I have £500 to spend, either on a laptop or a desktop.

I dont really need a powerfull pc, something that I can do work on, surf the net, music etc...

I'd like to have wireless networking on it too.

What do you think i should get?

I don't know if you can get a decent computer with that amount of money.

But, if you have already got a desktop, get a laptop (if it's possible).
If I were you, I might upgrade my desktop.

best bet is too look around at local computer fairs


im not sure if ur back from your trip

but im sure there are some once a month near Wrexham..

but, evesham computers are currently doing a clearence on some pcs/laptops

Laptop around £500

You can get a Dell Inspiron 1100 for £529, but if at all possible, I'd suggest spending another £200 to get a MUCH better PC over-all.

are you from near wrexham?

i guess there are the fairs at northgate arena, however i'd rather get it with a guarentee just to be safe

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are you from near wrexham?

i guess there are the fairs at northgate arena, however i'd rather get it with a guarentee just to be safe

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Originally posted by blade
Dell has a very good Waranty service.

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that could work to my advantage, since loads of call centres are in gurgaon (which is a really fast developing part of india) they mostly speak Hindi

I might get a Dell, or an IBM, or ill go to my local pc shop and see wot they've got.

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but im sure there are some once a month near Wrexham..

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nope sorry

and sorry, cant find article either

Novatech

Good PC's for a reasonable price and top quality support.  On a side note you will find more bang for your £ from AMD based systems.

why dont you barrow like 200 euros like Blade said and then you will have enough money to get a good laptop

Pentium M is good. There is a wireless internet card installed inside the computer so when you go on travels.. and your friends have a router BAM you have internet lol

My father has one and it really looks good

What about this PC:

   Processor Type ICPM 
   Processor speed 1500 mhz
   Memory Size 512 mb
   Memory Type DDR 
   Hard Drive Capacity 80 Gb
   Optical Drives DVD±RW Dual Layer 
   CD-ROM Speed 24 x
   CD-RW Speed. READ 24X, WRITE 10X x
   DVD-ROM Speed 8 x
   DVD-RW Speed READ 6X, WRITE 2.4X x
   Floppy Disk Drive Not Specified
   Screen Size/Type 12.1 WXGA 
   Graphics Card Type Shared 
   Graphics Memory 128 MB mb
   TV-out Yes
   Sound Type AC97 
   Modem Type V.90/56k 
   Wireless Enabled Yes
   No. of USB Connections 3 
   No. of Firewire Connections 1 
   Infrared Port Included Not Specified
   Other Interfaces 10/100 Interface 
   Battery Type LI-ION 
   Battery life (up to) 2.4 hours
   Software Titles Included WORKS 8.0, POWER CINEMA 
   Operating system WIN XP HOME W/ SP2 
   Weight 1.7 kg
   Height 28 mm
   Width 303 mm
   Depth 225 mm
   Colour SILVER 

£829

The reason I said £500 is cos thats the amount of compensation im getting from air india, cos our flight was delayed 24 hours.

I have an Idea, why don't you go around fairs and stuff, and build your own pc, if you please, sell it for more than you bought the parts for, and buy a pc, or just make an even better one than you did before?

that's a bit too troublesome? but i agree with traxor. building your own pc is cheaper if you know where to look for the parts

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that's a bit too troublesome? but i agree with traxor. building your own pc is cheaper if you know where to look for the parts

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I want a laptop preferably.

Ive found this laptop which is pretty good IMO, apart from the processor (1.4ghz Celeron M)

Intel Celeron Pentium 1.4GHz (Celeron M Processor)
256MB fast DDR RAM
40GB Hard drive
56K V.90 Data/Fax/Modem
3 in 1 DVDRW, CDRW and DVD ROM (+RW)
12.1” Widescreen TFT screen
Interated Graphics with 64MB Shared DDR RAM
2 channel Audio (On Board)
3 x USB 2.0 ports,1 x Firewire/Mini DV (IEEE 1394), 1 x VGA monitor out, 1 x Modem (RJ11), 1 x LAN (RJ45), 1 x PCMCIA Slot(Type II only), 1 x Headphone out, 1 x Microphone in, Integrated card reader for Sony Momory stick/pro, SD/Multimedia
Weight: 1.85kg
1.5 hours (approximately each battery), 2 batteries supplied

Its also got wi-fi (the "g" standard)

Edit: £699

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I want a laptop preferably.

