Aaron1978

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As above really,
I've had my current laptop over 3 years now and while it still works ok i fancy something a bit newer with a HD screen maybe. My main use is internet really and generally the only game i ever play is Football Manager.

What would you guys recommend? around say £700-£800 mark. If you're going to recommend Apple what restrictions will i encounter over other systems?

Thanks for reading Aaron

JackClark

No restrictions with Apple. Install Windows if you have to. You won't look back.

corradoboy

My Apple has just had its tenth birthday and the only restriction is its woeful processor speed compared to newer machines. Apart from that, still going strong √

JackClark

I use my late 06 MacBook every day at work and it's still more than adequate. Collegues who told me it was too expensive have bought two or three machines in that time.

jura11

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If you really like play games buy Dell XPS series or MSi gaming series....
Macbook or everything from Apple its overpriced(i have before Macbook Pro which i sell and brought i7 PC,12GB memory etc,which run Snow Leopard,comparing to Mac Pro where price its 2k£)...

jura11

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If you really like play games buy Dell XPS series or MSi gaming series....
Macbook or everything from Apple its overpriced(i have before Macbook Pro which i sell and brought i7 PC,12GB memory etc,which run Snow Leopard,comparing to Mac Pro where price its 2k£)...

LostUser

£700-800 is alot for a laptop which is only used for browsing the internet and playing football manager.

My brother just bought this laptop. Can't fault it so far. Could get one £100 cheaper if you didn't want the latest i3 processor.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-note...2509446&sr=8-1

Ant

Another vote for MacBook

ALi-B

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Always used Toshibas myself.

Samsung are nice, but the lettering keyboard on my mates has worn out, which not great for something less than two years old.

JackClark

Buy cheap, buy twice or three times.

Aaron1978

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cheers guys, i'll look about

ALi-B

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Funny that, my current Tosh was cheaper, its older, and I've never had a issue with it.

I'm always wary of Samsung; I see them as Jack of all trades, master of none. Their HDs are the quietest in their class, however my new Samsung fridge freezer isn't, and is the noisiest new fridge I've ever heard (it was cheap however the near silent fridgemaster it replaced was ever cheaper, of which now resides in my works office - I want it back).

Anyhoo, back to laptops......

ScoTTyB

Each time getting a better specced machine. This is definitely the way to do it.

2k on a macbook. You must need your head examined. :S

JackClark

Ah, that's why you drive a Hyundai is it.

Mine was £999 almost four years ago, never needed better spec as it still does everything superbly, including some quite heavy HD video work. I'm going to keep it till it's five so that's £200 a year, you crack on spending double that for Hyundai spec machinery.

corradoboy

You'll never get it through to them. We just replaced our 9yo G4 Quicksilvers at w*rk with Mac Pro's just for software requirements. They all still functioned perfectly well and were easily up to the job, but the new software was written for Intel units and so forced an upgrade. The never needed a technician and simply got on with the job. The raft of Dell/Windoze machines have a techy to look after them and are on an 18 month replacement cycle. Our Dell servers also require 24/7/365 support costing us a fortune, and still fail occasionally costing us even more. My own Mac has made it to 10 years old and has never needed anything more than my attention to pop in a new HDD and change the DVD ROM for an RW. My next door neighbour is on his 4th Windoze lappy in 10 years

Scooby Soon!

Has anyone got or tried a dell adamo maybe its time to upgrade.

I have a dell xps 13 since about 2006 and I am trying to think of a reason to replace it, they seem to go on forever and I get 8 hours battery life from each battery when I travel.

ALi-B

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When you say HD screen, do you mean 720p or 1080p? As you may struggle to find one capeable of the latter on its own internal screen (unless plugged into a 1080p TV - most will do that).

