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CORSA NUT
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   2nd Jan 04 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Gonna be buying a laptop tommorow..Have a look today and seen this which i liked.Gonna be on finance so don't be telling me i could build a mega one

Any good?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0613044102.1073070492@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadckfhjdkjjcflgceggdhhmdfhn.0&page=Product&sku=992666&category_oid=-15257
Craig6682
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2nd Jan 04 at 19:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Quite good spec
CORSA NUT
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Yeah it's sort of in between the price/ spec list if you get me.

Some are like 2K and they are fukin horrible
Drew
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2nd Jan 04 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ya tried ebay?

i know ya said ya getting it on finance like but worth a look
CORSA NUT
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2nd Jan 04 at 20:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got to be on finace Drew me old mucker.Got some spare cash but i aint wasting it on a computer

Look ok though aye?
Drew
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dunno aint looked
CORSA NUT
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Look dammit!
Drew
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looks ok to me mate - aint to sure about the 'windows xp home' thou - easy enuff to change thou
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2nd Jan 04 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got XP on this and it's ok!

Gonna get a bigger Hard drive though! I aint got much space on mine now as it is
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but ya got xp home or xp pro? ive never had xp home, but heard people say xp pro is alot better
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2nd Jan 04 at 20:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Needs more RAM.
To be honest I don't like Packard Bell. If you want a proper laptop get a Dell.

http://www.dell.co.uk
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Were can i get more RAM Daz? Is there a RAM shop??
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yeah - its next door to the goat shop
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PC world don't seem to sell Dell laptops! That a good or a bad thing?
Drew
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i think only dell sell them dont they?
CORSA NUT
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2nd Jan 04 at 20:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well i'm getting that one by the looks
Dom
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cant see it says session timed out
eitherway mate, i would stay away from pc world personally, all a bunch of cowboys. Go straight to the manufactor, ie: if its a sony, go to sony's website etc Also try, John Lewis, they might be a tad expensive, but they are great people
Although it all depends how much you wanna be spending on one? Although have you thought about a mac? there nice lappy's, although ive only used a mac lappy for a brief moment and there nice. Although i use macs all the time in the studio and there great bits of kit
CORSA NUT
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I know PC world are a bit lame when it comes down to it but this LT is nice.I'll get it to work again hold on mate....
CORSA NUT
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Here man...

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0970849956.1073088424@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadckfifjgifcflgceggdhhmdfhm.0&page=Product&sku=992666&category_oid=-15257
Dom
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cheers mate
one thing too look out for mate is the use of laptop cpu's and desktop pc cpu's. Both intel and AMD do cpu's (processors) for laptops, which have power saving features and use less power and as well as generating less heat etc etc However, alot of manufactors use desktop pc cpu's, and therefore battery life it cut short and they produce shite loads of hit - i know of a few people who have had problems with this, having to take it back etc, and to behonest there isnt alot that can be done

Also, there are help warnings about using laptops too, dont put them on your lap! there was a case a few months ago about a bloke who used his lappy on his lap for a trip and he got burns on his little fella (thanks to the cpu heat) and caused all sorts of weird burning shite just a little warning mate lol
CORSA NUT
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3rd Jan 04 at 00:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
b Shit!

Glad you replyed mate as i'm off to bed now.I'll get this one then as i don't need battery life I wont be putting the fuker on my lap though!
Dom
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3rd Jan 04 at 00:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol mate
have a keep butchers at the "COMPAQ AMD ATHLON XP MOBILE 2500+ PROCESSOR LAPTOP", its 100 quid more but its got double the ram, double the space and better graphics card
CORSA NUT
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3rd Jan 04 at 00:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This one mate??

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0970849956.1073088424@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfadckfifjgifcflgceggdhhmdfhm.0&page=Product&sku=951376&category_oid=-15257

Looks good but i aint up with all the spec talk Double space and Ram sound good

Will that play better games aswell?
CORSA NUT
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3rd Jan 04 at 00:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Athlon better than Celleron i take it?
Dom
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...some say intel are better and more stable and you will find all of the computer industry will use them etc because of this. However, AMD's are cheaper but they run slower than a intel but still do intel speeds (if you get what i mean, ie: AMD 2800xp, is similar to an intel 2.8GHz, however the AMD will run at 2GHz etc) and personally ive never had a problem with them

But the compaq is smaller and lighter but better, has 40Gb of hard disk space instead of 20 (compared to the PB lappy) and has 512mb ram compared to 256mb ram. Also has a better graphics card (made by ATI ) and it doesnt shared the main memory either (i believe) unlike the packard IE: if you set it to use 64mb of ram for the graphics, it would leave you with 448mb of ram for your computer etc.
Personally i would go with the compaq mate However, go to your nearest store and have a play with both of them and see which one you like etc

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