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I need a laptop; it’s sending me daft not having one. For the last 7 months I have lived without, my work laptop is locked down so that we can't use the Centrino wireless and have to use a CISCO card.

It will only be used for Browsing the web, nothing else. I really don't want Vista so I'm not bothered what OS it ships with as I will probably just stick XP Pro on.

I have seen these three,

Acer Aspire 5051AWXMi
Hewlett Packard RU964AA 510
Acer Aspire 5101AWLMi

I fancy the HP and stick an extra 1Gb in for £20. I have no idea on processors these days, any advice?
 
If i were buying a laptop my first choice would be Fujitsu Siemens, they're bulletproof, next choice would be Toshiba.
 
My work laptop is a Fujitsu Siemens and is very good, better than the IBM stink pads i have had before, but I think it bit pricey
 
Or you could always install a second operating system on your work laptop and boot into that when you're at home. As long as you're not going to lose your job over it.
 
Apple are wicked but my opinion of them is what you don't know scares you, and i don't know Macs so i'm scared of em
 
Depends how portable you need it to be, I never take mine any where. I've got a Sony Vaio AR21s, it does everything (Bluray drive, high definition screen etc) but it really is far too big to take any where.
 
S3IZZO said:
Depends how portable you need it to be, I never take mine any where. I've got a Sony Vaio AR21s, it does everything (Bluray drive, high definition screen etc) but it really is far too big to take any where.
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Yes i have the AR-21M with a 2G Memory upgrade, mega machines, but like you say, expensive, and really are a desktop replacements more than portables!
 
Acer are the Amstrad of the laptop world, cheap & nasty to meet an aggressive price point. While this kind of works for the PC marketplace, a laptop needs to be well designed and robust, (it's not just a bunch of 3rd party components mounted in a well ventilated chassis). It will be lugged around and to some extent abused, so you really need to go with a vendor with proven history like HP, Toshiba or IBM if you want it to last beyond the 12 month warranty.
 
A4Quattro said:
If i were buying a laptop my first choice would be Fujitsu Siemens, they're bulletproof, next choice would be Toshiba.
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Whoa! 7 yrs of working for FJS and i went through 6 laptops in that time! i have purchased one for home, and that has been returned 4 times, the HDD died in first 3mths, then over heating etc!

saying that, my desktop is quality.

My current acer laptop is good, altho the built in wireless is v crap!
 
TDI-line said:
I've got an Apple Macbook Pro, very good machine, the keys are nicel.
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I bought a Macbook a year ago after nearly 20 years of using a windows based pc/laptop.
Best thing I've ever done, my Macbook just works ....... no problems, no grmelins no re-booting. It is the most reliable and stable pc I've ever owned. The quality of the actual Mac book is excellent also and I've managed to convert a few friends over to the 'darkside'.

Having spent so long using a windows based machine for so long it has taken me a long time to fully get to grips with the Mac operating system (and still learning) but the change was well worth it. I had toyed with the idea of getting a Mac for several years but was reluctant to make the change, extremely glad I did now and would highly recommend one to anyone.


Have you looked at this site for decent priced Laptops: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/
 
I have had a FJS laptop for 3 1/2 years now, been used every day, gets lugged around customer sites and although the hard disk failed on me about 8 months ago, its been faultless.

We normally expect laptops to last about 2 years.
 
I have a Black MacBook too and it is excellent. As already said before, it is a supurb piece of kit. I use a PC in work which is crap and I had nothing but bother with my own desktop PC.

It takes a bit of time getting used to the Apple way of things but isnt too hard.

:think:
 
A4Quattro said:
If i were buying a laptop my first choice would be Fujitsu Siemens, they're bulletproof, next choice would be Toshiba.
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Apple aren't. :sorry:

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I think the benefit of an ibook is more to do with not having a garbage O/S more than anything else.
 
OK so back to the OP. I don't want to spend £500 on a MAC, I don't need a desk top replacement that can power the shuttle. Do we think that the HP is a good buy then?
 
on a side note... I'd avoid ebuyer at all costs. Had some very bad experiences with them, after reading into it deeper there are lots of people who have problems with them such as not honouring warranties, poor CS etc.

I've had a very reliable Toshiba laptop for over a year now, have nothing but praise for it. Purchased it from laptopsdirect.co.uk
 
I know ebuyer have a bad rep, they have stung me before on a 2nd hand motherboard, but they are cheap!
 
dabs are excellent, their cost model is cost +2% and free delivery over £50 at the moment. Their warehouse is unbelievable - completely robotic
 
I updated my Sony from the one I had for 5 years to a Sony BX 396XP and it is excellent the last one never gave me any bother at all.
 
AndyMac said:
dabs are excellent, their cost model is cost +2% and free delivery over £50 at the moment. Their warehouse is unbelievable - completely robotic
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There are owned by BT, most of BT is run my robotic droids as well ;)
 
d3fy said:
There are owned by BT, most of BT is run my robotic droids as well ;)
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Only recently were bought by BT, last year, hopefully they haven't knackered it yet.
 
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