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Old 07-29-2007, 07:20 PM
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Which Laptop would you recommend
Ok I realise maybe some names (acer) you may not have heard off but here are the specs.

Yes I do have an Apple MacBook Pro but don't get me started on that what a nightmare dam thing is always getting fixed. So I need something to use while it's at the shop.

Acer Aspire 5633WLMi Laptop
Acer Aspire 5633WLMi - LX.AXY0X.068 - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 1 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Intel GMA 950 - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Monday 30 July 2007 at 0:06
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£430 - £533



Acer TravelMate 4233WLMi Laptop
Acer TravelMate 4233WLMi - LX.TH90X.001 - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 1 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Intel GMA 950 - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Monday 30 July 2007 at 0:02
3 offers
£430 - £583



Acer Aspire 5633WLMi Laptop
Acer Aspire 5633WLMi - LX.AXX0X.042 - Core 2 Duo T5500 - Centrino Duo - RAM : 1 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Intel GMA 950 - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Monday 30 July 2007 at 0:05
1 offer
£561



Acer Aspire 5633WLMi Laptop
Acer Aspire 5633WLMi - LX.AY30X.049 - Core 2 Duo T5500 - Centrino Duo - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache supporting 256MB - PCI Express - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Monday 30 July 2007 at 0:05
1 offer
£661



HP Pavilion Media Center Dv6355ea Entertainment Laptop
HP Pavilion Media Center Dv6355ea Entertainment - GH885EA#ABU - HP Pavilion Media Center dv6355ea Entertainment - Core 2 Duo T5300 / 1.73 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 1 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : Bluetooth, 802.11a/b/g - Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache supporting 256MB - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Sunday 29 July 2007 at 11:30
2 offers
£699 - £702



Acer TravelMate 5623WSMi Laptop
Acer TravelMate 5623WSMi - LX.TGU0X.007 - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - 17" Widescreen TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache supporting 400MB - PCI Express - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Monday 30 July 2007 at 0:02
3 offers
£708 - £776



Acer Aspire 9423WSMi Laptop
Acer Aspire 9423WSMi - LX.AWZ0X.044 - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Vista Home Premium - 17" Widescreen TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache supporting 400MB - PCI Express - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Friday 20 July 2007 at 10:39
1 offer
£750



Toshiba Satellite A200-1DQ Laptop
Toshiba Satellite A200-1DQ - PSAE0E-02S01MEN - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (¦R DL) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Intel GMA 950 - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Friday 13 July 2007 at 18:30
2 offers
£774 - £774



Acer Aspire 5683WLMi Laptop
Acer Aspire 5683WLMi - LX.AFQ0X.023 - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g - Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 SE TurboCache supporting 256MB - 1 year warranty
Last Updated Friday 20 July 2007 at 10:39
1 offer
£801



Sony VAIO FE41S Laptop
Sony VAIO FE41S - VGN-FE41S - Core 2 Duo T5500 / 1.66 GHz - Centrino Duo - RAM : 2 GB - HD : 160 GB - DVD¦RW (¦R DL) / DVD-RAM - WLAN : 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - 15.4" Widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 GT
Last Updated Sunday 29 July 2007 at 11:30
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:23 PM
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What is your MBP in for? I was thinking of getting one to replace my iBook in a few months.

If you need a pc just for a few months, who cares what it is, just get the cheapest model from a reputable company. That means probably not Acer.
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:32 PM
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well my MacBook Pro is only 7 months old now. 8 weeks ago it started to make this buzzing sound under the keyboard to the left hand side. At the same time it would freeze up while using the dam thing and on top of all that it would switch of when the dam thing felt like it no warning.

So on the phone to Apple. at first the guy just went on and on about extending my warranty "are you mad I said" I just want to get it fixed it is only 5 months old maybe later I will think about your warranty but at the moment it is still under the guarantee.

I was told it would have to go to one of their repairers. Which is in Glasgow about a 40 min drive from my place.

Picked the Laptop up about 10 days later 2 of the 2 faults would appear to be fixed. Although they told me they couldn't find any faults

However fault no 3 still there switching off whenever. So back on the phone to Apple asking for a replacement but their not playing ball at all they now want me to take it to another repairer who I have been told are a total nightmare but a friend on mine had a terrible time with Scotsys his Apple came back from them damaged. So I'm not happy.
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:33 PM
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If you need a pc just for a few months, who cares what it is, just get the cheapest model from a reputable company. That means probably not Acer.
your right but I still want something half decent.
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:35 PM
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I have heard some horror stories about Acer service from my friends in Europe. I would never recommend anything Sony makes in the PC market. It's overpriced for what you get and unreliable.

So I would go with the Toshiba if I were you. Their service and reliability is generally good.
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:39 PM
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Oh, and there's an HP. Generally, okay but a friend had his go out during lightning storm one month after the warranty expired and HP wanted more than it was worth to fix it
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:39 PM
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I have heard some horror stories about Acer service from my friends in Europe. I would never recommend anything Sony makes in the PC market. It's overpriced for what you get and unreliable.

So I would go with the Toshiba if I were you. Their service and reliability is generally good.

Toshiba been a bit unlucky for me in the past few years I had 2 of them and had problems.

In the past 8 years

I have had a Compact with no problems a Sony no problems 2 Toshiba with problems and 1 Apple with problems. I looking for something up to date super fast and that stays super fast.
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:45 PM
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I recommend that you look for:

- Core 2 Duo
- Hybrid hard drive (one that has flash along with the regular drive, may not be in this price range)
- 2 GB RAM (and expandable to 4 GB, if possible)

What do you use it for? (are graphics important, gaming, etc.)
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:47 PM
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use it only for the net music pictures and email and that is the lot.

thinking maybe about Asus.

see here

http://asuslaptop.co.uk/
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Cool Apple and their tech support
With Apple the key is to be persistent and build up a long set of case notes to help show your determination. Everytime any type of call is made they have to log it. Numerous times I spoke to people saying they'd never seen a case-file soo long.Generally, they have a three strikes rule before offering a full replacement.My laptop had issues with shorting around the battery terminals which they didn't seem to consider much of a safety issue despite its repeatedness. Plus the local Authorised shop (not truly apple) wasn't 100% helpful in presenting my case.Eventually however I ended up with a brand new machine through determination.Suggest asking for a Senion Specialist and if they won't then email your complaint and case number to Karine Aillan ([email protected]). Failing her then I've heard an email to one of many PAs [email protected] speeds things up. Check Consumerist website for more details.
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