Following on from this thread;
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/looking-for-a-new-laptop

My brother has shown me this laptop;
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/164329

Looks like quite a good spec for a good price, any reason not to go with it?

Ta, Duane 🙂

Also, does Windows Vista ® Home Premium get a free upgrade to Windows 7?

Anyone?

I'd say thats a good one. Good memory, good hard disk size and Toshiba's are sound.

WXGA resolution = approx 800 pixel drop. You will spend all your time scrolling down- which is the biggest pain on a notebook.

Apart for that, the unit has tonnes of poke. Of course with vista on there it well feel slow.

I'm typing this on a Toshiba Satellite Pro I bought 5 years ago. Only 60GB HD back then & cost £1000 but still going strong apart from battery not holding charge. Looks like a good deal.

OK, please pardon the ignorance, is the £369 Dell better?
http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/Laptops/laptop-inspiron-1545/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-inspiron-1545&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1

Search the web for REAL battery life. The manufacturers a full of shite when it comes to battery life but lots of independent reviews will say how long the battery lasted under real conditions.

Unless of course you don't give a toss about battery life.

OK, now trying to decide between the Toshiba in the original post, and the £399 Dell;
http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/fasttrack/fs.aspx?refid=fasttrack&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1

Both will get to me before uni (which other Dells probably wont), Toshiba has webcam (not too fussed tbh) and better processor, Dell has more mem and hdd. Not sure on other differences. Dont mind about the extra £50.

Thoughts?

Anyone? Dont know a huge amount about computer related stuff, and struggling to decide between the £400 Dell and £350 Toshiba… :/

I've got 2 Dell laptops I would recommend Dell.

Had a couple of issues, key fell off keyboard 2 months ago and Hard drive failed 2days after getting it both problems resolved quickly by Dell.

Got a Dell Inspiron 9300 it is 4 years old and is still going fine. I know sod all about computers.