Laptop or Netbook (Uk people please)

Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
Hello people,

Okay so im looking for a Laptop or either a Netbook from a Uk supplier.

My max budget is £300,The cheaper the better and would prefer a Laptop but i doubt i would get one that cheap.

I dont need anything powerfull at all,Il consider anything.

I would like it to have at least 512mb of ram,60-80gb hard drive,dvd drive.

I dont need an OS,usualy cheaper lappys or netbooks come with Linux but i will wipe that anyway i have another os planned for it.

So yeah if any members from the Uk can reccomend me some good ones that would be fab.

thanks :) :good:
 
speedyink

speedyink

VIP Member
As always I suggest the 900HA. Cheap, has double the specs your looking for, and an awesomely portable size to boot. They're $299 US, so I'm sure you can find one for under 300 pounds. I don't know any UK suppliers...

Oops, I'm not in the UK :eek:
 
F

funkysnair

VIP Member
i would have offered you mine for £200+posting but i just got mobile broadband on contract for 1yr...

its a good one too-intel core2duo asus vista etc etc.
 
Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
speedyink said:
As always I suggest the 900HA. Cheap, has double the specs your looking for, and an awesomely portable size to boot. They're $299 US, so I'm sure you can find one for under 300 pounds. I don't know any UK suppliers...

Oops, I'm not in the UK :eek:
Click to expand...

This seems a decent one,
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152650#

They have cheaper ones but they only have a 8gb and 16gb versions with SSD hard drives :cool:



dubesinhower said:
if thats less than $500 american, you can buy the pc i got. its a compaq presario cq60z. it screams for 500 bucks.
Click to expand...

Thanks il look into that.

funkysnair said:
i would have offered you mine for £200+posting but i just got mobile broadband on contract for 1yr...

its a good one too-intel core2duo asus vista etc etc.
Click to expand...

Damn!!!!!! :D

I would have snatched that off your hands,ohh well :)
 
Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
speedyink said:
Not quite as nice as the 900HA in terms of looks/size, but I couldn't find the 900HA on any UK sites.
Click to expand...

Yeah thats the problem...i couldnt see it either.

This alternative looks very good for the price,

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/151198

I watched this reviews and looks good.

[YT]<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MFOj9pB3X9g&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MFOj9pB3X9g&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>[/YT]

What you think?
 
Last edited:
Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
Yup thast the problem only having 512mb of ram,But i could upgrade the ram.

Its going to be running...Darwin with the Aqua GUI.

I think ive said enough :D
 
speedyink

speedyink

VIP Member
Nevakonaza said:
Yup thast the problem only having 512mb of ram,But i could upgrade the ram.

Its going to be running...Darwin with the Aqua GUI.

I think ive said enough :D
Click to expand...

Upgrading should be easy enough.

Never heard of Darwin..

The last Fujitsu you posted looks good for the price. Fujitsu's a good brand too.
 
Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
aww.....emailed them because its been out of stock for some tiem and got this reply :cool:

Unfortunately the item you are enquiring about has come to end of line and no longer available from our suppliers.

Please browse through our website @ www.microdirect.co.uk for alternative product.


Thanks / Regards
Click to expand...

So.....i was going to get that one :( but now i cant!
 
speedyink

speedyink

VIP Member
Nevakonaza said:
aww.....emailed them because its been out of stock for some tiem and got this reply :cool:



So.....i was going to get that one :( but now i cant!
Click to expand...

That sucks...Well the little Toshiba is still a nice option. See how much a stick of 2gb (or 1gb if you think it should be suffient). You should still be under your budget of 300 pounds

Like your Kevin Smith avatar btw. He's a cool guy.
 
H

Hugh9191

New Member
Sounds like your planning on running a certain fruity o/s!

I can't really tell you anything about it as it is illegal but I can tell you that the trick to installing anything not standard (e.g. linux) then it is important to find out if the hardware is compatible. Google is your friend here.

I have heard the Dell Mini 9 would be a good choice.
 
Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
Hugh9191 said:
Sounds like your planning on running a certain fruity o/s!

I can't really tell you anything about it as it is illegal but I can tell you that the trick to installing anything not standard (e.g. linux) then it is important to find out if the hardware is compatible. Google is your friend here.

I have heard the Dell Mini 9 would be a good choice.
Click to expand...

I am intending to run a fruity OS,Yes im fully aware it cannot be discussed here,ive been here years and know the forum rules.:p

But thanks.

what about this laptoo guys it it good?

i heard the ATOM processor is quite good.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150182#
 
H

Hugh9191

New Member
Nevakonaza said:
I am intending to run a fruity OS,Yes im fully aware it cannot be discussed here,ive been here years and know the forum rules.:p

But thanks.

what about this laptoo guys it it good?

i heard the ATOM processor is quite good.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150182#
Click to expand...

It's an excellent netbook but with your illicit activities then the question you need to be asking is 'is it compatible?' and google's your best bet for finding the answer. My suggestion on the previous post has been known to work.
 
Shane

Shane

Super Moderator
Staff member
The Dell Mini 9 looks promising,

i looked on their site and the one with 4gb SSD is £199,and the 16gb version is £229...so i might go with the 16gb version.

Space is not realy an issue,all i want to install is the os obvius and firefox.....that will be it.

strictly for Internet use :)
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top