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    I am looking for a laptop. Around the £600 mark anyone got any advice as to what's a good model. I am looking to mainly use it for picking up e-mails and general office use.
    Also is this too much monay to spend, as it wont be used for games. Might watch the occasional DVD.
    Any help much appreciated.

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    Re: Laptops any reviews

    Quote Originally Posted by maxg View Post
    I am looking for a laptop. Around the £600 mark anyone got any advice as to what's a good model. I am looking to mainly use it for picking up e-mails and general office use.
    Also is this too much monay to spend, as it wont be used for games. Might watch the occasional DVD.
    Any help much appreciated.
    First, given your usage pattern, is there any requirement for portablity? I ask because I feel uncomfortable recommending a laptop if all it's gonna do is sit on your desk.
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    Re: Laptops any reviews

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    First, given your usage pattern, is there any requirement for portablity? I ask because I feel uncomfortable recommending a laptop if all it's gonna do is sit on your desk.
    It will sit on a desk but I will travel with it

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    Quote Originally Posted by maxg View Post
    It will sit on a desk but I will travel with it
    Have you considered something like a desktop and netbook setup? Or will you really need the full-powerhouse on the road? Either way, I can make some recommendations.
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    Re: Laptops any reviews

    Quote Originally Posted by maxg View Post
    It will sit on a desk but I will travel with it
    Maybe a little more info?

    Is this a surfbox? for gaming? excel tapper? etc etc.

    Tell us what you want to use it for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by abaxas View Post
    Maybe a little more info?

    Is this a surfbox? for gaming? excel tapper? etc etc.

    Tell us what you want to use it for.
    I am looking to mainly use it for picking up e-mails and general office use.
    Also is this too much monay to spend, as it wont be used for games. Might watch the occasional DVD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Have you considered something like a desktop and netbook setup? Or will you really need the full-powerhouse on the road? Either way, I can make some recommendations.
    looking only for the notebook with "full-powerhouse on the road"

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    I think this suits your needs and is considerbaly less than your budget:

    Asus X5DIN Laptop
    Desktop (Cy): Intel Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.6GHz, Prolimatech Megahalems, Gigabyte X58-UD5, Patriot Viper DDR3 6GiB @ 1440MHz 7-7-7-20 2T, EVGA NVIDIA GTX 295 Co-Op, Asus Xonar D2X, Hauppauge WinTV Nova TD-500, 2x WD Caviar Black 1TB in RAID 0, 4x Samsung EcoDrive 1.5TB F2s in RAID 5, Corsair HX 750W PSU, Coolermaster RC-1100 Cosmos Sport (Custom), 4x Noctua P12s, 6x Noctua S12Bs, Sony Optiarc DVD+/-RW, Windows 7 Professional Edition, Dell 2408WFP, Mirai 22" HDTV

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    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    I think this suits your needs and is considerbaly less than your budget:

    Asus X5DIN Laptop
    Looks good
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