Need advice on a laptop to buy.

[Brisk]

Yo all

Im heading to uni in a few months so i need some help selecting a laptop. Obviously price is key, so cheaper the better. Im used to my home system of E6400 core 2 processor, 2gb ram and Nvidia 8500gt. So i wondered if anyone could link me to a laptop with those similar specs. I just want to be able to do thinks fast and the only game i need to be able to play is world of warcraft :P. Maybe i dont need such a fast processor as i have seen that 2ghz + can get price.

I do not really need a hardrive at all as i got 2 external ones, dont need an Operating system.

Budget: 450 pounds.

Would be great if anyone could link me to any laptops that im looking for on aria . Thanks :D

[nft99]

get an Asus eee 900/901 and spend the rest of the budget on beer :D

[tystar]

Agreed :lol: :lol:

see my sig too ;)

[Brisk]

im looking for something a bit more powerful.

stretching budget to 600 pounds now actually.

Think this is the best im gonna get ?

15.4" WXGA (1280x800)
NVIDIA® Geforce 9600M GT 512MB
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo-processor P7350 (http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?ppc_cid=WTM_29012067701)
4096 MB DDR2 800MHz PC6400
250 GB 5400rpm. SATA harddisk
DVD-RW / CD-RW SATA
Zepto Zpro2 300 mbit
Built-in webcam 2.0 megapixel


599 pounds


(http://uk.zepto.com/Shop/Notebook.aspx?notebookid=1148)

[Monkey]

What would you use it for?

If its just for writing essays get an eee machine

[Lynx]

Eee's are horrible to type on, they are lovely and portible but keys are tiny.

[tystar]

i must admit that they are a bit too tiny for most people inc myself which is why mines being sold.

but for younger people or those that are vertically challenged with small hands there ideal. ;)

[Audigex]

Put a DVD case in front of you and imagine it's a keyboard, if you can't type on it, you probably won't like an Eee. (Check for yourself, a DVD case is about 9" diagonal - and an eee keyboard is barely wider than the screen)

[dodobear]

im looking for something a bit more powerful.

stretching budget to 600 pounds now actually.

Think this is the best im gonna get ?

15.4" WXGA (1280x800)
NVIDIA® Geforce 9600M GT 512MB
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo-processor P7350 (http://syndication.intel.com/DistributeModule.aspx?ppc_cid=WTM_29012067701)
4096 MB DDR2 800MHz PC6400
250 GB 5400rpm. SATA harddisk
DVD-RW / CD-RW SATA
Zepto Zpro2 300 mbit
Built-in webcam 2.0 megapixel


599 pounds


(http://uk.zepto.com/Shop/Notebook.aspx?notebookid=1148)

May i please ask what laptop this is?

[Biodoid]

that sounds like a medion akoya laptop

[Audigex]

BTW -that laptop would most likely be faster than your PC... just for comparison.

More RAM running faster, a faster processor and a fairly equivalent graphics card (mobile graphics are always a bit naff)... you'll be fine with that