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Post by Squeekster on Nov 8, 2012 13:27:18 GMT
The lad wants one for christmas,he has PS3&PS2 and a WII set up in his room so its not really for gaming although he does play some on-line games but it would mainly be used to surf the net and youtube along with his home work(my maths on line) and some other minor school stuff.
2 reasons i want a cheap one are 1) i don't think he'll use it much at all (although he does use my pc a bit) and 2) he's a bit of a clumsy sod and is forever dropping things,remote controls and PS controllers.
Any recommendations? I have thought about an IPAD but think he won't use it enough for the price.
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Post by StokieMatt on Nov 8, 2012 13:32:02 GMT
Don't buy one of them little netbooks, take ages buffer porn/YouTube.
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Post by salopstick on Nov 8, 2012 13:55:25 GMT
The lad wants one for christmas,he has PS3&PS2 and a WII set up in his room so its not really for gaming although he does play some on-line games but it would mainly be used to surf the net and youtube along with his home work(my maths on line) and some other minor school stuff. 2 reasons i want a cheap one are 1) i don't think he'll use it much at all (although he does use my pc a bit) and 2) he's a bit of a clumsy sod and is forever dropping things,remote controls and PS controllers. Any recommendations? I have thought about an IPAD but think he won't use it enough for the price. how about a cheaper android tablet then |
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Post by Squeekster on Nov 8, 2012 17:30:39 GMT
The lad wants one for christmas,he has PS3&PS2 and a WII set up in his room so its not really for gaming although he does play some on-line games but it would mainly be used to surf the net and youtube along with his home work(my maths on line) and some other minor school stuff. 2 reasons i want a cheap one are 1) i don't think he'll use it much at all (although he does use my pc a bit) and 2) he's a bit of a clumsy sod and is forever dropping things,remote controls and PS controllers. Any recommendations? I have thought about an IPAD but think he won't use it enough for the price. how about a cheaper android tablet then Any recommendations? Really aren't all that savvi on these things to be honest someone mentioned a Kindle wildfire but on looking into it,it doesn't have a flash so most youtube clips won't work. |
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Post by salopstick on Nov 8, 2012 18:06:44 GMT
Google nexus.
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Post by ukcstokie on Nov 9, 2012 0:06:19 GMT
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Post by Silvio on Nov 9, 2012 0:45:43 GMT
As I wanted something cheap, I bought an A1 refurbished laptop in March and it's been perfect - no problems whatsoever. Runs like a dream. Came in the original box with all packaging. You couldn't tell it had been opened. www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/st/refurbished-laptops |
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Post by ukcstokie on Nov 9, 2012 8:56:25 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2012 10:49:22 GMT
I wouldn't buy a Medion, they are fucking toss
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Post by manchesterpotter on Nov 9, 2012 11:31:00 GMT
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Post by Squeekster on Nov 9, 2012 13:45:29 GMT
Cheers guys some interesting reading.
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Post by tazi on Nov 9, 2012 14:08:49 GMT
Got a medion and its fcuking ace.
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Post by ukcstokie on Nov 9, 2012 14:52:15 GMT
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Post by manchesterpotter on Nov 9, 2012 21:27:18 GMT
It's decent enough if you're just doing a bit of web browsing and general computer activity. Whilst that Packard Bell looks decent, I would never suggest buying technology of that price off ebay. Heard far too many horror stories to even consider it. |
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Post by bunnyscfc on Nov 9, 2012 22:35:39 GMT
agree with MancPotter - £300 notes off Ebay is asking for mither
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Post by Silvio on Nov 11, 2012 6:42:50 GMT
Yep just had a proper look and you're quite right mate. I got an i3, 500gb, 13 inch laptop for a touch over £200 but maybe it was just a one off! I can also vouch for Saino's great customer service. |
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Post by Squeekster on Nov 20, 2012 13:19:20 GMT
Just seen this new Google Chrome Book made by Samsung for 230 pounds looks pretty good value for the money not that i know a great deal about them are they worth a punt? Has anyone got one?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 16:05:24 GMT
www.ebuyer.com/411060-zoostorm-laptop-7873-9041Can anyone tell me if this is any good? Just want it for a general purpose laptop, internet browsing, youtube, word documents etc. I know the 12GB RAM is rather extreme but is this good or bad (i.e. is it too much and will it mess up the functionality?) Cheers
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 10:41:49 GMT
EDIT: Missed link, sorry
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Post by zigazaga on Dec 3, 2012 11:38:25 GMT
You can never have too much ram imo. i3 is really good bang per buck processor. Looks fine to me. Its the right price point and will do everything you want with ease. Only thing you need to consider is it comes with no operating system which will be additional cost. Make sure you go for a 64bit OS to take advantage of all the ram. If you buy from Ebuyer go via Quidco to get some cash back  Regards an OS you get an upgrade to Windows 8 from here for £15 even if you dont have a legit version of W7. www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-GB |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2012 12:41:49 GMT
Thanks zigazaga, I'm sure I read somewhere about Laptops not performing as well if they have an imbalance on the two RAM slots? i.e. it's better to have 2GB and 2GB than 2GB and 4GB?
Is that right or not? Presumably the 12GB would be set up as 8GB and 4GB...Would I be better off just looking for a 4GB total RAM?
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Post by zigazaga on Dec 3, 2012 18:04:25 GMT
You are correct. To get 12GB there must be both an 8gb and 4gb DIMM which means it wont operate in dual channel mode as the memory modules don't match. But I would not worry about it. The fact you have a massive amount of ram will compensate for this.
To me this seems a very good deal as the i3 3110M processor was only released a few months ago.
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. For example, they're selling the Grade A1 Acer Aspire 5733 Core i3 (
