Any one have a Laptop

[GavinR]

Im looking for a decent Laptop going on the cheap. I had a sony wiop and The screen has smashed on it, They are now wanting to charge me £600 to get it fixed

Any suggestions ?

 

[MBS]

Not too sure about new laptops but I have came across a company that replaces laptop screens, and from what I hear cheaper than elsewhere.

They are based in lanarkshire and are called Scot Computers. PC Computer Repair | Laptop Computer Sales | Computer Network Repair tel: 01236 873488.

Not sure if they are close to you are not but they may be able to give you a better quote

 

[GavinR]

Thanks MBS I have emailed them and awaiting a reply

 

[dotsno]

I got a free laptop when I signed up for mobile broadband through Three. I needed the mobile broadband but the new laptop was definitely a welcome bonus - I opted for the "mini laptop" as my main one is enormous and heavy, the little one is about average paperback book size and great for carrying around, but they offer a regular sized laptop option too.

That said, it's rather expensive to go for a monthly long-term mobile broadband contract just to get the free laptop that goes with it, and I'm not sure the free laptop would be up to the spec you need, but might be worth checking out *if and only if* you need mobile broadband as well.

 

[GavinR]

Hi

Thanks for the information. I am not interested in the mobile broadband I have had it before and I do not even want to go into how bad it was. . . it was a nightmare. However i am sure you are getting a good deal. Slightly too expensive to work it out that way though. The specs do not need to be that good, its just for sending out emails and being onnected to a live chat function really.. .not my main computer.

 

[Employment Law Services]

Hey GavinR - if you google 'notebooks' you'll get hit with a raft of low cost options. Most notebooks these days have pretty good specs and are as powerful, if not more powerful than many laptops out there.

If you'd prefer to get a price for fixing your laptop you could try Slorryy Computer Services - they're very good, very quick and very cheap!

 

[GavinR]

Thanks Intrepid , I am looking on their site the now. May pop down and see them I just hope I can get it fixed.

 

[promostamper]

toshiba are good normally i buy my laptops from lidl but as they have not had these for two years bought a toshiba laptop and it is ok

there is a security risk for netbooks as the memory is small when adding in an antivirus and firewall leaves very little memory to do anything else.

 

[Adventurelife]

Just purchased another one tonight from Cheap Laptops, Hard Drives, LCD Monitors, TVs and more at Ebuyer who Sugster put me onto a few weeks ago when I was buying some desktops

Outrageous spec HP product with 4GB ram and stupid hard drive for just over £400:w00t:

The price point is so good this year I am going to replace all our IT when our lease runs out in June.

 

[stugster]

My favourite was this one: HP ProLiant ML115 G5 Server - 1352 Quad Core / 1GB / NHP SATA 160GB / 1Yr Warranty - Ebuyer

It has gone back up in price though, but it was reduced to £200.

Stick a sound card (if you need it) in there, and you've got a fantastic business pc
(just remember you need an Operating System)

 

[peteark]

I would just avoid Dell and Sony

HP or Apple seems a good choice

 

[Gordon N]

My favourite was this one: HP ProLiant ML115 G5 Server - 1352 Quad Core / 1GB / NHP SATA 160GB / 1Yr Warranty - Ebuyer

For anyone that is interested I was just having a browse and this system is back down to 199.99 and includes VAT and free delivery - top deal!

 

[Tim Barlow]

Still loving my Samsung NC10 - price point at about £300. Ideal for e-mail and browsing with outstanding battery life and very light.

 

[andybrowne]

I have a Dell Inspiron R 15 its very fast in working and cheap in price. You can get this laptop in only 400 USD

 

[ssadchyk]

dell like a business model is best one

 

[martinwayne]

Thanks all members for this discussion.