Upgrade In Time Laptop

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h364

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Hi guys,

You may recall i've recently asked for some advice on a high end 'University' laptop.

I've been saving for it, but i recently got offered a great deal on a car, which i just couldn't turn down considering i can drive from December.

This has of course, set me back a little, which means i'm looking for a different range of laptop.

I'm looking to spend $1500 tops, and i'm looking to buy from a US vendor, and ship it over here to the UK to try and save money, (even with the weak pound.)

I was hoping to buy a decent system, that i can upgrade as funds become available. Initially, i'm after a powerful processor, and then i'll add RAM, bigger hard drive, etc as i can.

So, does anyone know any US to UK vendors, and any decent brands to look out for?

Thanks in advance,
 
h364 said:
i'm looking to buy from a US vendor, and ship it over here to the UK
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Why?

You can probably get a good enough deal from a UK retailer and if you buy a US laptop you'll be stuck with stuff like a US keyboard and US power supply.
 
I've been having a browse around, and in hindsight with packaging, and the extra cost to buy, like you say power leads etc, it probably isn't worth it.

My current laptop spec is quite shocking, i got it free with the AOL broadband, so now i'm looking to upgrade for Sixth Form and Uni. I would go for Dell, but i want to experiment with some light OC'ing, and i'm also quite sick of there software, etc. Don't really want to spend more than 600 quid, as there's plenty of laptops under that price that are more than adequate, and i'm teasing myself with features i just cant afford.
 
I think i've narrowed it down to the Dell Studio 15 or 17, but im tempted with the XPS M1530, and suggestions?
 
h364 said:
i want to experiment with some light OC'ing
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As far as I know there are no laptops that can be overclocked, if there are they will be very expensive. The main reason for this is heat and power.

But Dell make some nice laptops.

The studio series is very nice. What size screen are you after?
 
That's what i initially thought about laptops and OC'ing, but i swear i was reading a spec of an Asus that mentioned it.

Like you say, Dell do make very nice computers, my past two have both been Dell. In terms of the screen size, i would prefer the 17, i'll be using it for general office use, as well as Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, etc, internet work, and also some light multimedia use. I've also now got a 19inch Dell LCD monitor, so i'm going to use it for extended desktop, so the 17 will be better in that respect, however, Dell are having some great offers on the 15, so i could get a much higher spec 15, for the price of an average 17.

I think i've found the build i'm after:
Studio 15
'Healing Patterns' (PRODUCT) Red Design - Special Offer Reduced From 70 to 20

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache) - Considering 90 upgrade to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40Ghz, 3MB, 1066MHz)

Vista Home Premium

15.4" Wide Screen WXGA WLED (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™

2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera

4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]

320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive

256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3450

Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software - Considering 99 Blu-Ray upgrade

Base 499 - 100 off and free delivery.

Deciding between processor or Blu-Ray upgrade.

Prices our in British pounds, sorry the key's broke.
 
That should do nicely. Dell don't offer OCing capabilities in any of their machines as far as I know. If the do it will be in the high end gaming desktops.

As for the Blu-Ray/proc. If you think you'll watch blu-ray disks on it then I'd go for that option. If not go for the faster proc.
 
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