Another which Laptop thread..!!

[afc_man]

hi guys he boy one another laptop using his xams money and savings..
Have been costco as they have 2 year warranty a standard..!! 3 choices
1. Hp Pavillion 3 cores,500gig and 4 gig system is £458.24http://www.comet.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...-Laptop/676462
2.sony viao 320 gig hard drive and 3 gig system mem is..£422.00..!!! http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Laptops/buy...-Laptop/686182
3.sony viao triple core again 500gig and 6gig system and blue ray drive etc £568 after vat back
he's 15 and doing his gcse's expect him to stay on at school etc mainly does his gaming on his 360's so will use this for homework and as a media centre i guess... any suggestions thinking costco as there 2 year warranty and costumer service is as good as john lewis Imho.. thanks guys Rob

[evilsatan]

IMO if you expect him to stay on for A levels etc. Then a ultra portable would make sense. Not a netbook, one of the hybrids. Only downside is no internal disc drive but they still have 11-13'' display, all the other bells and whistles, very light and pretty powerful. I had a Toshiba T130 but they have released new models now. Not sure what other manufacturers have to offer.

Out of the three you mentioned the HP sounds best value. Out of warranty Sony charge an absolute fortune for repairs. I would feel more comfortable purchasing a Toshiba, Asus, Lenovo, or IBM though.

[Wompastompa]

in my opinion as a laptop repair technician i always see hp and second to that sony i think that an asus is a good call for quality and price and lenovo.

It's a mine field out there

good luck

[Mule]

You really could go much cheaper if it's just for homework and media sharing. Spend some of the money you save on an external HDD.

[afc_man]

in my opinion as a laptop repair technician i always see hp and second to that sony i think that an asus is a good call for quality and price and lenovo.

It's a mine field out there

good luck

But is that because there are more sony's and Hp's out there at all.? ex mother n law had a problem with her sony and the graphics chip on it N-vidia..!!,thats why i was thinking of going with costco as if it fucks up they are quite good at sorting or refunding it..!!

[afc_man]

IMO if you expect him to stay on for A levels etc. Then a ultra portable would make sense. Not a netbook, one of the hybrids. Only downside is no internal disc drive but they still have 11-13'' display, all the other bells and whistles, very light and pretty powerful. I had a Toshiba T130 but they have released new models now. Not sure what other manufacturers have to offer.

Out of the three you mentioned the HP sounds best value. Out of warranty Sony charge an absolute fortune for repairs. I would feel more comfortable purchasing a Toshiba, Asus, Lenovo, or IBM though.

Really need a full size keyboard as he if 6ft2 and moans about using his sisters little Acer A150 great little buy that was for £150.00 as it's to small...boys hey..cheers Rob

[Little John]

Nothing to do with more people buying Sony or HP, Sony are dire when it comes to build and reliability everyone I know who has bought Sony vaio products have had problems with them.

Lenovo or Toshiba are the way to go but you pay a premium for them. I have a customer with a drawer in her filing cabinet with 4 dead Sony laptops in there, all with less than 18 months or less use on them, and all deemed to expensive to repair by the extended warranties that she had bought with them. They just return them and send her a cheque to go out and buy another.

[plug1]

I agree with little john , tosh or lenovo,
The Sony iv got has been pos. It still works but it's falling to bits.
Iv seen tosh 10 years old in better shape.
Plug

[B B Leo]

just bought the misses this one £469
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/sony-v...80264-pdt.html
reduced from £599

[evilsatan]

Really need a full size keyboard as he if 6ft2 and moans about using his sisters little Acer A150 great little buy that was for £150.00 as it's to small...boys hey..cheers Rob

The hybrids have a full sized keyboard mate don't get a netbook as they almost all have small keyboards with the exception of the NB200 (and probably a few more). Look into the Toshiba T130 second hand or the T230 new.