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Mid range laptop

5500 · 2012-01-23 16:25:25

Hi guys Im looking for as good a spec laptop with a budget of €500 as possible. Main uses are some basic web editing (Ms expression, photoshop ect and general media use. I dont need it for gaming ect Cheers

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23-01-2012 5:25pm

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5500

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Hi guys
Im looking for as good a spec laptop with a budget of €500 as possible.

Main uses are some basic web editing (Ms expression, photoshop ect and general media use. I dont need it for gaming ect

Cheers

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#2 28-01-2012 11:36pm
uponthegad

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This one I bought might suit you, if you go for i3 processor its much cheaper too..

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056532717

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#3 29-01-2012 8:54pm
Jarren

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Lenovo G570 15.6 inch Laptop - Black (Intel i5 2430M 2.4GHz, RAM 4GB, HDD 500GB, DVDRW, WLAN, Webcam, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G570-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B005TPRVQM/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1327866668&sr=1-2

Eligible for FREE Super Saver Delivery.

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#4 02-02-2012 12:37am
dsender

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http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/ieweb/LenovoPortal/en_IE/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=FD6DB49790C7411D933567FC361231FB&current-category-id=443C0BE12B78A92182A45E60446B9086&action=init

Thinkpad with an i5 can be gotten for 550. Upgrade the RAM yourself after.

Dell xps15 which has an i7 can be gotten for about 800 - they're decent spec'd.

I'm in the market myself but not sure what I'm going for yet. Missed the boat on the dell vouchers that were available a few weeks ago.

I think I prefer Thinkpad but for the extra few quid I think you're getting more with the dell.

Below is going for 860 or so:
Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Word Starter, Excel Starter)
XPS L502x (UKI, FCG36UKI) – i7-2630QM (2.00Ghz, 8Threads, 6MB cache)
750GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Internal Backlit Keyboard
XPS L502x Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor (2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz)
6144MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x4096 + 1x2048]
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card)
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M Graphics Card
8x DVD+/-RW Optical Drive
250V Power Cord
6-cell 56Whr Lithium Ion battery
Documentation
Standard Service - 1 year of Collect & Return 10 day coverage included with your PC
130W AC Adaptor
15.6" (40 cm) HD WLED TL (1366x768) 720p with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera
XPS L502x Order - Ireland
N11X5M16

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