Help me decide on a new laptop please

[bigdan676]

Hi, My parents have said they will get me a laptop for my 21st birthday, so i need some ideas.

The first question would be should i go for a Dell or another brand?
The second question would be, if i do get a dell or another branded laptop could i buy a second battery from them?

I thought i would make a poll, cus some people say dell are brilliant and others say don't touch them.

Here is what i will be after, i won't be using it for games.

BASE
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English

WEBCAM
2.0 Mega pixel web camera

COLOUR CHOICE
Expresso Brown Colour with Microsatin Finish

LCD
15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with TrueLife™

MEMORY
4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]

HARD DRIVE
250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive

GRAPHICS CARD
Integrated Intel® Graphic Media Accelerator X3100

OPTICAL DRIVE
8x DVD+/-RW Optical drive, including SW

PRIMARY BATTERY
6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion primary battery

Regards
Dan

[marsey99]

dell are great for cheap systems, they have a buying power that is unmatched so they get stuff cheaper and sell it cheaper. however if your not after a cheap as chips word processor you would be better getting from elsewhere.

tbh i think asus have some great laptops out atm and the have a great warrenty too. it all does depend on what you want and how much your looking to spend tho.

[bigdan676]

I want one mainly for work on the go, so everything apart from Gaming. A budget of up to £800 but lower if possible.

Regards
dan

[Biodoid]

High performance Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5550 (1.83 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, FSB 667 MHz)
Gigantic 320GB hard drive capacity
Massive 3GB RAM for resource intensive application and multi-tasking
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M G for powerful graphics performance (based on PCI-Express technology with 128MB GDDR3 memory)
Integrated Bluetooth® v2.0
Connect a range of household media products to your new Medion® Akoya® notebook wirelessly using pre-installed Bluetooth technology.
Digital TV on-the-move Includes DVB-T TV Tuner1
Sit back, relax and watch digital TV channels directly on your laptop, in a window or full screen. It’s so easy to set up and use. Check for freeview coverage in your area at http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability
High Speed Wireless LAN next generation 802.11 n-Draft with up to 300 Mbit/s.2
Incredible features

• 15.4" TFT WXGA Widescreen Display 1280 × 800 pixels, 16:10 cinema format
• Integrated VGA webcam with microphone
• HDMI-out for connecting to a big-screen, HD-Ready TV
• eSATA port the high performance standard to connect external hard drives with the fastest possible transfer rate
• Biometric fingerprint reader for ultimate data security
• 8× Multi-Standard DVD/CD Writer with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer compatibility3
• 6 channel surround audio out (analogue + S/P-DIF)4
• All the support you need
  36 month manufacturer’s warranty. MEDION offer a telephone support hotline charged at National Rates and a return to manufacturer service for repair.

all for £599.99


cant name the place though as it could be classed as a competitor (unless Aria have started selling food..place starts with A and ends in I)


yes it's a Medion but so is my laptop and I've had no problems with mine

[jonwoad]

We sell laptops, they sell laptops, they are a competitor

[jonwoad]

Oh we sell food too... theres a chocolate machine in the shop

[wonderlust]

how much is delivery?

[marsey99]

i want some es rockie bars please

[jonwoad]

Maybe someone should do a review?

[Biodoid]

I've never tried the choc machine or the coffee one in the shop..cos I'm never waiting that long

[wonderlust]

I've never tried the choc machine or the coffee one in the shop..cos I'm never waiting that long

Me neither, but my reason is I've never been to the shop

[chatters]

Oh we sell food too... theres a chocolate machine in the shop

Is it time for another one of my pointless reviews????

[Biodoid]

yes please 8)