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I've been using a Dell Inspiron 9400 for the last 16 months with no problems.
Does everything i need and more.
They have an option for a longer lasting battery (more hours per charge ), which i got.
That needs to be changed now in the next few monts, but working fine off the mains.
My sister and dad both got Toshiba Laptops and both have been runnning well.
Toshiba is a lot better priced than the Dell's at the moment.
Some computer programming friends also said toshiba are good.
I’m a Mac Addict, so my first choice would be a MacBook Pro. But, if you are already familiar with Windoze systems, the transition to Mac might be a little time consuming and expensive especially if you already have software from your existing PC.
Dell is always running “specials”, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you could get one for ~ £300 or so. But, you’ll probably have to put up with Vista which I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
You might check on eBay as well. Those techies who always have to have the newest, up to date systems, just may sell an older, perfectly good laptop there. (And, if they don’t cleanse their system before they auction it, you might end up getting some nifty software, too.)
Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent! – Porky Pine
Our company website is here and this is our smallest notebook we do MR-1 the Military love it. This one is the best seller VR-2 all very nice machines which you don't have to worry about if you spill the coffee over and then drop it into the shavings box!
If your after something a little less specialised then a Dell laptop is a good bet. They do some very good deals but the only thing I would say is if you are getting Vista to make sure it has at least 2 gig of RAM.
The Inspiron 1525 seems a good deal at around £400. Dell
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thanks all - i was leaning towards a dell - got me eldest son one for university and he had two solid years out of it before it was stolen... woodward I dare not ask the price of the MR1 - i dont suppose you do a "weekend warrior" version - and thanks for the tip on the vista ram.
I would go for 2Gb RAM even with Xp on the basis it is better to have it and not need it that to need it and not have it and all new software seems to be memory hungry now.
I recently bought a new Dell desktop with Xp installed for the shop from Serac_Solutions on ebay for less than I could buy the same direct from Dell.
I'd recommend dell - they've survived our grandchildren for a couple of years, so that's a plus. Choose a bigger battery in the options, as well as the fastest processor option, biggest memory, hard drive and LCD screen size. If you don't, a year down the line you'll be wishing you had.
its overwhelmingly looking like Dell, with the military option relegated to "if someone leaves one on a train - its only a matter of waiting" - but still pleasantly suprised at the cost of that one I was expecting about 4 grand lol.
thanks everyone, appreciated the tips.
kev
I see the MOD have lost another today so you better hurry up looking on trains before they all go! Could try lost property at the station.
Friend of mine used to commute by train and never took an brolly. In the event of rain he went to lost property office and told them he had lost a black umbrella.
Some extracts from a weekend column last Saturday in Brisbane's Courier Mail under the heading "laptops are a pain"!
. Masseurs, physiotheraphists and chiropractors must love laptops
. How could you not love anything that so efficiently pumps out fresh patients with neck pain who walk through the door day after day
. Laptops or notebook PC's, these amazing portable littles envelopes have transformed our lives and are wrecking our necks
. Because of their all-in-one clam-shell design, it is nearly impossible to get a good posture with them.
. Once upon a time neck pain was the domain of people over 50, as the spine degenerates
. Today , worldwide, clients are getting younger and younger - teenagers are using their laptops in bed, the lounge, beanbags, on the bus, anywhere. You see them with their laptops balanced on their knees typing as they have their mobile phones tucked between their ears and shoulders
. The physio making these observations says he has treated a seven-year-old who was addicted to his laptop!!!!
Kev, maybe you need to consider a unit that does not have the screen and keyboard fixed to one another so you can get the screen and keyboard in an ergonomic position at the same time!
In the days when I was employed (NHS) our occupational health dept. would not allow the use of laptops as desktop computers so we were supplied with a USB keyboard which on reflection was sound advice.
Kev, maybe you need to consider a unit that does not have the screen and keyboard fixed to one another so you can get the screen and keyboard in an ergonomic position at the same time!
thats a very good thought Ross. A nice point.
I have an ASUS notebook which is 3 years old and started to run very slow after on for an hour or so.
Then I found the problem, the processor is right hand side at the bottom of the case and it was getting too hot, so I have fixed this.
I have made a notebook stand which holds my pc up from table 25mm at the back and 12 mm at the front.
It is made from 12mm mdf 25mm wide on the bottom with a 14mm lip around the outside of this, it has cut outs on this lip for the USB coonections, the dvd drive and the card reader and now there are no problems, the notebook is a happy unit as the processor is only warm and the cost of this is only a couple of $.
The only thing is that you must paint mdf with a coat of Universal sealer and then Full Gloss enamel paint then I cannot smell the ugly mdf.
I made three of these units until I was happy with with the last one.
Last Christmas, I gave my wife a LapLogic pad for her MacBook. It is designed not only to prevent her legs from getting scorched, but also to let air circulate beneath the chassis. It is soft (kind of) with a non-slip surface so the laptop doesn’t hit the deck when she re-crosses her legs or reaches for her tea.
Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent! – Porky Pine
Vostro (I have a 1510 with 2g ram) is the default small business computer from Dell, great workhorse, if you have the budget go for the Latitude range these are the “big” business computers from Dell and have a 7 to 10+ year road map for support and parts.
Also have a look at the outlet shop from Dell http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/defau ... l=en&s=dfo these are computers from cancelled or duplicated orders from around Dell sales in Europe the box was never opened by a customer, Dell return these computers to the outlet sales channel after they have been retested and configured for the UK market, because of the way dell sell they have to put these to the outlets store, they cannot put them back to the “new” order store.
If a box has been opened by a customer these computers go for internal use by Dell
- and thanks for the tip on the vista ram.