Looking to buy a new laptop, need advice offer expires in 4 hours!

[Sacred]

Hi guys,


I sold my Macbook Pro 17" notebook computer today for £300. I'm looking at getting a newer windows based laptop to replace it and have been looking at the various ones Dell have to offer.


The laptop I have made through the Dell UK website is as follows:

Components
Intel® Pentium® Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English

Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word)

1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return

15.6in Widescreen High Definition (1366x768) WLED with TrueLife

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

250GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive

512MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570

Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software

Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery

Dell Wireless 1510 Half Mini Card (802.11n)

No Bluetooth Upgrade

2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera

Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard

Facial recognition software

Ruby Red with Microsatin Finish


I intend to use the laptop mainly for browsing the web, playing music, using MSN/Skype and the occasional bit of gaming (nothing too heavy the likes of WoW etc).

The above laptop comes in at £529.01 however I'm unsure on the processor. I can upgrade from Intel® Pentium® Processor T4200 to an Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6500 for £70.

What I really want to know is, is this upgrade worth the hefty additional £70 price tag or am I going to see little to no difference in the tasks I want to perform with the differences between the two processors? (I've tried googling for comparisons between the two but cant find anything other than places trying to sell one to me)

Hopefully you guys can help as the offer finishes in 4 hours!!

Thanks,

[alsenior]

Looks fine to me but likely your macbook pro with a few upgades would have been a better spec than that machine

[Sacred]

Originally Posted by alsenior

Looks fine to me but likely your macbook pro with a few upgades would have been a better spec than that machine

I want to swap back over to windows instead of OSX as my native OS, too many restrictions by using bootcamp and the 17" laptop was heavy and difficult to transport around. That and after having it back to Apple 3 times in the last year alone with problems due to overheating and problems with the fans making really loud noises I really need something new and hopefully problem free.

The Macbook Pro was a 2.16ghz, 1gb RAM and I can't remember the graphics card so a newer laptop should be able to beat it spec for spec quite easily.

[Barry]

for that money you can do better than that, but I wouldn't touch a Dell

[Sacred]

Originally Posted by Barry

for that money you can do better than that, but I wouldn't touch a Dell

So what would you touch thats going to include all of the same/higher frills as the Dell but for a cheaper price?


Also whats the problems with Dell, my full office uses them and theyve yet to have a single problem and were purchased in 2004!

[fathazza]

I actually took delivery of an inspiron with that cpu in it today...

havent really tried to do anything intensive with it, but it seems to handle vista without any trouble and there was no noticeable slow down on anything with a few things open... eg, installing office while browsing the internet etc...

[Barry]

Last Dell I had was a inspiron and within 2 days of having it keys fell off and then the DVD drive went tits up on me :/

I like Acers, i know there not everyones first choice but in the last couple of years they have improved a lot and are very good laptops these days

[Sacred]

Thanks for the replies guys, if your inspiron is managing with the same processor as the one I've listed here I think I'll be saving myself the £70 and going ahead with what I've already chosen

[finlay666]

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/927267...k/Product.html

5% off with a varsity card, IMO a better offer

[Andehh]

http://www.mcscom.co.uk/section.php?xSec=74


Have a look through there, you'll really struggle to find a better laptop for cheaper. Got my Studio 17 from there & it was pritty much brand new...i never did figure out why it was a refurb!

[Sacred]

Bit late, paid for it just after posting my last post got it all for £500 in the end as found a coupon on the internet.

Thanks guys