LCFC_FAN_1995 Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 So basically for Christmas i'm buying a new laptop, probably windows 8.. Looking to spend between £450 - £550, anyone know any good ones? Currys/PC World, decent graphics card and a processor? Not too fussed on graphics card to be honest. Seen ones with good ram and memory, but I don't know alot about laptops and I don't want to buy a poor one Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 I'd look at eBuyer. I always get my hardware from eBuyer and they haven't let me down yet. Must be the same with a system. Can't comment about Windows 8, although I never get the latest OS so soon after its released. You'll be able to pick a decent one up between £450 and £550, no doubt. Depending on what you want to use it for though usually defines hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC_FAN_1995 Posted 20 December 2012 Author Share Posted 20 December 2012 I'd look at eBuyer. I always get my hardware from eBuyer and they haven't let me down yet. Must be the same with a system. Can't comment about Windows 8, although I never get the latest OS so soon after its released. You'll be able to pick a decent one up between £450 and £550, no doubt. Depending on what you want to use it for though usually defines hardware. I'll only buy in the shop tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 What do you want it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC_FAN_1995 Posted 20 December 2012 Author Share Posted 20 December 2012 Just usual really, some pc games like call of duty, also football manager. I have a basic cheap laptop atm, just want a fast one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amin Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 I'll only buy in the shop tbh Is there a particular reason why you'll only buy one from a shop? I highly recommend http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusko187 Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 http://www.saveonlap...5G_1152339.html Voila, decent looking graphics card and a very good processor... will look on PCworld now but thats a steal. Edit: Anything with a decent processor & Graphics card is £699... Just a quick thought, would you consider desktop? more bang for your buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom17LCFC Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 http://www.saveonlap...5G_1152339.html Voila, decent looking graphics card and a very good processor... will look on PCworld now but thats a steal. Edit: Anything with a decent processor & Graphics card is £699... Just a quick thought, would you consider desktop? more bang for your buck. I have a very similar one to that with 8GB memory and 750GB Hardrive for £200 less at PC World! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 You won't go far wrong with one of these http://m.dell.com/mt/www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15r-se-7520/fs?un_jtt_v_d=22 Don't buy acer, I've had 2 and they both broke at the screen hinges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 20 December 2012 Share Posted 20 December 2012 So basically for Christmas i'm buying a new laptop, probably windows 8.. Looking to spend between £450 - £550, anyone know any good ones? Currys/PC World, decent graphics card and a processor? Not too fussed on graphics card to be honest. Seen ones with good ram and memory, but I don't know alot about laptops and I don't want to buy a poor one Any recommendations? Check out the google chromebook - quite a tidy bit of kit and pretty cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adster Posted 21 December 2012 Share Posted 21 December 2012 I'd seriously recommend a Dell Inspiron. Mine has an i5 processor and this things an absolute processing monster. Shits all over my previous laptops. They're reliable, stylish, and can handle multiple applications at once. I can game on this laptop, whilst easily compiling word documents etc. Mine cost £382 from Amazon which was a bargain. I'm not sure it'd be that price now but I'd take a look. Acer's are fvcking shite, DO NOT buy one. I couldn't even run Skype without other applications such as Google Chrome constantly being slow and forever not responding. The only problem with my Dell is that the fan is extremely loud sometimes. Normally I'll have my headphones in so it's not really a problem but when I don't it makes one hell of a noise for something that probably shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Year Of The Fox Posted 21 December 2012 Share Posted 21 December 2012 So basically for Christmas i'm buying a new laptop, probably windows 8.. Looking to spend between £450 - £550, anyone know any good ones? Currys/PC World, decent graphics card and a processor? Not too fussed on graphics card to be honest. Seen ones with good ram and memory, but I don't know alot about laptops and I don't want to buy a poor one Any recommendations? lA[top shop on the corner of james st and belvoir rd mate. got mine from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydos Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 You'll get much, much better deals online than you will in most shops. Like someone else said, you'll get a lot more value for money if you went for a desktop. Look for a dedicated graphics card for that price, probably 6GB RAM, 500GB+ HDD, and an i5 processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 I've always considered gaming on a laptop to be a bad idea due to the size of the keys, lack of a mouse (adding a mouse on to your laptop practically doubles the size when you take into account the space needed to move it, unless you're very, very, precise, so you might as well get a desktop.) and size of the screen (tiny, tiny text in some games at higher res.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 Windows 8 is a bitch... an evil mistress. Prepare for ongoing frustrations... ive had iit for a few weeks now..and im still dealing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoareyaaa Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 Go for an Acer Aspire will be around £500 but you can't go wrong. mines got 6GB Ram and i3 processor and I use it all day every day, still works like brand new. Great build, sound, crystal clear screen, quality keypad, card reader, hmdi this is an absolute bargain at £439 http://www.currys.co...291949-pdt.html what ever you do don't go for Samsung... and I would stick with Windows 7 for now there will be loads of bugs in 8 over the coming 6 months its the microsoft way! You won't go far wrong with one of these http://m.dell.com/mt...s?un_jtt_v_d=22 Don't buy acer, I've had 2 and they both broke at the screen hinges Acer shits over most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherharboroughfox Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 Save up and get a MacbookPro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny. Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 Save up and get a MacbookPro he wants it for PC games, so not much point getting a mac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherharboroughfox Posted 23 December 2012 Share Posted 23 December 2012 he wants it for PC games, so not much point getting a mac... Actually FM and COD are available on Mac, plus I wasn't being serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydos Posted 24 December 2012 Share Posted 24 December 2012 this is an absolute bargain at £439 http://www.currys.co...291949-pdt.html That does look a bargain (obviously without researching it). I'd hop on that asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMX11 Posted 24 December 2012 Share Posted 24 December 2012 I would steer clear of Currys/PC World because they are expensive and have terrible customer service. I got my new PC from PC Specialist and I was impressed with their package. The only downside is the build times can be quite lengthy (about 2 weeks at least) unless you pay for it to be fast tracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC_FAN_1995 Posted 25 December 2012 Author Share Posted 25 December 2012 Im not a lover of Windows 8 to be honest but http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/lenovo-z580-15-6-laptop-grey-17056582-pdt.html this is what i'm getting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc"weasel" Posted 25 December 2012 Share Posted 25 December 2012 I'll build you a desktop for that price that'll trump anything you'll get for that price performance wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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