Topic: New Laptop Required

[Simon]

Thanks, Cammy. 

[Baz]

it could be a good tactic for shops to sell more stuff....'pre vat increase prices'

[Rik]

It will be, Baz. Expect December 26 - December 31 to be very pushy.

[Clive]

Any other laptops I should consider before they plummet in price in the January sales?  They are bound to fall aren't they?  Stands to reason!  40% discount perhaps?   

[Rik]

I wouldn't bet on huge cuts, Clive, it depends how well Xmas has gone for retailers.

[Simon]

Any other laptops I should consider before they plummet in price in the January sales? 

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/x16hd.html 

That's without the OS, though.  Seems the HDMI requirement pushes up the price quite a bit.

[sam]

Any other laptops I should consider before they plummet in price in the January sales?  They are bound to fall aren't they?  Stands to reason!  40% discount perhaps?   

it depends...  though I guess as Rik says from boxing day it could well be the case.

[sam]

I actually think its odd they decided to increase VAT during the sales time of year.. silly time really.

[Simon]

What else did you expect? 

[Camstop]

Any other laptops I should consider before they plummet in price in the January sales?  They are bound to fall aren't they?  Stands to reason!  40% discount perhaps?   

Clive don't worry about buying before the vat goes up as it will only make around £10 difference and i'm sure you can get more than that off in the sales.

[Clive]

Well that's what I think Cammy.  Trouble is that Simon's offering makes Lona's seem exceptionally good value!  It had a 17" screen, HDMI and Windows 7 all for £570.  The last Windows laptop I bought ran with Win NT and was £1000 of uselessness.  The Macs have been so much better but now seem more expensive than ever.   

[Camstop]

You should be able to get an offer similar to these in January if not before...

 Dell Laptop with Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 2MB) Windows 7 Pre 64 bit 3GB Ram, 250HDD £399

 or this...

Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop, Intel T4300 2.1GHz processor, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium £348.99

I didn't check if they had HDMI or not but my Dell one does.

[Clive]

What's the difference between Core 2 Duo and the Dual core of Lona fame?   

[Camstop]

Core 2 Duo is a step forward from Dual Core.

Rik will tell you all  

[sam]

Well that's what I think Cammy.  Trouble is that Simon's offering makes Lona's seem exceptionally good value!  It had a 17" screen, HDMI and Windows 7 all for £570.  The last Windows laptop I bought ran with Win NT and was £1000 of uselessness.  The Macs have been so much better but now seem more expensive than ever.   

you pay for quality. The problem isn't the machine its the OS.....

I personally love Acers... though if you want HDMI it gets pricey... http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0248976588.1260660074@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfladejdiljlehcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=106595&category_oid=-36730

(in case the links doesn't work: Product code: 106595)