help with buying a laptop

[ming]

hi
need some advice on buying a laptop.
i`m getting one for my daughter for christmas. looking to spend at tops £400 but would prefer to spend less lol
its gonna be just for surfing and very general use, no gaming or anything like that.
these look alright but would prefer a bit of advice
http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...1&esvid=104173
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...m=null&tm=null
http://h41306.www4.hp.com/itemDetail...23&sku=FW791EA
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...N1252513&s=dhs
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dells...N1215112&s=bsd

cheers

[sniper]

I've been looking about aswell for something similar , I wouldn't go for the dual core , a single core cpu will do for your needs, the more GHZ the better , also look for windows vista home premium not basic . after that it just depends on what you want to spend in ratio to amount of memory / HD size . Think I'm going for a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-1AD can get for about £300

any further input or better laptop for the price welcome.

[Greyfox]

Why not an asus ee pc? http://eeepc.asus.com/global/products.html?n=0
http://eeepc.asus.com/global/product1000hd.html?n=0

[Brydo666]

I personally think Vista requires at least 2GB and a Dual Core CPU if possible.

Some of the lower Dell Inspiron laptops have this and fall in your price range, you can even pick a pink cover for your daughter too!

[sniper]

I've never seen one of these in the flesh , as mine would be used mainly for internet use would the scroll bars not have to be used constantly for up/down but also left / right ? because of the screen size.

[ming]

thanks, i did look at the dell inspiration one, in pink as it happens lol.
got to say i`m learning towards the Acer 5735 . looks nice and has 3gig mem and dual core, think i might go and have a look at it

[burner1]

Tbh, spending money on a dual core is wasted if it's for general use like surfing and basic apps.

[Greyfox]

Also to add as the laptop is for your daughter you might wnat to get yourself a good antivirus if you dont already have one. The ammount of shit kids will click on.

[ming]

ended up in pc world for an external hard drive and bought this.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...&category_oid=

what do you think

[BOYYAKKA]

shame i just seen this i hear rap has a beaut in shopneo for around £390

[dannyboy]

Whats the specs Boyakka? lookin to get my dad one for xmas

[DejaVu]

Shame I didnt see this eariler. You settled for a 2GB one yeah?

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro...A-SAT-L300-19Y

Intel Core 2 T5800 / 3GB RAM / 160GB / Vista H Premium

[tam9]

TO BE HONEST MATE, I PREFER THIS BABY http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...1&esvid=104173

[DejaVu]

TO BE HONEST MATE, I PREFER THIS BABY http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...1&esvid=104173

Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Basic -
Means it doesnt have the Aero Theme or a few of the other 'worth while' features in Vista.

Other than that I guess it's OK, for an ACER!

[sniper]

have you got a link to the shopneo one , I can't find it

[Brydo666]

ended up in pc world for an external hard drive and bought this.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/sto...&category_oid=

what do you think

Looks spot on for what you require.

[ming]

side by side the HP looked better and felt better. it has the vista premmium but only 2gb memory.
TBH i like to get something in hands to look at it before i buy which is probably what made me plump for this one.
gotta say looks really good in the flesh, gonna set it up when the young un not in so i`ll tell you what its like to use in a few days.