Matt H
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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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Need one for typing up essays etc
Doesn't need to be a super dooper one but I don't want a base model either as it needs to last me a few years
Lass at work had an advent one - was crap
Don't want one of those!
Looked at a rather swish looking compaq one in Dixons, looks ace  120gb hard drive, 2 x 512 ram, dvd writer, centrino duo, wireless enabled etc etc
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF06b/21675-38187-179483-179483-179483-12436074-77389917.html
Thats £750 
But I could get it for £675 in there as I get 10% off
Any good online shops to check out? Or any pointers for buying one?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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i have an advent one. its not crap for the money 
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/store/5/cat/Notebooks/Laptops
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
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I got a laptop last week. 1.8 64 bit dual core. 2gb ram. 256mb graphics. 100gb hdd. the laptop is a work of art, is gloss black like an ipod, and is very small and light. I LOVE IT! also has dvd writer,wifi and webcam. Is on comet for £749 for a slightly diff spec or £760 with dabs.com
i got sent a £50 voucher frm dabs. so was £715 delivered!!!!
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=44KV
Best laptop by miles for tht cash!!!
see my review on dabs
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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I got an intel core duo dell with a gig ram for 460 off ebay.
Brand new factory sealed.
I will report back when it's delivered.
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
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dell do 1 for 350quid  obviously its basic, but perfect for essays etc
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Just don't get a Celeron processor! 
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Melville
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Why not if all he wants it for is essay writing?
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I find they can be slow. Imagine having quite a few word documents stored on the hdd.
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abdus
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Registered: 23rd Feb 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Just don't get a Celeron processor!
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Melville
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I find they can be slow. Imagine having quite a few word documents stored on the hdd.
Fair enough
Ive had a celeron that I use for work for the past 4 years and not had any problems apart from needing a new HDD! Having said that Ive never used anything else to compare it with at the same time.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Having a hard drive full to the brim with word documents has nothing at all to do with a celeron processor btw.
If you for some reason wanted to open them all up at once you'd run out of ram well before the processor was an issue.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Oh
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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They are still crap though 
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Get a PC
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