twinny Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm looking for a new laptop this week as my current Fujitsu one is quite literally falling apart. After speaking to a few other people with Fujitsu-Siemens laptops and from my own experience I'm definitely avoiding this brand. I've been recommended by a mate who used to make computers to go with Acer, but does anybody have any other recommendations? Also, is Windows 7 any good? All their adverts piss me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags365 Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I've got a Dell Inspiron something which seems pretty solid (my dad managed to pour wiskey all over it but it still works!) but depends what you want to use it for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'll mostly use it for browsing the internet and listening to music really. I'll do work on it, which will only really involve Microsoft Office, at the most, as I use remote access to my PCs at work. I have an external 250GB hard drive though, so I'm not too bothered about RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 An external hard drive will have no bearing on your RAM needs.... I've had 4 or 5 Acer laptops in the family in the last 3 years, and they seem decent for light use. Wouldn't recommend them for business, as the hinges have gone in a couple of the early ones, but if you're not overusing it, then I reckon it would be a good choice considering the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 An external hard drive will have no bearing on your RAM needs.... I've had 4 or 5 Acer laptops in the family in the last 3 years, and they seem decent for light use. Wouldn't recommend them for business, as the hinges have gone in a couple of the early ones, but if you're not overusing it, then I reckon it would be a good choice considering the price. D'oh, wrote ram, but just meant memory. I know the difference I just don't know why I wrote that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Man Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm looking for a new laptop this week as my current Fujitsu one is quite literally falling apart. After speaking to a few other people with Fujitsu-Siemens laptops and from my own experience I'm definitely avoiding this brand. I've been recommended by a mate who used to make computers to go with Acer, but does anybody have any other recommendations? Also, is Windows 7 any good? All their adverts piss me off. Its amazing but your right the adverts are pure pish ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggybunnet Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 try the main companys websites as on dell and sony you can get it built to your spec and sony has a decent HP deals (compared to some i have seen). i would get win 7 and make sure it is the 64 bit version if you are getting a decent laptop. what do you want it for? if you want to play games it could add a fair bit to the price (graphics chips are expensive) also look at a laptop with around 3GB ram min for win 7 and a hard drive with 7200 speed and as large as you can get. i have used scan and amazon and had now problems with buying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm a Mac man through and through. Love 'em. Jaggernautess phoned me to say that she'd bought me a new laptop for an upcoming trip, for Skype. When I asked if it was a Mac she said naw, but it was red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulo Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Red ones are awesome, but only for female use. I like Windows 7, been using it in work for about 9 months now, 64 and 32 bit versions. Just need to be a bit careful with driver issues on the 64 bit version, but if it's for home use, you shouldn't see any issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted May 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Cheers for the advice. I won't be using it to play games. I'm going to try and give some of the companies a call, and Nobody is complaining about Windows 7, though I'd be happy with any Windows operating system to be honest. Never been too fond of Macs, think it's just that I'm unfamiliar with them but I've always found them more difficult to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonjag Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 My advice would be: buy a Windows based lappy then install Linux Mint...... but then I'm a Linux anorak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jags365 Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 My advice would be: buy a Windows based lappy then install Linux Mint...... but then I'm a Linux anorak. Much like your avatar, I presume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonjag Posted May 11, 2010 Report Share Posted May 11, 2010 Much like your avatar, I presume? lol nah that was me trying out an applemac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 My advice would be: buy a Windows based lappy then install Linux Mint...... but then I'm a Linux anorak. I've never used Linux, so don't know anything about it really. What are it's benefits and downsides compared with Windows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonjag Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 I've never used Linux, so don't know anything about it really. What are it's benefits and downsides compared with Windows? It's free. It's fast. It's stable. You can run your Windows programs on it via Wine Doors. There are hundreds of thousands of free applications, games etc instantly downloadable and it's as easy to use as Windows (if not easier). It's like Windows without the rip-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee Posted May 12, 2010 Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 check out Scan at here Great support and customer service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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