Probably been asked before, but....

[Jon C]

Ok, need advice. Looking for a budget Laptop, cdrw essential, must be internetable, mostly for basic sufrfing and writing essays, 400 quid budget. Have seen a couple at currys (packard bell notably) which look close, but would value your opinions

JC

[Momentofmadness]

Any new laptop will do those tasks so I'd just buy the cheapest and then upgrade in a few years - laptops generally aren't as robust or cheap to repair as desktops.

So with that in mind this looks fine for the job :

www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/923380 with DVD-RW @ £349



Edit : IMHO Packard Bell are best avoided...

Edited by Momentofmadness on Tuesday 15th August 23:24

[annodomini2]

Try this one, its cheaper, has a better processor and screen.

comet

[hut49]

annodomini2 said:

Try this one, its cheaper, has a better processor and screen.

comet

and spend the balance on upgrading the RAM

[mcflurry]

Staples sometimes do deals at that price point. If you are willing to wait a week for delivery Dell lappys start at £300ish

[Wildfire]

annodomini2 said:

Try this one, its cheaper, has a better processor and screen.

comet

Cheers mate! Been looking for a cheap laptop for the GF. Think this may be the ticket plus some more RAM.

[Plotloss]

External CDRW

£150 Thinkpad off ebay.

£200 on a bloody good night out.

[vex]

Try Acer,

IIRC we used www.shoplaptop.co.uk to source my mother in laws and it is a great little machine.

Edited by vex on Wednesday 16th August 18:25

[jon c]

Thanks for the help guys. Eventually stretched the budget and went for one of these...

www.staples.co.uk/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?CatIds=1360%2C1911,1407&webid=V384782&affixedcode=WW

Well Pleased with spec and performance at the price.

JC