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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 19:32
Need a new one..don't want to spend a fortune (dont have a fortune to spend!)..any recommendations??
Helen 
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 20:21
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 20:43
I got mine from Simon Bourne at Delta PC (Ops Asst at 4N Taunton and 4N's HQ techie support) - simon@deltapc.com
Ian Driscoll
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Smart fortwo from £129+vat
Audi A3 1.6i Technik 3dr from £209+vat
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 21:02
Hi All - OK, I would suggest you consider what you want from the laptop - what will be its main purpose in life - is it going to be a heavily used business machine or is it mainly for playing solitare on...? I suppose what I'm saying is buy the machine that suits your needs, not one that the salesman recommends or has all the latest and flashiest gizmos on it - however and this is worth noting - most macines will now be running windows vista ( in one of its various flavours) so be warned - you will need a machine that has PLENTY of ram (1.5 - 2Gig) as vista has proved to be particularly memory hungry when running - buy a machine with only min. ram on it and watching paint dry will be faster!
It's also worth noting that vista is only in its first incarnation, so IF you can get hold of windows XP and the service pack patches (there are at least two major ones) it's worth using these instead - it'll be a good 12 months before Mr Gates' crowd get the gremlins out of this one...
I personally run a beatsie of an IBM (Lenovo) Z60m titanium with 2Gb of ram great mac - but then I use mine every day ... cut your cloth accordingly i say...
Also worth thinking about is Christmas is coming so they will be trying to sell you anything - if you can, why not wait until the sales..?!
Just some thoughts...
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 21:09
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 21:45
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If it helps, I do two. That should help knock the price down abit.
thought you meant you were selling laptops 'too' D!!!
Helen
'Styling to Sell, Styling to Rent, Show Home Furniture, Interior Re-styles & Refurbishment'
M: 07789 488446
DL: 01225 330088
W: www.propertystylingcompany.co.uk
4N Group Leader 'Brilliant BATH'
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 21:53
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Posted on 29th Nov 2007 at 21:57
Great tip Deb! Works out to be a really good deal provided you don't make too many calls on the landline.
Laptops Direct do the Acer 5315 for £299, as well as some other well priced machines.
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asp/price-search.asp?band=0
Saw a similar machine on special in a Tesco Extra for £289 - guess it depends on your local store's stock.
As Joe says, if you're going for Vista get loads of RAM. My partner Sandy replaced her 600 MHz Dell running XP on 256 Mb RAM with a 1.6 GHz Gateway running Vista on 512 Mb RAM and guess what - the new machine is marginally slower!
Best wishes, Nic
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Posted on 30th Nov 2007 at 00:30
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Posted on 30th Nov 2007 at 08:39
Beat me to it Deb, we do our Broadcall Laptop deal.
From £30/month (depending on your exchange) you get a Laptop, Line Rental, Lifetime warranty, Router, all the kit needed to set it up, free weekend & evening calls to landlines and me as your account manager.
Need UW membership (from £1.76 month) and to sign up for one of our excellent energy services - (guarenteed to be great value against the household names). All above put on One Bill.
http://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/store/broadcall.taf
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Posted on 30th Nov 2007 at 11:55
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Posted on 30th Nov 2007 at 19:17
thanks all ..will look into the suggestions
anymore advice ..most welcome!
Helen
'Styling to Sell, Styling to Rent, Show Home Furniture, Interior Re-styles & Refurbishment'
M: 07789 488446
DL: 01225 330088
W: www.propertystylingcompany.co.uk
4N Group Leader 'Brilliant BATH'
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Posted on 30th Nov 2007 at 23:22
Helen,
Try David Goodwin (Chippenham 4N) on 01249 650838 - Computers4All
Bath meeting was very good, wil see you there again.
Dan
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Posted on 01st Dec 2007 at 19:13
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Posted on 01st Dec 2007 at 20:21
you go first Neil!! is that why yours doesnt work?? lols
Helen
'Styling to Sell, Styling to Rent, Show Home Furniture, Interior Re-styles & Refurbishment'
M: 07789 488446
DL: 01225 330088
W: www.propertystylingcompany.co.uk
4N Group Leader 'Brilliant BATH'
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