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Edited as have now norrowed choice down to 3...

Morning guys & gals

Im looking for a cheap ish 250/300 ideally...all I need it for is the net, some work from home on office and the occasional game of championish manager.

Nothing fancy - not bothered about age etc as long as it works.

problem with ebay is there is too much choice...i'm really struggling to work out what is/isn't a good buy.

Especially as I don't know that much about laptops...

I will have a dig round and post up some that I think may be contenders....can anyone offer any words of advice, suggestion of what to look for or recommend a seller.

Thanks

chop

paulr

I was told the biggest issue with s/h laptops is getting a decent battery.

lightning101

Keep in mind that an extra £99 can buy you a brand new laptop with 15" screen and DVD writer etc (branded)

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=94298

• Intel Celeron-M 360 1.4GHz
• 256MB DDR SDRAM Memory
• 40GB Hard Disk Drive
• DVD±RW Internal Drive
• 15" XGA TFT Screen
• SiS M661MX
• Integrated fast LAN and 56k v90 Data Fax Modem
• 3 x USB 2.0
• Microsoft Windows XP Home - Pre Loaded
• CyberLink PowerDVD and NTI CD-Maker
• 1.7hr Maximum Battery Life
• Weight from 2.8Kg
• 1Yr Warranty

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The battery life was a good thought, thanks Paul.


The brand new acer seems really good value - thanks for posting link. What are peoples views of acer ?

Have just found this on ebuyer - I thought fijitsu siemens were very expensive...why so cheap?

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=93718

or this toshiba

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=96138


Also, will a processor with say 1.4/1/5mhz speed run championship manager etc smoothly and not be too slow?

Thanks for help

chopper (the pc numnut )

Hanley

I have been using a Fujitsu Siemens laptop at work for a few months now and have no complaints whatsoever.

In fact I was so happy with it I bought a new Fujitsu desktop from PC World a few weeks ago

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Thanks Hanley...still can't decide between the three....

chop

dela

I've have just bought that Toshiba from Ebuyer for my father in law.

Very impresssed with the quality - it blows away my £1200 DELL that I use for work.

In terms of processor speed - it should be fine for what you need. Memory is the key, and for £30 odd you could upgrade the memory in this laptop to future proof it.

dela

King Eric

I have great experience of Champ Manager, on all formats and right from the original game up to and including the current edition

You will need a minimum of 40gb hard drive, 500 mb of ram and at least 1.7ghz processor

Otherwise you will be waiting, and waiting and waiting.......

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Thank you mate - really appreciate that.

chop

Milamber

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One born every minute........

Jamesemt

With regards to your Acer question - it depends...

Wifey got a crappy £600 Acer 5 years ago that was truly appauling.

She got issued a new Acer last year through work (£1100) and the quality is amazing - much better than my old HP Pavillion...

GC8

Dixon Stores Group have very good deals available on Fujitsu kit; but I wouldnt recommend that anyone use FS..... At the price point quoted, about £300, Id look at a new Dell for £350. The relative peice of mind that a manufacturers warranty provides alone is wortht he £50 premium.


Simon