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| Thread ID: 74043 | 2006-11-09 07:03:00 | Best budget laptop - advise please! | JMoore (9352) | Press F1 |
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| 497732 | 2006-11-09 07:03:00 | Hi there, I'm currently searching for a decent budget laptop for Uni next year and was looking for any suggestions or advise on what to buy. It would mainly be for general student use (graphics - eg. maybe Photoshop), communication, email etc, and Office. Budget of $1500 inc GST (but excluding software - Office, Photoshop). Thanks in advance for any suggestions... |
JMoore (9352) | ||
| 497733 | 2006-11-12 00:51:00 | BUMP, need to get this ASAP and would love to get some suggestions on what to get! | JMoore (9352) | ||
| 497734 | 2006-11-12 01:01:00 | I was going to get this (www.edencomputers.co.nz) the other week. Nothing fantastic but better than nothing. There was a NEC which is smaller than this for bout 999 at Bond And Bond. It didnt look too bad. Or check out the Dick Smith site. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 497735 | 2006-11-12 01:05:00 | Thanks for the reply, yea I was just looking at that COMPAQ, seems to be the best value in that price range so might end up going with that but will have a look around the DSE site first...any more recommendations would be appreciated! | JMoore (9352) | ||
| 497736 | 2006-11-12 01:22:00 | This Asus looks pretty spanky, slightly smaller screen though. www.dse.co.nz |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 497737 | 2006-11-12 01:37:00 | If you intend to carry it to uni with you, I'd suggest that you opt for a laptop with a smaller screen (eg. 14.1" or smaller). You'll find that the larger laptops get quite bulky to lug around everywhere, and tend to go through battery power faster due to their larger screens. I currently have a cheapie Acer laptop, which only lasts about 40-45mins on its standard battery, so it spends virtually all of its time tied down to my desk. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 497738 | 2006-11-12 01:54:00 | Focus on the warranty - guarantee of the laptop. Get the best deal. At least get 512 RAM and 60 Gb HD (minimum). Once you choose a brand, Google it with the word "review" and/or "user comments", to read what actual users think of what they own. |
Strommer (42) | ||
| 497739 | 2006-11-12 02:16:00 | Thanks for all the input, that ASUS laptop looked pretty decent and the smaller screen and the fact that it was slightly lighter than the other laptops made it quite attractive...I've been looking on the DSE site and liked the look of these two in the cheaper price bracket: Asus Z92U Sempron 3300+ Notebook Compaq Presario v6126TU Notebook However I could afford anything on this page (dse.resultspage.com) and anything up to $1500 on the next page (dse.resultspage.com) so any more recommendations would be great. |
JMoore (9352) | ||
| 497740 | 2006-11-12 02:34:00 | However I could afford anything on this page (dse.resultspage.com)I really like the XC3843. Within your budget and you could use the leftover for more RAM. | Greg (193) | ||
| 497741 | 2006-11-12 03:48:00 | There are just so many options to choose from in that price bracket and I'm at a bit of a loss at which one to go with really. I'm happy with the COMPAQ and ASUS brand names but don't know much about the rest...so long as it has decent specs I don't really mind...the size/weight might be the only issue. | JMoore (9352) | ||
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