What are some good value 4 money deals in the $1200 range ?

NoBallsNoGlory · 20th June 2006, 9:48 AM

Don't know where to even start looking. Dell, Toshiba ???

Preferably need a large screen and enough grunt to run low-mid resource demanding apps. No games. Also a printer bundled with the package would be nice.

Never really into the laptop scene, could someone point me to the best value form money sources and name some good models, special deals etc.. For some reason Dell faxes me this special discount coupon shit every month or so, where u can redeem the coupon online (good for one day). However it's outdated now.

Does MSY.com.au have good deals for laptops ?? Or is it best to go with big brand names when it comes to laptops ?

ZaK1 · 20th June 2006, 4:41 PM

I was looking at budget models for the parents, came down to four choices and the Compaq was cheapest and quickest for games but no inbuilt wireless, but Dell was most configurable with options. Details below:

* After $100 cashback

Columns refer to the following:

Brand
Model
Price

CPU
Memory
Hard Disk
Video
LCD
Resolution
Wireless
Warranty
Weight
DVD/CD
-------------
Compaq
Presario V2627AU
$786*

1.8ghz Sempron (AMD)
1x512mb
40gb (4200rpm)
ATI Radeon® Xpress 200
14” Wide screen
1280*800
NO
1 year
2.4kgs
CDRW/DVD ROM
---------------
Acer
Aspire 3624WXCi
$789*

1.6ghz Celeron (Intel)
1x256mb
40gb (?rpm)
Intel® 910GML 192mb shared
14.1” Wide screen
1280*800
Yes
1 year
2kgs
CDRW/DVD ROM
---------
Toshiba
Satellite Pro A100
$990.00

1.4ghz Celeron (Intel)
1x256mb
40gb (5400rpm)
ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 64mb shared
15.4” Wide screen
1280*800
Yes
1 year
2.7kgs
CDRW/DVD ROM
------
Dell
Inspiron 1300
$799.00

1.5ghz Celeron (Intel)
1x256mb [1x512mb for $55]
40gb (5400rpm) [60gb for $29]
Intel Media Accelerator 900mb 128 shared
14.1” Wide screen [15.4” for $33 extra]
1280*800
Yes
1 year
2.9kgs
CDRW/DVD ROM [8X DVD for $48]

$964 with above options

SLATYE · 20th June 2006, 6:40 PM

If you could stretch the budget another $100, you'd be able to get the Inspiron 6400. That'd be worthwhile - a Core Duo CPU, 1GB of RAM, a free carry case, 15.4" screen, 60GB HDD, DVDRW, and MS Works. It's also got GMA950 for video.

Varuna · 22nd June 2006, 5:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoBallsNoGlory

Don't know where to even start looking. Dell, Toshiba ???

Start here:

www.dell.com.au/unsw

20th June 2006, 9:48 AM	#1
NoBallsNoGlory Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 311	What are some good value 4 money deals in the $1200 range ? Don't know where to even start looking. Dell, Toshiba ??? Preferably need a large screen and enough grunt to run low-mid resource demanding apps. No games. Also a printer bundled with the package would be nice. Never really into the laptop scene, could someone point me to the best value form money sources and name some good models, special deals etc.. For some reason Dell faxes me this special discount coupon shit every month or so, where u can redeem the coupon online (good for one day). However it's outdated now. Does MSY.com.au have good deals for laptops ?? Or is it best to go with big brand names when it comes to laptops ?

20th June 2006, 6:40 PM	#3
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,040	If you could stretch the budget another $100, you'd be able to get the Inspiron 6400. That'd be worthwhile - a Core Duo CPU, 1GB of RAM, a free carry case, 15.4" screen, 60GB HDD, DVDRW, and MS Works. It's also got GMA950 for video. __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

20th June 2006, 4:41 PM	#2
ZaK1 Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 259	I was looking at budget models for the parents, came down to four choices and the Compaq was cheapest and quickest for games but no inbuilt wireless, but Dell was most configurable with options. Details below: * After $100 cashback Columns refer to the following: Brand Model Price CPU Memory Hard Disk Video LCD Resolution Wireless Warranty Weight DVD/CD ------------- Compaq Presario V2627AU $786* 1.8ghz Sempron (AMD) 1x512mb 40gb (4200rpm) ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 14” Wide screen 1280800 NO 1 year 2.4kgs CDRW/DVD ROM --------------- Acer Aspire 3624WXCi $789 1.6ghz Celeron (Intel) 1x256mb 40gb (?rpm) Intel® 910GML 192mb shared 14.1” Wide screen 1280800 Yes 1 year 2kgs CDRW/DVD ROM --------- Toshiba Satellite Pro A100 $990.00 1.4ghz Celeron (Intel) 1x256mb 40gb (5400rpm) ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 64mb shared 15.4” Wide screen 1280800 Yes 1 year 2.7kgs CDRW/DVD ROM ------ Dell Inspiron 1300 $799.00 1.5ghz Celeron (Intel) 1x256mb [1x512mb for $55] 40gb (5400rpm) [60gb for $29] Intel Media Accelerator 900mb 128 shared 14.1” Wide screen [15.4” for $33 extra] 1280*800 Yes 1 year 2.9kgs CDRW/DVD ROM [8X DVD for $48] $964 with above options