New laptop advice

[billynomates]

billynomates junior here


I'm off to uni in Australia in July and require a new laptop. I have been looking at this one, what do you chaps reckon? Any good?

www.savastore.com/productinfo/product.aspx?catalog_name=Savastore&product_id=10288273&pid=197&rstrat=8891

If not, any other suggestions?

PS. It can't cost too much money, the old mans paying.

[Podie]

Heard good things about Acer laptops, but not used one myself.

Dell seem to have some very good offers in the tabloids at the mo, so might be worth a look.

[Plotloss]

IBM

The Volvo of laptops

They last forever!

[Steve_T]

PC Pro suggests this Dell.

www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/86247/dell-inspiron-6400.html

[Podie]

Plotloss said:

IBM The Volvo of laptops They last forever!

IBM no longer make laptops Plotty...

Last forever as they look like they were stylwd in a bygone era

[Steve_T]

www.pcpro.co.uk/labs/83633/lenovo-thinkpad-r52.html

IBM don't, but this review suggests the follow on is not too bad - might be worth a look depending on what you want to do.

[Podie]

Steve_T said:

IBM don't, but this review suggests the follow on is not too bad - might be worth a look depending on what you want to do.

Steve it wasn't a serious comment, more of a little banter between myself and Plotty.

Lenovo bought the operation "lock, stock" and I haven't seen any real changes TBH.

[Steve_T]

No problem mate, I hadn't got a clue that IBM had stopped making laptops. I only discovered that thanks to your comments and about the follow on from that PC Pro review.

Steve.

[Podie]

Steve_T said:

No problem mate, I hadn't got a clue that IBM had stopped making laptops. I only discovered that thanks to your comments and about the follow on from that PC Pro review. Steve.

Think it was making a big loss, so IBM sold it off.

[plasticpig]

In my considered opinion Acer are shte. If you are buying in the UK to use in Australia get one which has a decent international warranty: Toshiba, IBM or HP.