Laptop

NAVVARR · Post by **NAVVARR** » Tue May 20, 2008 8:58 am

One of my mates is wanting to buy a laptop - price range £200 -£300.

Should he go for something new or second hand??

-any advice anyone?- also, anyone know any decent bargains??

Cheers!

moozooh · Post by **moozooh** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:04 am

Depends on what exactly does your mate want from a laptop. Though I wouldn't expect anything good for that kind of money unless it's used.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:08 am

try cash convertors or CEX, that way you can get it cheap on second-hand, but being high street stores, you'll also get a warranty with it as well

90 days is usually the norm

NAVVARR · Post by **NAVVARR** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:16 am

Cheers - he's got a low budget- i know. Its mainly for basic surfing and the odd application. -Maybe a bit of basic gaming as well.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:21 am

I've got a Dell Vostro 1000 (with 1GB RAM for some reasons

) with English/Irish keyboard map that my company gave me "discounted" and I thought that it was better than mine.

I used it a couple of times, realized that my actual laptop was 10 times better (but 5 times the price), put it back in the box and it's there rotting away.
If he wants it...

SuperGrafx · Post by **SuperGrafx** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:10 pm

An eee PC (or similar device) would fit his needs just fine.
Plus the price is right as well.