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Hi
Just picking your brains. Am thinking of getting a computer for my teenage son to use, as the constant rows over who is using the PC downstairs are dfriving me mad. My son has a compensation fund set up which he can apply to draw money out of before he is 18, but they need a figure that we might have in mind before they say yes or no. He wants a laptop as space is limited upstairs, would like a DVD player in it, decent sized screen, decent memory, not too bothered about gaming on it as we have a decent family pc, it would be more for school work (so he says!) so would need to run the usual Word/Excel/Powerpoint stuff. Also we would need to add a wireless connector as we have broadband via BT for the main computer, not sure how much that would cost to get wireless up and running, but it is all to be included in the estimate if possible.
Any help much appreciated
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on the wireless depends what you currently use to connect your family pc. may be just you need a wireless card which should come with you new laptop anyway.
As for the laptop, you say you have a decent family pc for games now but isnt the issue with sharing the pc as it is? he most likely WILL want to play games so you should take that into account also when looking
And what kind of budget are you thinking off? ?
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Hi
thanks for the reply. The main PC is connected via a ASDL router, not wireless. sorry I am not very technically mined so not sure about the correct jargon!
He probably wont play many games as he has a Wii so is more interested in that for gaming.
No idea of a budget, I really have no idea what it would cost
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Hi
thanks for the reply. The main PC is connected via a ASDL router, not wireless. sorry I am not very technically mined so not sure about the correct jargon!
He probably wont play many games as he has a Wii so is more interested in that for gaming.
No idea of a budget, I really have no idea what it would cost
You could ring Bt up and see if they can send you a free wireless router. they will most likley want you to extend your contract for 12months more but you'll get it free.
most laptops these days have wireless built in. your pc could then be connected via ethernet or usb.
try dell.co.uk, they normally have some good deals
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Below is a post I posted yesterday. Unfortunately nobody has posted any replies but from my limited knowledge I believe them to be of good value. Just don't know much about the company!
I'm thinking about buying a laptop from pc nextday. There are two models I'm interested in, Zoostorm 55-7701 & Zoostorm 53-7701. Both have appeared in computer shopperand have received good reviews. My only concern is that I have read on a different forum that there customer support isn't up to much. Has anybody had any experience with them? Anybody got any other recomendations? My budget is around £900.
55-7701
Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz Processor
1GB DDR2 667 Memory
120GB SATA Hard Drive
17 inch Widescreen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TFT display
256MB ATi X1600 Graphics
DVD+/-RW Double Layer Optical Drive
Wireless LAN 802.11g, 54Mbps
Digital Freevoew TV Tuner Card
Bluetooth
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
3.3KG Weight
2.23 Hours Battery Life
53-7701
Intel Centrino Core Duo T7200
Processor Speed - 2.0GHz CPU
RAM - 2GB
Hard Drive - 160GB 2.5" SATA
Display - 17 inch TFT display
Widescreen Type - WXGA+ (1440 x 900)
Video Chipset - ATi X1600
Video - RAM 256MB
Optical Drive - DVD+/RW Double Layer
Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Wireless LAN - Built in Wireless LAN 802.11g 54Mbps (Intel Centrino)
TV - Built in Digital TV
Weight - 3.5Kg
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Below is a post I posted yesterday. Unfortunately nobody has posted any replies but from my limited knowledge I believe them to be of good value. Just don't know much about the company!
I'm thinking about buying a laptop from pc nextday. There are two models I'm interested in, Zoostorm 55-7701 & Zoostorm 53-7701. Both have appeared in computer shopperand have received good reviews. My only concern is that I have read on a different forum that there customer support isn't up to much. Has anybody had any experience with them? Anybody got any other recomendations? My budget is around £900.
55-7701
Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16GHz Processor
1GB DDR2 667 Memory
120GB SATA Hard Drive
17 inch Widescreen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TFT display
256MB ATi X1600 Graphics
DVD+/-RW Double Layer Optical Drive
Wireless LAN 802.11g, 54Mbps
Digital Freevoew TV Tuner Card
Bluetooth
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
3.3KG Weight
2.23 Hours Battery Life
53-7701
Intel Centrino Core Duo T7200
Processor Speed - 2.0GHz CPU
RAM - 2GB
Hard Drive - 160GB 2.5" SATA
Display - 17 inch TFT display
Widescreen Type - WXGA+ (1440 x 900)
Video Chipset - ATi X1600
Video - RAM 256MB
Optical Drive - DVD+/RW Double Layer
Operating System - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Wireless LAN - Built in Wireless LAN 802.11g 54Mbps (Intel Centrino)
TV - Built in Digital TV
Weight - 3.5Kg
Hi , Thats quite a good spec, What you using it for?
What is each price per spec.
If its £900 Approx, thats about right for that spec, but i dont know about the company itself.
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Sorry Millionare, the prices are as follows.
55-7701 = £919.00
53-7701 = £881.00
I plan to use it as a general purpose machine. This would include all the usual surfing, emailing, games, watching and recording tv and some picture editing. Due to limited space and wanting mobility a desktop is out the running even though I'm aware you get more for your money with one.
Thanks Tallymanjohn, got to agree all the reports i've seen in computer shopper are good. Only concern is that on a site called itreviews they appear to get a slating on the forum!
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PCNextday always get very good reviews in the computing press as regards specification & price, though I've not yet come across anyone who's actually bought from them.
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Yeah the price are about right for that spec. you cant get much cheaper than that.
Now it depends which one you want. the only difference seems to be the CPU and Memory and thats it.
Im running vista and id personally recommed you get 2g memory unless your thinking of getting the faster processor and then upgrading later the mem.
My system on vista can easily use up 1g without doing nothing too demanding like video editing etc.
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I tend to agree with you Millionare that the 2G of memory would be the best. I think that is probably the one I will go for if I decide to buy from pcnextday. Do you think there would be any point starting a thread to see if anybody else was interested in one then going to them with a qty order?
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Now that's what a call hijacking a thread.
400 pounds or thereabouts will purchase a laptop suitable for his needs.
I purchased an Acer with this spec for 350;
AMD Turion 64 Mobile MK-36 2.0 GHz
512 KB L2 Cache, FSB 533 MHz
512 MB DDR2-533
80 GB
DVD Super Multi Drive (DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/RAM)
56 K Modem, 10/100Mbps LAN, Acer InviLink 802.11b/g
5 in 1 Card Reader
14.1 inch WXGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT
Li-Ion Battery 6cell
OS: XP Pro
Carrying Bag + Optical Mouse
Integrated Bluetooth, Acer OrbiCam integrated 0.31 megapixel CMOS Camera
Weight 2.40 kg.
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Hey i am in exactly the same postion as u robinhood in that i want to buy the zoostrom 53-7701 but i can only find negative reviews on the company. How would two of us buying one together lower the price (forgive me if i sound thick)