mooandboo Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm buying Ceri a laptop for Christmas but it'll also be a backup machine for me in case my PC cops it (shhh don't tell him ) I've seen this one which has the kind of spec I'd like but have fried my brain researching about best brands - people love and hate all of them, have had good and bad experiences with all of them so I'm a bit I haven't a clue if HP should be avoided - or not (I've veered away from Dell's Inspiron range and some others because the graphics card doesn't seem to be too good ) Could you give me your opinions and if it's crap recommend similar for a similar price ( no higher) if you don't mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vashti Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 This looks good http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.h...=home&r=X60. I've bought Erin a cheaper one from them. Mike bought his PC from them too... very good fim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooandboo Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 This looks good http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.h...=home&r=X60. I've bought Erin a cheaper one from them. Mike bought his PC from them too... very good fim. Thanks Marie They're a bit beyond my price range, even the smaller one once I add on the software and extra RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemstone Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 I came in this thread to recommend a pink one but that is no good if it is for Ceri Mine is a Dell and it is great but I only use it to surf the net, I can't do anything clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooandboo Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 I came in this thread to recommend a pink one but that is no good if it is for Ceri Mine is a Dell and it is great but I only use it to surf the net, I can't do anything clever His favourite colour was pink when he was small & he even wanted some pink Barbie slippers (he was 2 ) which I would've bought but OH walked out of the shop :laugh: I would probably go with Dell if the graphics card was better. Does anyone have any experience of Acer laptops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Does anyone have any experience of Acer laptops? Aisling and I had Acers and they were very good value for money compared to the brands downsides where they were heavy and also I found some plug in ( USB ) items never worked with them and the odd CD/DVD plus they over heated a bit and we had to get a fan base to sit them on that was about 4 years ago so the above may well have changed as the newer models I have seen in shops look a lot differant I use an macbook air now a days as I cannot abide Vista but my last PC laptop was Toshiba and it was very good ( sadly it came with Vista which I think ruined a really nice machine ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nettie Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Aren't Acer PC World's own brand? Or am I confused? I've only ever had Dells, Toshibas and presently have a Compaq Presario which is about a year old now but don't do much that involved graphics cards so couldn't tell you if it would be any good for you. Bluddy useless aren't I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel155 Posted November 23, 2008 Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Does anyone have any experience of Acer laptops? I bought an Acer in 2005, the casing broke aroung the hinges. We bought Lauren one for her birthday this year and the build quality has improved a lot (Aspire 5715 from Amazon) Aren't Acer PC World's own brand? Or am I confused? No that is Advent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooandboo Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Thanks Sam I'm not worried about it being heavy as it won't be going very far. Thanks Angel the Acer I looked at ( this onehas consistently good reviews so I may go ahead with one (I've spent three days solid looking and look like a bag lady cos I haven't even bothered to brush my hair ) Nettie, yes you are but thanks anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSDFan Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I've got an Acer 5315 and I love it, although I don't use it for anything clever just for surfing the Net. I think it would do lots of things other than that if I tried I rarely use to desktop PC now it's so much easier to sit in the chair, in front of the tele, with the laptop on my lap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooandboo Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks I've ordered the Acer in the link in my last post because I just can't spend anymore time looking - it's taking over my life I thought it would end the battle for time on the PC but I think it may just change to a battle for time on the laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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