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Hi Guys n Gals,

Im not too tec savvy, and basically hoped that you lovely folk could point me in the direction of the Best laptop/Note book out there at the moment in terms of

Speed, Memory, graphics, operating system, built in web cam for basically the lowest price....

i GO ON THE WEB AND BASICALLY GET CONFUSED TO BITS.

Id really appreciate any help you can give me....or point out the best Bargain out there at the moment...


Thanks loads in advance,

tim

If you can hang on for a few months, the new ion notebooks/netbooks should be arriving, these are gonna be a real gamechanger especialy if running windows 7 as it`ll see the gpu as an extra CPU, & should give you a good performance boost, but, if you need to get one now, then at your budget, I`d just look for the best core2duo laptop, with as much memory as you can afford, not well up on current laptop`s, but I`m sure someone on here will be able to point you at a specific model :)

also, unless you need the extra portability/battery life of a netbook, I`d stick with a traditional type laptop


Hope this helps :)

hi Ogster

Thanks loads ... really helpfull. i dont need it urgently so ill wait a few months for the ion notebooks.

cheers again.

tiga.

Laptop from Dell here (not a netbook but I think the screens on netbooks are too small unless you need it to be ultra portable): http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/526752/dell-inspiron-1545-laptop-intel-t43
I bought the same model but with better processor earlier this year and it`s pretty good.

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hi ogster,

would you mind sending me a link detailing the ion notebooks/laptops, so i can check them out... not sure what im looking for...im a bit illiterate when it comes to computers... im more of a console man..

cheers in advance

tiga.

they havn`t really started apearing yet :( i think Nvidia is holding onto the license a bit to tight :( i`ll have a dig around for you tho, & post the info asap

EDITX1 http://www.nvidia.com/object/io_1243332801932.html

EDITX2 http://laptoppimp.com/laptop-news/asrock-bringing-out-ion-laptop/

If running win7, the atom cpu shouldn`t be a problem, but for other operating systems, i`d be hesitant to buy an atom based laptop, it`s fine on my netbook, but i don`t need it to do much grunt work, mainly browsing & the odd xvid, but if you want the laptop as a more direct pc replacement, then the atom doesn`t really cut the mustard, different ballgame if running win7, as win7 uses the ion (nvidia 9400m) GFX chipset in parrelel (sp) with the CPU, so under win7 the atom/ion combo gives lots of grunt power :)

This item was edited on Sunday, 6th December 2009, 15:09

hey ogster,

thanks once again for the goods- they look and sound pretty good - just hope the price is as good...

cheers again

tiga

Just for info...the new Intel "Pinetrail" netbooks are supposed to be launched early next month (www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/11/09/intel_to_drive_pine_trail/).

I`d have said it`s worth waiting for those to arrive.

If your looking for a Netbook theregister has some simple reviews linky the samsung NC series is rated highly and I know a fair few people that have them and are impressed especially with the battery life.

Interesting development in the netbook business..."Ion 2" on it`s way.
www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nvidia-ion-2-already-ordered-up-by-acer/