If you want a 1080p capeable screen; then this'll do nicely ( 15.5" though ): http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...ld=#productTop

If you don't need 1080p then you can cut the budget significantly or buy an macbook:

If you can live with a 13.3" screen and no numerical keypad and no SD card reader: http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...prodID=B256438

Or for a SD reader, numerical keypad and bigger 15.6" screen: http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...ld=#productTop

If you can live without a numerical keypad this is better value: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/194297...edium=products

If you fancy 17" and a better processor, this'll do: http://www.lambda-tek.com/components...prodID=B452698


Obviously downside of going bigger/more powerful will be battery life. I'm not sure what specific graphic requirements are needed to run Footy Manager, so you better double check before placing any order to make sure the internal graphics card is up to the job.

Tidgy

1080p on a laptop is about as much use as a chocolate teapot. you wont see any difference between 480p and a 1080p because the laptops screen is just to small. But as said output to a telley is different though

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/pr...n&s=dhs&~ck=mn

second one from the right £549, with the core i3, 4gb ddr3 1333 ram, 500gb hd, radeon 1gb mobility 5470.

plenty of grunt for what you want it for

Aaron1978

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Cheers Tidgy & Ali, some nice examples and info to go with them. The Dell that Tidgy posted looked a good buy.

Aaron

StickyMicky

I still use one of these!!

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/reviews/ultra...-x22-10000269/

Had to replace a screen (bought a cheap broken one on ebay and stole the screen from it) and a battery (as expected to be honest)

Apart from that, it still works, although i suspect it might only last another year or so.

It can get pretty "chuggy" on XP if its needing updates, but i usually run Ubuntu on it, and it zips along fine

Tidgy

christ on a bike, just go to show how far we have come in 8 years in computer terms.

ALi-B

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I had a latitude C510 from the same era (PIII), nowt wrong with it. I stuck open office onto it and gave it to my neighbour so she can type her letters of complaints to the BBC with it

We still have one remianing PIII Hewlet Packard Vectra desktop at work. Originally paid £100 for it (I original bought ten second hand for £1K about seven years ago including CRT monitors, sold half on for profit). It still chugs along happily, using the RAM from the retired Vectras to give it a bit more speed. Well it did work fine until someone installed iTunes on it, and allowed Adobe to run riot with browser toolbars and memory hogging quick launchers/update checkers, which basically killed it. Disabled it all on start up and its happy again.

Once I've tested out Ubuntu properly, I'll stick that on it, or maybe Xubuntu and will take a few other Vectras back out of retirement.

EddScott

We just bought a Dell Vostro 3700. All in it was just over £500.

I'm sure it would play a manager game and you don't need to spend a fortune to look at the internet.

Personally I struggle to see the point of expensive laptops other than ePenis points.

ALi-B

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I had a latitude C510 from the same era (PIII), nowt wrong with it. I stuck open office onto it and gave it to my neighbour so she can type her letters of complaints to the BBC with it

We still have one remianing PIII Hewlet Packard Vectra desktop at work. Originally paid £100 for it (I original bought ten second hand for £1K about seven years ago including CRT monitors, sold half on for profit). It still chugs along happily, using the RAM from the retired Vectras to give it a bit more speed. Well it did work fine until someone installed iTunes on it, and allowed Adobe to run riot with browser toolbars and memory hogging quick launchers/update checkers, which basically killed it. Disabled it all on start up and its happy again.

Once I've tested out Ubuntu properly, I'll stick that on it, or maybe Xubuntu and will take a few other Vectras back out of retirement.

EddScott

We just bought a Dell Vostro 3700. All in it was just over £500.

I'm sure it would play a manager game and you don't need to spend a fortune to look at the internet.

Personally I struggle to see the point of expensive laptops other than ePenis points.

ALi-B

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Thats impressive; interleved double posts!

michaelro

Check this site for the best price on Dell's

http://www.dmxdimension.com/dell-uk/...codes-coupons/

N0056410 is a decent spec

£599, core i5, 4Gb Ram, 500Gb & Radeon 5450

Tidgy

do you know anything about the company you've linked? never heard of them myself thats all.

michaelro

You don't buy from them, just a list of specs & current prices.

The link takes you to the Dell Site to the specific model listed.

Makes comparing models a lot easier.

Used it when I bought mine last year.

Tidgy

ah right coolio, sounds like a good thing to use.