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Hello folks and folkettes, I'm thinking of getting a laptop in time for going to uni as it seems as if it will be massively handy and useful to me - though having never owned a laptop I'm not really sure what sort of thing I am looking for.

I want something that is functional, but not particularly brilliant as it isnt going to be a games machine - I will be using it solely for work as will want the basic programmes - MS Office, Web Browser & capabilities (inc network card and ethernet connection, UBS or PS/2 connection for a mouse, enough room for plenty of files (probably between 10 and 20 gb) disk drive & writer and the other basics.

As I am not going to want to run anything fancy on it, I assume the specs for the machine will be lower and as such it will be cheaper.

I currently have a budget of around £400 but I can muster about £800 before I go to uni.

Can someone please give me a basic idea of the sort of specs I will need and the price range I am looking at. Also any decent retailers (on and offline)

Thanks a lot.

I have my superb, top of the range laptop and I got it for free

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Timmargh wrote:
> iBook idea out the window then?
>
> :^(

Not at all. An iBook is a laptop, at least in my classification. I never said I wanted a PC or Mac one :-)

Memorandum! wrote:
> Paradox: wrote:
> Also any decent retailers
> (on and offline)
>
> PC World

Aren't they over-charing crooks?

iBook idea out the window then?

:^(

SR do some nice laptops for your price range. They also offer 6 months 0% finance, therefore you can pay the £400 now and the rest within the first 6 months (After that it gets pricey :P).

[URL]http://uk.special.reserve.co.uk/q_GG1738_iridium_s515_ce_24.html[/URL]

Paradox: wrote:
> Also any decent retailers
> (on and offline)

PC World

Hello folks and folkettes, I'm thinking of getting a laptop in time for going to uni as it seems as if it will be massively handy and useful to me - though having never owned a laptop I'm not really sure what sort of thing I am looking for.

I want something that is functional, but not particularly brilliant as it isnt going to be a games machine - I will be using it solely for work as will want the basic programmes - MS Office, Web Browser & capabilities (inc network card and ethernet connection, UBS or PS/2 connection for a mouse, enough room for plenty of files (probably between 10 and 20 gb) disk drive & writer and the other basics.

As I am not going to want to run anything fancy on it, I assume the specs for the machine will be lower and as such it will be cheaper.

I currently have a budget of around £400 but I can muster about £800 before I go to uni.

Can someone please give me a basic idea of the sort of specs I will need and the price range I am looking at. Also any decent retailers (on and offline)

Thanks a lot.