Front page poll: What would you spend on a new laptop?

[Jay]

For what I need it for I spend about £350 My current VAIO VGN-NR10E is fantastic but you can't play any sort of games on it...

[AGxM]

I've always been a bit hmmmm about laptops. Desktop at home with wireless keyboard and mouse but then I've never been a massive pc gamer. My Mum and stepdad bought a laptop each in teh States last year, and apparently giggle when sending each other emails in bed.

[raptor4216]

I recently bought my first laptop for £350, i never really saw the point of them before as i have a desktop. I still use my desktop for multimedia, gaming etc but im finding i am using the laptop more and more, its nice to be able to use it anywhere and have a quick look around the net when sat on the sofa! So if i buy another one in the future i would probably spend £400-500 to make it a bit faster and lighter.

[Jay]

My Mum and stepdad bought a laptop each in teh States last year, and apparently giggle when sending each other emails in bed.

As long as there is no heavy breathing your safe...

[Marcos]

I spend a lot on a laptop normally as its my main machine

I need everything in one package, including portability, so i usually go for Sony's ultra portables, i've had the S-series which has been great, now trying to get an SZ

they are pricey but i get everything in one small machine

[staffsMike]

I spend a lot on a laptop normally as its my main machine

I need everything in one package, including portability, so i usually go for Sony's ultra portables, i've had the S-series which has been great, now trying to get an SZ

they are pricey but i get everything in one small machine

SZ's are really nice. Check out the XPS M1330 or the vostro 1310 which was just released though. The new penryns are offering a lot of laptop for the money.

Good deals on them shown here Dell Special Offers, Cheapest Deals, E-Value Codes and Discount Coupons | dmXdimension

[idimmu]

I've voted 501-699, on the assumption that i would be buying a laptop that i actually needed. the reason i chose this amount was because i couldn't justify any larger sum of money on something that i would be carrying around, for use inside, outside or the back of my car etc. i think that 5-700 pounds would buy something compact and powerful enough for needs that i could ever see arising in the near future. the only reason id ever go more than this is if i was guaranteed a much much better battery life. but that would never happen!

as it stands i've got an old p3 1ghz dell c400 (i think) laptop that i use for fun, which didn't cost much at all.

[Marcos]

SZ's are really nice. Check out the XPS M1330 or the vostro 1310 which was just released though. The new penryns are offering a lot of laptop for the money.

Good deals on them shown here Dell Special Offers, Cheapest Deals, E-Value Codes and Discount Coupons | dmXdimension

hey thanks, just checked out the 1310, shame it looks so cheap and basic, good spec! I had a look at the M1330 in currys the other day, its pretty nice. But at the price i think i'd rather get an SZ on ebay.

wish Dell would get the design right, sometimes i think they purposely make their products look a bit cheap to carry on that Dell tradition

got to admit though, the carbon SZ i saw in john lewis looked cheap when it gets battered, need to keep it in good shape