cabby Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 (edited) I've been tasked with finding a laptop for 2 family members. Both will be used for relatively simple stuff - surfing and the odd bit of word processing. The only other main factor that will influence choice is budget which i'm guessing will be circa £400 (seems adequate for what is needed). To make the process as easy as possible (for me) I went straight to JL to see what they have on offer (spec comparison below - not sure how legible this is). The Tosh and Acer look more than adequate but would be reassuing/helpful the get opionions from fellow TSN's . Edited October 19, 2009 by cabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Just remebered that Skype will also be used so a integrated webcam is required. Both the Tosh and Acer have these. Dell have an Inspiron 1545 that comes in at £408, spec. below. - Intel® Pentium Dual Core Processor T3400 (2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2 cache) - Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit- English - Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word) - 1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return - No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English - No Accidental Damage Support - FailSafe® Theft Protection - track and protect lost or stolen laptops - 30 days free trial - 15.6" Widescreen WXGA CCFL (1366 x 768) TFT Display with TrueLife™ - 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048] - 160GB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive - Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD - DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) - 4-cell 24WHr Li-Ion primary battery - Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g) - No Bluetooth Upgrade - 1.3 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera - Black Colour with Matte Finish The Dell is running Windows 7 compared with Vista Home for JL's offerings. One of these machines is for my wife's 85 yo grandfather whose been on a course so may have to go with a Vista machine if that's what he's been taught on. All thoughts / suggestions welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Just get one of these and be done with it: Apple - MacBook - Completely redesigned. If you want to run some variant of Windows instead of OS X on it - ask Mac to come sort it out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'd go with the Tosh or Acer. Both are superb brands and I know many people with them and they've been faultless. So, have a look and see which one looks the best in your eyes! (as there is bugger all in it). I am sure the Dell is very capable........it's just I don't like them, so won't recommend a Dell lappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se5aScott Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 If I had to choose one of those in the list I'd have the acer, better battery life, .11n + card reader. Rather get a mac though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabby Posted October 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I should have pre-empted the mac suggestions. If it were for me, it would be a mac, but it's not. I 'converted' some years ago now + don't think there is much chance of getting anything decent apple-wise for the £400 budget in question. Cruiser - agree on the Dell comment; I've never been treated especially badly by them but would just rather not give them any business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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