Laptop from argos is it good , xmas present

2Mad2BeMad

Hey

Basicly my Mam is getting my 16 year old sister a laptop for christmas

(seems as if everyone in my family is getting something along the lines of a computer this christmas)

But anyhow, here it is, is it worth the price

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/1087431/Trail/searchtext%3ECOMPAQ.htm

its 380e
although I do work in argos, and get a discount, so it comes to about 340e

so basicly is 340e worth it for this?

is it old ? or is it new? is it fast most important?

My sister will be mainly using it for watching movies, streaming netflix, probably playing light games that dont demand alot interms of graphics, and social networking

I have not a clue about computers or their parts, so any advice would be great as I'm planning on picking it up tomorrow morning

thanks everyone

Torqay

The processor is on the market for 2 years and nothing to write home about, but €340 is an OK deal.

If you look around, for little more you may find a laptop with an Intel Core i3-3110M (60% faster, much better graphics).

2Mad2BeMad

Torqay wrote: »

The processor is on the market for 2 years and nothing to write home about, but €340 is an OK deal.

If you look around, for little more you may find a laptop with an Intel Core i3-3110M (60% faster, much better graphics).

But will it be a fast laptop? shes only going to be using it for netflix,watching movies ect... probably the odd download but nothing too big
once its fast and can preform the basic functions I dont mind telling my mam to get it for her seen as its an ok price for it
cause i tried searching around and quite alot of laptops are expensive considering shes not going to be using the full power of the processor itself

Torqay

It won't be exactly fast, it will be OK for most tasks you have mentioned. Problems may arise when it comes to "playing light games". With a third generation Core i3 (i.e. an i3-3110M) you'll get Intel HD 4000 graphics which is quite capable. Such laptops cost around 400 yoyos at the moment.

That Pentium B960 is really only good enough for most basic tasks, don't expect any miracles.

You said it is a Christmas pressy. My advice is to wait a little while, some decent deals should be coming up soon. The third generation of Core i3 processors are on their way out, the latest generation has just been introduced.

2Mad2BeMad

Torqay wrote: »

It won't be exactly fast, it will be OK for most tasks you have mentioned. Problems may arise when it comes to "playing light games". With a third generation Core i3 (i.e. an i3-3110M) you'll get Intel HD 4000 graphics which is quite capable. Such laptops cost around 400 yoyos at the moment.

That Pentium B960 is really only good enough for most basic tasks, don't expect any miracles.

You said it is a Christmas pressy. My advice is to wait a little while, some decent deals should be coming up soon. The third generation of Core i3 processors are on their way out, the latest generation has just been introduced.

ok mate no problem
just reason She wants to buy quick is because the sale price is only valid until the 29th which is only like 4 days away.

Torqay

Well, you were looking at 380 yoyos, this money will buy you a decidedly better laptop.

As for Argos, good luck to them selling this laptop for €380 next week.

2Mad2BeMad

Torqay wrote: »

Well, you were looking at 380 yoyos, this money will buy you a decidedly better laptop.

As for Argos, good luck to them selling this laptop for €380 next week.

340e actually as I get a discount so it seems good deal

Torqay

If you're getting 10% discount as an employee, you should consider this Toshiba laptop, with the discount it'll be €410. A much better machine and somewhat "future proof".

To give you an idea about the performance difference:





And it doesn't stop there, the Toshiba also has much better graphics (important if your sis wants to play games). It's well worth spending 70 yoyos more.