lap tops

[redhazel]

I want to buy my daughter a lap top to enable her to do her college work and access the intanet and the college intranet.
The computer will need to have a decent memory and she will probably want to play some games on it. Think she might like a dvd player with it as well. Can anyone reccomend a decent lap top that wont break the bank.

[Ethel]

Provided she doesn't play high spec games which take a lot of resources (gamers' games) then any of the laptops you can buy from Tescos, Woolworths and so on will do the job and will probably have a dvd drive as well.

You need to discuss with her physical size - a big screen is nice and essential for graphic designers but makes the laptop bulky and heavy for carrying around.

Have a good look at the online stores where you can easily compare the specs. I suggest you look at Tesco, Woolworths, PCWorld, Argos.

[Machecoul]

John Lewis have a couple for under �400 at the moment - might be worth having a look at.

[asciwhite]

If you can, buy Dell. They have good backup, easy access to parts and no middleman.

http://www.onlinecomputerdeals.co.uk/laptops_h ome.php

[redhazel]

Thanks everyone

[Ethel]

According to the link, the deal has finished.

I would not recommend Orange to anyone - especially on an 18 month contract.

[fiesata]

Acer laptops are very good and competitively priced plus a tree year extended warranty can be purchased from Acer for around �100

I've had mine 2.5 years now and am really pleased never needed to use the warranty!

[scottys94]

You should buy your daughter a high quality Toshiba Satellite M65-S9092. I have one, and I love it. I would highly recommend it, especially for a college student.

http://pricemad.com/productdetail.asp?catid=68 2&productid=5770