Laptops.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 2nd, 2006, 23:54

Right, my dad's after a laptop for work.

Needs:
To be cheap.
Windows happiness.
512mb of ram.

Doesn't need:
Windows installed.
Wireless
Anything special

Any ideas?

Post by **ProfHawking** » October 3rd, 2006, 0:08

this is a cheapo
http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductInfoComm.asp?ID=24041

only 256mb ram, and it includes xp home

Fear · Post by **Fear** » October 3rd, 2006, 0:26

I've not looked hard, and the post of the prof's does look hard to better, but while at uni (2 years ago about now) I found dell to offer the best deals for a basic laptop.

However they will phone you twice daily to extend the warranty that came with the machine.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » October 3rd, 2006, 7:43

Cheapy Dell is a good option, as I have set a few cheapy Aria's up here at work, and well, they are a bit shit narf.

You get what you pay for, but atleast with Dell you know you'll have driver support forever and a day.

Post by **Joose** » October 3rd, 2006, 9:03

I also have had good experiences with dell for the cheap side of the market.

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 3rd, 2006, 11:28

At work I've had pretty good experience with Dell all round (servers, workstations, tape drives and laptops). More reliable than the other stuff in general. The workstations would be a bastard to upgrade for a home user, but that's not an issue with a laptop and also I'd recommend a Dell to anyone whose not particularly computer savvy (which I'm assuming your dad isn't).

Post by **deject** » October 3rd, 2006, 16:26

For what it's worth, my Dell laptop has served me well for the past 3 years.