Ive found this laptop which is pretty good IMO, apart from the processor (1.4ghz Celeron M)

Intel Celeron Pentium 1.4GHz (Celeron M Processor)
256MB fast DDR RAM
40GB Hard drive
56K V.90 Data/Fax/Modem
3 in 1 DVDRW, CDRW and DVD ROM (+RW)
12.1” Widescreen TFT screen
Interated Graphics with 64MB Shared DDR RAM
2 channel Audio (On Board)
3 x USB 2.0 ports,1 x Firewire/Mini DV (IEEE 1394), 1 x VGA monitor out, 1 x Modem (RJ11), 1 x LAN (RJ45), 1 x PCMCIA Slot(Type II only), 1 x Headphone out, 1 x Microphone in, Integrated card reader for Sony Momory stick/pro, SD/Multimedia
Weight: 1.85kg
1.5 hours (approximately each battery), 2 batteries supplied

Its also got wi-fi (the "g" standard)

Edit: £699

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Well we went into the shop, with a budget of £500, and came out spending £1700!



We got a Sony Vaio VGC-M1
Its like a dekstop/laptop hybrid

Its really small, and compact, all the components are mobile, but it doesnt have a batter and u wudn be able to carry it around with you.

But i love it, it has a fold up keyboard, that when folded down is a pc, when folded up is a hifi (1/3rd of the screen is still shown and acts as an equalizer/control etc...

I also got a HP Scanner/Printer with a Memory Card slot for printing digital pictures, a fuji-film 3mp camera, office xp and a mp3 player.

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Well we went into the shop, with a budget of £500, and came out spending £1700!



We got a Sony Vaio VGC-M1
Its like a dekstop/laptop hybrid

Its really small, and compact, all the components are mobile, but it doesnt have a batter and u wudn be able to carry it around with you.

But i love it, it has a fold up keyboard, that when folded down is a pc, when folded up is a hifi (1/3rd of the screen is still shown and acts as an equalizer/control etc...

I also got a HP Scanner/Printer with a Memory Card slot for printing digital pictures, a fuji-film 3mp camera, office xp and a mp3 player.

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Its nice
Except...

It has ear's

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Its really small, and compact, all the components are mobile, but it doesnt have a batter and u wudn be able to carry it around with you.

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Its really small, and compact, all the components are mobile, but it doesnt have a batter and u wudn be able to carry it around with you.

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That last laptop looks rather cool..... but why have a laptop if it's not easily portable ?

its not a laptop, its got the insides of a laptop, in a desktop

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its not a laptop, its got the insides of a laptop, in a desktop

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the main point is that it has a really small footprint, im gona have the pc in my room, so i want as much space as possible when im not using it.

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it isnt a laptop!!!!

its a very small desktop

Anyway, im using it right now, and it is amazing, i will post pictures later on.

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Originally posted by saralk
it isnt a laptop!!!!

its a very small desktop

Anyway, im using it right now, and it is amazing, i will post pictures later on.

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i dont really play games on my pc, i use the xbox, also I have a five year onsite insurance policy, so if something happened, its not my problem and OMG THIS COMPUTER IS SO AMAZING

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i dont really play games on my pc, i use the xbox, also I have a five year onsite insurance policy, so if something happened, its not my problem and OMG THIS COMPUTER IS SO AMAZING

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ill backup with the DVD write

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ill backup with the DVD write

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ill backup with the DVD write

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That can't always work though, sometimes the disks get broken, there is nothing safe ever, To be honest, I can't belive you bought the 'desktop' that is disguised as a 'laptop'.. You may aswell have bought a laptop for the same price, if not cheaper......

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ill backup with the DVD write

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That can't always work though, sometimes the disks get broken, there is nothing safe ever, To be honest, I can't belive you bought the 'desktop' that is disguised as a 'laptop'.. You may aswell have bought a laptop for the same price, if not cheaper......

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I agree, there is no reason to buy a desktop that small - get a laptop instead. Parts are lower performance, over-heat easier and other problems. The only reason to get a desktop like that is to (perhaps) mount it in a vehicle.

Getting a desktop like that is like buying a Mclaren F1 with a V2, 30 hp engine in it

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I wanted a PC in my room, and my room is tiny, so buying a PC which had a box, screen, keyboard, mouse and speakers all seperate would be too big in total (especially considering im gona install a printer/scanner in a min).

A Laptop this price wouldnt have specs like this (and i dont think there is any laptop with 160GB HDD)

Also it will act as my TV too.

I'm pretty sure that you could've bought a laptop for the same specs as this one, and use it as a tv .. But in the end, its completely your choice whether or not you want to buy this desktop laptop thing.

ive looked any you can't get a laptop with 160gb HDD and a PCTV card, at least not for £999

I reckon its a cool computer vio's are very reliable my dad has one there great tho he doea have a laptop but he is going for the big screen thinks now so yer good choice saralk money well spent