Laptop advice - which would you go for?

connman

Hi folks,

Need to replace a dying laptop. Unfortunately the budget is only €400-€450.
Looking at 2 on laptopsdirect - a Toshiba Satellite Pro C850-1K3 Core i3 and a Lenovo Essential B590 Core i3.

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_C850-1K3_15.6_Core_i3-3120M_4GB_500GB_DVD-SM_Win8_64_PSCBXE-02F00EEN/version.asp#top

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Lenovo_B590_HM77_Core_i3-3120M_1x4GB_DDR3-1600_500GB-5400rpm_DVD-RW_DL___15_MBX2VUK/version.asp

The laptop needs to be good for semi intensive work - AutoCAD, photoshop etc.
Would love some feedback on which I should go for.

Thanks a mill!

Barr

I've ordered this today after much research.Lenovo have a great rep for reliability.



http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G580_1296619.html

connman

Cheers for the reply mate. That looks like a very solid option. Did you order from the saveonlaptops website? Any idea what they're like reliability wise?
Thanks again.

Barr

connman wrote: »

Cheers for the reply mate. That looks like a very solid option. Did you order from the saveonlaptops website? Any idea what they're like reliability wise?
Thanks again.

Yip ordered through their website , I have heard no real negatives about them.

There will be a £10 charge though for courier delivery to the ROI.

connman

Good stuff. Think I might order one of these too.

Barr

connman wrote: »

Good stuff. Think I might order one of these too.

Don't think you will go far wrong at the price. I got an email today saying mine is dispatched about an hour after ordering.

Should be here in 3/4 working days

Barr

I just noticed the Lenovo is gone up to £359 ( it has been £349 all along)

Only 20 left in stock now as well. The price must go up when the stock is scarcer

gooner99

Barr wrote: »

I've ordered this today after much research.Lenovo have a great rep for reliability.



http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_G580_1296619.html

Am pretty much thinking of going for that one myself. The only thing that's putting me off is the trackpad which seem to get bad press.Anyone any experience with them?

Would u post back a quick review when you get her.be interested to see how she runs on the i3?

Barr

gooner99 wrote: »

Am pretty much thinking of going for that one myself. The only thing that's putting me off is the trackpad which seem to get bad press.Anyone any experience with them?

Would u post back a quick review when you get her.be interested to see how she runs on the i3?

Shall do

nudger

Barr wrote: »

I just noticed the Lenovo is gone up to £359 ( it has been £349 all along)

Only 20 left in stock now as well. The price must go up when the stock is scarcer

It's back to £349.:)

MacDanger

Stupid question but does that laptop come with any software on it? i.e. MS Office etc? I'm guessing not but I just wanted to check

Barr

MacDanger wrote: »

Stupid question but does that laptop come with any software on it? i.e. MS Office etc? I'm guessing not but I just wanted to check

Afraid no ms office, it gives you the option to purchase it at the end if you want it.

MS office is nearly aways an extra.

Barr

gooner99 wrote: »

Am pretty much thinking of going for that one myself. The only thing that's putting me off is the trackpad which seem to get bad press.Anyone any experience with them?

Would u post back a quick review when you get her.be interested to see how she runs on the i3?

Just an update on this. Ordered the laptop on Thursday evening and it arrived Tuesday. Could not believe how fast it arrived from the UK.

The laptop itself is very nifty and easy to use.I3 is more than adeqaute .Took a bit of playing around with it to get used of windows 8.

I did find the trackpad a bit sensitive at first but after a bit of use its not a problem. Just takes getting used to.

Tigerandahalf

I have trief to buy that laptop but I cant create an account on the site to buy it. It doesnt let me enter ROI as a postcode.
Do they only deliver to UK?

gooner99

Barr wrote: »

Just an update on this. Ordered the laptop on Thursday evening and it arrived Tuesday. Could not believe how fast it arrived from the UK.

The laptop itself is very nifty and easy to use.I3 is more than adeqaute .Took a bit of playing around with it to get used of windows 8.

I did find the trackpad a bit sensitive at first but after a bit of use its not a problem. Just takes getting used to.

Thats a good service.I ordered the thinkpad e531 myself direct from lenovo. worked out best for me with their 10% discount and claiming the vat back.going to install start8 when i get it to deal with the old w8 hell.

Barr

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

I have trief to buy that laptop but I cant create an account on the site to buy it. It doesnt let me enter ROI as a postcode.
Do they only deliver to UK?

They deliver to Ireland for £10. Think I put in Ireland for the postcode and it let me through.

dh0011

OP i would advise against buying from laptops direct. I have a horror story from buying a tablet as a present for the girlfriend at christmas.
When the tablet arrived the seals on the box had all been broken and the tablet badly damages. After a lot of emails they finally collected it. I sent them countless emails up to February (2 months on no replacement/refund) when I gave up and did a chargeback on my visa card to get my money back.

twillerbee

gooner99 wrote: »

Thats a good service.I ordered the thinkpad e531 myself direct from lenovo. worked out best for me with their 10% discount and claiming the vat back.going to install start8 when i get it to deal with the old w8 hell.

gooner, where did you get the 10% discount?

gooner99

twillerbee wrote: »

gooner, where did you get the 10% discount?

AUG10%TD

I'm pretty sure that's the one that worked for me.

twillerbee

Thanks