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  • December 13, 2008 at 12:44 pm #18477
    TurksMeister
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    My sister is looking for a new laptop, specifically a Dell Inspiron from this range:

    http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspnnb_1525?c=uk

    I dont know whats hot at the moment, so was wondering if someone could spec me somthing for about £500 which would be good for the following:

    Facebook
    Internet
    Essay writing
    Email
    Itunes
    Portability
    Battery life
    1yr warranty (unless free upgrade)

    All dell PCs appear to have Vista, so something that could run that would be better – unless we could rangle a downgrade

    Any help appreciated.

    December 13, 2008 at 1:04 pm #70079
    TurksMeister
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    Anyone have any comments on this?

    Went for 9cell battery over 6cell – what difference would this give?

      InspironTM 1525(N1252514)
      Date & Time: Saturday 13 December 2008 1:00 PM

      SYSTEM COMPONENTS
      InspironTM 1525(N1252514) Qty 1
      Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor T3200 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 – English Unit Price Incl. VAT £547.10
      Save £50 (Inc Vat) until 21/12/2008
      Expires 21 December 2008
      – £50.00

      Catalog Number: 20211 N1252514
      Module Description Show Details
      Base Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor T3200 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache)
      Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 – English
      Memory 3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1×2048+1×1024]
      Keyboard Internal Keyboard Uk/Irish (QWERTY)
      Video Card Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100
      Hard Drive 320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
      Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter – UK
      Optical Devices DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD)
      Wireless Networking Dellâ„¢ Wireless 1395 802.11b/g Mini-Card – Europe – Pentium Dual Core Processors
      Cables Power Cord UK 1meter
      Shipping Documents English EMEA 1 (EN, AR, DU, FR, GE, IT, CR,SP) Documentation
      Gedis Bundle Reference N1252511
      Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English – (Does not include Microsoft® Word)
      Standard Warranty 1Yr Limited Warranty – Collect & Return
      Service 1 Year Limited Warranty – Collect & Return
      Protect your new PC No Security/Anti-Virus Protection – English
      Power Supply 65W AC Adapter
      Integrated Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broadband Selected
      Bluetooth Dellâ„¢ Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3Mbps) with Enhanced Data rate – Eur
      Order Information Inspiron Order – UK
      Primary Battery 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion primary battery
      Carrying Cases No Carry Case
      Dell System Media Kit Resource DVD Inspiron 1525 – (Diagnostics & Drivers)
      Camera 2.0 Mega pixel web camera
      Colour Choice Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish
      Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Support
      Online Backup DataSafe Online Backup 2GB
      Online Promotion Option for GEDIS Configs Dell Internet Order
      LCD 15.4″ Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLifeâ„¢

      Delivery Charge: £19.57
      Total: £516.67
      Incl. VAT & Delivery

    December 13, 2008 at 7:01 pm #70080
    XDCsPUNKer
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    sorry. cant really comment on this. Any new laptop nowadays will come with Vista. Any laptop nowadays or from 4 years back will serve you with what you want to do with it. Hell! even a Comodore 64 would surfice! if the most important thing is battery life then that should be your key criteria as any of the rest of that stuff on the list you could probably manage with a digital watch nowadays 😛

    December 19, 2008 at 5:54 pm #70081
    Beer_Monster
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    i’m gonna be in the market for a new laptop soon, mainly to replace my missus beat up old dell, but i’ve decided to pay a little extra and fork out for an “enterainment” one. My main desktop is starting to make funny noises and smoking when i play newer games, and the newer laptops should piss all over my set up now and i get Bluray to boot.

    The one i’m leaning towards is:

    Hewlett Packard Pavilion DV7-1135EA

    Processor – Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz Dual-Core
    RAM – 4 GB (installed) 4 GB (max) – DDR2 SDRAM
    Hard Drive – 500 GB
    Operating System – Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
    Screen – 17 in 1440 x 900
    Optical Drive – Blu-Ray Drive
    Graphics – NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT

    http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asp/versions.asp?rewrite=Hewlett_Packard_Pavilion_3075UK_FV083EA__&pagetype=version&page=

    since i really don’t know about laptops any advice, for or against this or any other machine in a similar price bracket would be appriciated

    December 26, 2008 at 4:15 pm #70082
    XDCMunkee
    Participant

    how much would you sell the old dell for?

    April 25, 2009 at 8:44 pm #70083
    tess
    Participant

    Does it have to be a Dell/ Got this for my mum and it’s fecking ace for the money – decent processor, 4 GB RAM and 500 GB HD

    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158885/bundles” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

    April 25, 2009 at 9:37 pm #70084
    XDC wild egg tamer
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    *waves*

    😀

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