a better alternative for you. However, I think all of the above could be good buys for specific purposes. Good night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 thanks alex i have just got back from the mall and i have reserved this one. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/sony-vaio-vpceh2n1e-w-cek-15-5-laptop-white-11296560-pdt.html it looks ok and i think it will last him. he just uses it for work, burning dvds and browsing the net really. let me know what you think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyfoot Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yep, for that it's good as you don't need external video. Obviously, it is a Sony and you are paying quite a bit for the design aspects but it looks good as a present. Other laptops from the same ranges of competing brands with the same hardware tend to be around 450-460. I think it is an alright option - not sure how much it will last as it isn't a business laptop, which tend to be more durable. If he uses it on the road for work, then it is essential to buy a business rather a consumer laptop, but they come a bit more expensive so you will have to settle with i3 instead of i5 and go up in price by around 100 quid (add 200 quid for similar hardware). If it is just for home usage than the VAIO should be ok as it won't suffer so much. Good luck and have a nice Christmas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preveza Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I bought a Lenovo z560 and its the best decision I made. Great performance and no problems whatsoever. They are going for around $490AUD so in pounds your looking at a very cheap laptop Let us know what you buy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyfoot Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Actually, laptops in UK are quite a bit more expensive than in AUS or USA so you can't get it much cheaper - a similar speck-ed Z570 costs around 470 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z570-15-6-Notebook/dp/B005TPRWMK/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1324555431&sr=1-1), which is still less and tbh I prefer the build quality on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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