New laptop for simple person.

K3N5KI · 28th September 2007, 4:31 PM

hey,

My mate is looking at laptops, i dont know much about them, other than the keyboard in mine is screwed and its a DELL.

He's looking at teh following:

ASUS PRO31JR-P065C - $1699
Toshiba Satellite A200/L01 - $1296
MSI VR-700 - $1499

Any suggestions or alternatives? Thanks in advance.

yihfeng · 28th September 2007, 10:16 PM

Dells are pretty awesome. Cheap, can customize it in almost anyway you want, free delivery, good build quality, and good after sales service. Most people I know with Dell are very happy with them. In fact, if I were to buy a laptop now, it will be a Dell

So yea, go for it

fancypants · 28th September 2007, 10:47 PM

I bought a laptop from dell about 6 months ago for a family member and it arrived in about a week. I decided i would order one for myself about 2 weeks ago so i did, i kept checking online to see the arrival date it said yesterday originally. I checked it this morning and it now says the 15th of next month. I called up dell and they said it could come as late as the 22nd of next month. Be careful if you want one quick from dell at the moment.

I have now cancelled my order

isaaus · 28th September 2007, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K3N5KI

hey,

My mate is looking at laptops, i dont know much about them, other than the keyboard in mine is screwed and its a DELL.

He's looking at teh following:

ASUS PRO31JR-P065C - $1699
Toshiba Satellite A200/L01 - $1296
MSI VR-700 - $1499

Any suggestions or alternatives? Thanks in advance.

I will suggest checking "Laptops under a Grand" Thread.

Cheers

K3N5KI · 29th September 2007, 1:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by it_inspector

I will suggest checking "Laptops under a Grand" Thread.

Cheers

Why is that?

Gierke · 29th September 2007, 9:21 AM

Because the majority of laptops mentioned in there are quite good and are cheap.

Un_OC · 29th September 2007, 1:25 PM

Alot of my friends have Dell's... are they are all great...

I own a Toshiba Sattilite...

Which has stood with me for 5 years.. and still running good...

vk2amv · 3rd October 2007, 8:14 PM

I would also recommend checking out a Dell.

I just got myself a new Vostro 1500.

Ordered it wednesday last week and it arrived today (Wednesday).
So 7 days from order to delivery.
Cant complain about that.

fancypants · 3rd October 2007, 11:19 PM

I had ordered a 1420 so the delay must be with those only

28th September 2007, 4:31 PM	#1
K3N5KI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 105	New laptop for simple person. hey, My mate is looking at laptops, i dont know much about them, other than the keyboard in mine is screwed and its a DELL. He's looking at teh following: ASUS PRO31JR-P065C - $1699 Toshiba Satellite A200/L01 - $1296 MSI VR-700 - $1499 Any suggestions or alternatives? Thanks in advance.

28th September 2007, 10:47 PM	#3
fancypants Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 76	I bought a laptop from dell about 6 months ago for a family member and it arrived in about a week. I decided i would order one for myself about 2 weeks ago so i did, i kept checking online to see the arrival date it said yesterday originally. I checked it this morning and it now says the 15th of next month. I called up dell and they said it could come as late as the 22nd of next month. Be careful if you want one quick from dell at the moment. I have now cancelled my order __________________ Main Rig: E6400 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3P \| 2 x 1GB OCZ-System Elite DDR2-800 \| Nvidia 7600 GT \| Samsung 226BW l Antec Sonata III & Earthwatts 500 PSU l Logitech G15 & VX Revolution MCE Rig: E4300 \| Gigabyte P31-S3L \| 512Mb DDR2-667 \| Asus EN7300GS \| 200GB PATA \| TCL 40" LCD l Coolermaster Cavalier l Coolermaster Extreme 430 l DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 l MCE Remote Successful trades: BuuBox, de_kyal, Fettrix, ryooma, aXLe, Rogue, jboles, Bthree, buzzen, lukky,OlieG

29th September 2007, 9:21 AM	#6
Gierke Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barossa Valley Posts: 1,562	Because the majority of laptops mentioned in there are quite good and are cheap. __________________ \| AMD X4 955 \| 4GB DDR2 \| 8800GTS 512MB \| WD 320GB AAKS \| Lian Li A03B \|

29th September 2007, 1:25 PM	#7
Un_OC Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,160	Alot of my friends have Dell's... are they are all great... I own a Toshiba Sattilite... Which has stood with me for 5 years.. and still running good... __________________ System Desktop - 965P-DS3 \| e6320 \| 2GB PC6400 A-DATA \| Asus 7900GS \| Seagate 7200.10 320gb \| ASUS DVD burner lightscribe \| CM Extreme 430w \| 22" Chimei Widescreen LCD \| Logitech MX Revolution \| G11 \| Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers \| Vista Home Premium

3rd October 2007, 11:19 PM	#9
fancypants Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 76	I had ordered a 1420 so the delay must be with those only __________________ Main Rig: E6400 \| Gigabyte P35-DS3P \| 2 x 1GB OCZ-System Elite DDR2-800 \| Nvidia 7600 GT \| Samsung 226BW l Antec Sonata III & Earthwatts 500 PSU l Logitech G15 & VX Revolution MCE Rig: E4300 \| Gigabyte P31-S3L \| 512Mb DDR2-667 \| Asus EN7300GS \| 200GB PATA \| TCL 40" LCD l Coolermaster Cavalier l Coolermaster Extreme 430 l DNTV Live! Dual Hybrid PCI-E S2 l MCE Remote Successful trades: BuuBox, de_kyal, Fettrix, ryooma, aXLe, Rogue, jboles, Bthree, buzzen, lukky,OlieG

28th September 2007, 10:16 PM	#2
yihfeng Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,404	Dells are pretty awesome. Cheap, can customize it in almost anyway you want, free delivery, good build quality, and good after sales service. Most people I know with Dell are very happy with them. In fact, if I were to buy a laptop now, it will be a Dell So yea, go for it

3rd October 2007, 8:14 PM	#8
vk2amv Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 213	I would also recommend checking out a Dell. I just got myself a new Vostro 1500. Ordered it wednesday last week and it arrived today (Wednesday). So 7 days from order to delivery. Cant complain about that.