Laptop Advice

[Scarby]

i had an acer once it broke and couldnt be fixed! this happened after about a year (im sure there is a thread on here about it somewhere if you want to know more)

 

[Han]

Dell Laptops have also caught fire...

 

[Jeff]

Dell Laptops have also caught fire...

Due to the batteries - which were made by Sony.

Anythign you buy now should be OK.

 

[M17TT C]

ive got an acer laptop and it has had to be returned 3 times in 2 years. All times due to the power pin, first time it broke off, second time it sparked into a small fire and third time they just didn't fix it properly. Wasn't exactly quick either the repair jobs, good 3 weeks each time.
Had it for over 3 years now and apart from that and the battery going ( very common in all laptops i believe) it is running as smooth as a babies bottom and would recomment Acer as at the time it was excellent value for money and now is a reliable product as i take extra care to ensure that no stress is put on the power lead.

 

[muzzysgal]

Thanks for all your help, but I've decided to forget the laptop and get a new desktop instead :icon_roll :icon_redf

I'd still only really need it for the internet and downloading music, and I've picked out the following couple. Would anybody mind giving their opinion on which is the better?

http://http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0851276754.1162473869@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceaddjffjmhmdcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&sku=240899&tabIndex=1

http://http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&oc=D10315&rbc=D10315&s=dhs&sbc=ukdhsftdppdesktop3

 

[Durham Fox]

Go for the Dell More RAM

 

[muzzysgal]

Go for the Dell More RAM

And twice as much RAM is preferable to twice the size of the hard drive?

 

[Durham Fox]

And twice as much RAM is preferable to twice the size of the hard drive?

Would be for me!

 

[Jeff]

And twice as much RAM is preferable to twice the size of the hard drive?

Depends what you're using it for. If you're storing loads of large files such as videos you'll need a big hard drive. But for normal home use and storing mp3 files (unless you have a huge number of songs), the smaller hard drive should be OK.
More ram will make your PC run faster because it will have to do less swapping to disk, so if I had to choose between the two I'd get the one with more ram.

If you decide to buy online I'd appreciate it if you could click on one of these links to do so: Dell PC World

 

[bocadillo]

If you decide to buy online I'd appreciate it if you could click on one of these links to do so: Dell PC World

v£3 per pound spent on a laptop should ensure you a decent placing in the next round of vbookie!

 

[muzzysgal]

If you decide to buy online I'd appreciate it if you could click on one of these links to do so: Dell PC World

I've just bought my new pc....from Currys. So, sorry Jeff, but went through one of my own cashback sites :icon_wink

 

[Scarby]

I've just bought my new pc....from Currys. So, sorry Jeff, but went through one of my own cashback sites :icon_wink

J wont be a happy man.

 

[Durham Fox]

Just bought a new laptop myself. All seems to be working nicely