Laptops

[benntenn67]

Are £300 Advent or Lenovo laptops any good ??

[Rusty]

Depends what you're after... What's the primary use? Internet?

[benntenn67]

My daughter needs a new one for school work .... & all the other stuff teenagers get upto on them ??????

[Rusty]

If it's not for gaming or for something like CAD then most new laptops should be fine. Base your decision on build quality, useability and TBH looks, plus see if you can get a decent repair package thrown in, in case of mishaps. If it's for school, then I'd want to back up things on an external hard drive / USB sticks / DVD, the same with music & pictures.

[benntenn67]

Thanks Rusty I'm a dinosaur when it comes to tekno stuff

[Rusty]

Go to a local large shop and try a few out, as there are loads of shapes and sizes around and it's worth making sure that your daughter can type on it and use the mouse etc. as that's rather important for things like projects and essay writing! You can, of course, get a plug in keyboard / mouse combo (I have a microsoft one that I got a deal on off Amazon) but if you're not at home, then carrying around the extra stuff is a right faff!

Dell Outlet is a good place to look too, as there are some decent deals on there.

[prj]

For school the most important factor will be battery life, if the intended use is during class.
Try to find something that lasts 5-6 hours or more.

If it's supposed to be used at home, then really does not matter.

[lagz33]

Do not buy an Advent if you do something silly like that be sure to get an extended warranty and put up with alot of future headache.

[bazburn]

Do not buy an Advent if you do something silly like that be sure to get an extended warranty and put up with alot of future headache.

Quite like the Cadbury one's...

[QuattroFever]

The samsung or asus netbooks are good. Ok for majority of things. Small and light and looong batt life. 6 Hours continuous use with extended battery 8 hours.

[saltinot]

I've got 4 Lenovos (two T400s, v550, and a netbook for the wife) in the house and love them. Good build quality, take a beating in the garage, and good battery life. I'm an IT guy, so can't comment on the gaming aspect of them.

[prj]

Lenovo is basically IBM, so very good quality indeed.

[Neutech]

Have used Acers for about 5 years , have a few of them for work etc, never gave me any bother

Just shop about plenty of deals on

[scillyisles]

I have multiple Lenovo Thinkpads which I have owned since the good old days when Thinkpads were built by IBM.
Current laptops are :
Thinkpad T41p (2004)
Thinkadp T42p (2006)
Thinkpad T61p (2008) my main work system
Thinkpad W520 (2010
Thinkpad W700 with QX9300 Extreme (this is very good for gaming) (2009)
and as of yesterday a Thinkpad T420s with SSD drive.

Everyone of them has been faultless since purchase and most of them have travelled extensively.
I have also bought my daughter, son and mother Thinkpads which they are all happliy using. I also insist that all our company laptops are either Thinkpads or HP laptops.

[Biggss2]

ive got a brand new (boxed and sealed) sony vaio and a medion if your interested

sonys well smart, I had 2 kept one for myself, and the medion has got better specs but isnt a sony lol