Notebooks Small laptop on a budget

[L2wis]

Hey all, due to the lack of response regarding my stepnote thread i'm going to search for a different laptop. When i return from my holiday im planning on getting a new laptop but need some recommendations! The key factors i'm looking for are!:

1. Light weight (I push bike to work)
2. at least 2 hours battery life
3. higher resolution than 1024 x 768
4. 1.5ghz + speed wise
5. ram upgradable up 2 1gig (can be anything below)
6. any size screen between 10inch - 15inch

the cheaper the better btw

[pranks7er]

think pcword are doing a dual core HP for 399

[crazybob]

I'm generally not a fan of HP, but I think they've got lower prices than anyone else for cheap, general-purpose laptops. They've got quite a few computers for £399 with either a Celeron M (A Pentium M with half the cache, so very respectable) or a Sempron (also quite respectable). Of course, if you can find the one pranks7er mentioned you'd be even better off.

[Hazardous]

Originally Posted by crazybob

I'm generally not a fan of HP...

I'd agree in regard to their desktop systems, maybe... but I've bought/passed on two HP laptops to my sons (a 17" Pavilion ZD8228EA + a 15.4" Pavilion DV6231), and they're absolutely cracking laptops in my opinion

Before anybody asks... the only reason they've been passed on, is 'coz I've not long bought a new, more powerful/more up-to-date laptop... from Evesham
Unfortunately... HP didn't do one with the specs I wanted, at a price I was willing to pay, else I'd have had another one without question


@ L2wis: "... cheaper the better" isn't enough info to enable us to make suitable recommendations?
We need to know the most you're willing to spend... or a ball-park figure at the very least - i.e. £250 - £400 / £350 - £500 etc?

If you can't find a HP laptop within your budget (which would be a shame)... I'd suggest you have a browse of laptop specialist sites - such as Laptops Direct, Laptop Shop, Laptop Superstore, Laptop Stuff, Laptop Bits etc

[pranks7er]

Originally Posted by pranks7er

think pcword are doing a dual core HP for 399

ok its not an Hp its a toshiba

heres link plus free printer but its bankholiday sale so prob limited time

Lexmark Z738 Printer a freebie always good

Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T2080

1.73GHz, 533MHz FSB, 1MB Cache

Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic ( id remove that and put a cpy of xp on if u have disk basic is utter crap)

512MB RAM not bad, but see if can score some ram on ebay even

80GB Hard Drive

Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive

15.4" Widescreen Display

128MB ATI X200 Graphics
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/859051


Up to 1.5 hours Battery life

[pranks7er]

couple more

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Aspir...87/version.asp

dual core - http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_...98/version.asp

do u work in a company with a business accound with pcwb? pc world business or even a friend and see if they can get you one through work vat free?

[L2wis]

hey guys thanks for your help so far i'll be probably looking at topping out my budget at £400. I'm gonna check out the links u guys have posted. Hard drive wise any size is fine because im going to put my 80gig one in from my thinkpad (t21 )

*edit: Smaller screen the better