The Laptop review (Entries tagged as cheap)

Feature filled microlaptops at microprices today

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:33:06 +0100

Microlaptops are usually based upon the low power Intel Atom processor and still come with good old "Fisher Price" Windows XP, which means they actually do very well for email, Internet and are of course very small and convenient to carry around on your travels or between lectures at Uni.

If you like the little EeePC, but you're a bit afraid of Linux and how it might work with your office and home apps then an XP microlaptop could be for you.

Fujitsu Amilio Mini M2010 Netbook in Black - VFY:M2010MPXU8GB

Processor - Intel Atom N280 / 1.66 GHz

RAM - 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 533 MHz ( 1 x 1 GB )

Hard Drive - 160 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm

Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Screen - 10.1' TFT 1024 x 600 ( WSVGA ) - BrilliantView

Graphics - Intel GMA 950

Bluetooth - Yes

Notebook Camera - Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel

Warranty - 1 year warranty

Was £350.97 Now £309.97

Acer Aspire One 751h Laptop in Blue - 4 Hour Battery Life - LU.S850B.219

Processor - Intel Atom Z520 1.22 GHz

RAM - 1 GB (installed) 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive - 160 GB

Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Screen - 11.6 in TFT active matrix 1366 x 768

Bluetooth - No

Warranty - 1 year warranty

Was £362.97 Now £318.97

Acer Aspire 751h Laptop in Red - 4 Hour Battery Life - LU.S820B.170

Processor - Intel Atom Z520 / 1.22 GHz

RAM - 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM ( 1 x 1 GB )

Hard Drive - 160 GB

Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Screen - 11.6" TFT 1366 x 768 ( WXGA ) - CrystalBrite

Graphics - Intel GMA 500

Bluetooth - No

Notebook Camera - Integrated - 0.3 Megapixel

Warranty - 1 year warranty

Was £362.97 Now £318.97

Acer are a bit stingy with their webcam, but this little netbook has a beautiful little widescreen display.

Samsung NC10 Netbook in Pink - NP-NC10-KB05UK

Processor - Intel Atom N270 / 1.6 GHz

RAM - 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz ( 1 x 1 GB )

Hard Drive - 160 GB - Serial ATA-150

Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Screen - 10.2' TFT 1024 x 600 ( WSVGA )

Graphics - Intel GMA 950 - 128 MB

Bluetooth - Yes

Notebook Camera - Integrated - 1.3 Megapixel

Warranty - 1 year warranty

Was £352.97 Now £299.97

A fast, full featured little micro laptop from Samsung for under £300!

Cheap laptop deals from PC World today

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:04:15 +0100

PC World is pushing the boat out this Bank Holiday weekend with some fantastic offers. Get your trigger (or rather mouse) finger ready!

Compaq desktop replacement Laptop now £299 (as advertised on TV!)

The Compaq Presario CQ60-311 is a fantastic laptop for everyday computing. For a fantastic price you get 2 GB memory and 250GB Hard Drive!

Compaq Presario dewsktop replacement

Save over £100 the Acer Aspire micro laptop One now £249

The Acer Aspire One 531 comes in black finish. It boasts a long battery life of up to 7 hours and is extremely light weight at 1kg perfect for long journeys.

Acer Aspire Micro laptop

Hurry on down, offers only valid until Tuesday!

Sony VAIO NS20E laptop - a sprinkle of style and sense

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:59:53 +0100

The Sony VAIO NS20 is a basic laptop from Sony VAIO which offers a refreshing sparkle of style and features to an otherwise rather dull budget laptop market.

Sony VAIO NS series

For just £450-500 you get solid laptop with a slim profile for good looks and portability. Its smooth rounded corners and edges give the VAIO NS an elegant and attractive feel. Gentle curves also keep exterior dimensions to a minimum and ensure that this laptop is really easy to slip into a bag or carrying case.

Excellent picture quality
With a good-size 15.4” widescreen display, the VAIO NS allows you to fully appreciate your multimedia entertainment without compromising portability.

Sony "X-black" LCD technology ensures images are bright and sharp for truly realistic and natural-looking pictures. I had never seen this in action an took it for a simple branding excersise but the intense contrast and colours bring multimedia files to life vividly on screen and it stacks up well compared to a price-competitive Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop. Its anti-reflective coating minimizes glare to allow enjoyment of movies, games and photo slideshows outside in the garden as well as from a wide variety of viewing angles.

Good connectivity
The VAIO NS also features a wide variety of connections including Sony's i.LINK™ for digital camcorders, a VGA (ie analogue) port which is good for most projectors an ExpressCard 34mm slot for memory cards, the laptop also accepts MemoryStick as you'd expect. Some models also featue an S-Video output for connecting up your laptop to a TV.

Solid hardware
It's well built for a budget laptop, with the kind of quality you'd expect from Sony. Its Intel Core Duo processor and 3Gb DDR2 RAM copes well with Vista and runs standard Office Suite software with ease.

And so this is where the mini-review should end. We've used them and we think they cope well with the demands of Vista Home Premium, offering a very pleasant user experience. Girls should keep their eyes open for the stunning pink models!

Silly software - but sound multimedia all round
Proprietary Sony VAIO software uses built-in intelligence to make simple work of organising rapidly growing – and potentially chaotic – collections of music and digital photos and video clips. VAIO Music Box uses a powerful ’12 Tone Analysis’ system to categorise music into different genres and moods, then automatically builds playlists that you can select to match the moment (hmm...).

VAIO Movie Story takes the work and complexity out of managing photos and video by vastly simplifying the task of arranging your pictures, adding effects and judicious editing to show them at their best, then synching the images to music. The result is a quality slideshow to enjoy and share – a long way from the original mass of pictures on the hard disk.

Sony’s trademark quality and attention to detail is evident wherever you look, from the X-black LCD enhanced screen to the clear tone of the integrated speakers and the provision of four USB ports for maximum connectivity. Along with the peace of mind that comes with the global status of the brand, this makes the VAIO NS hard to beat in its class.

Sony VAIO NS Series laptops at Cheap Laptops

Acer Aspire 5920 Laptop

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:07:34 +0100

The Acer Aspire 5920 is on sale at PC World UK for just £399.97 at the moment and just it's worth every penny. Shipping with Vista Home Premium, this affordable laptop has just about everything home-office buyers could ask for in a solid budget notebook. With a generous 3Gb DDR2 RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2MB L2 Cache (4mb cache models are available) this little laptop is more than fit to cope with the trials of Vista and still pack a punch.

Acer have continued their car obsession of Ferrari and Lamborghini laptops with this suitably robust and clean design from BMW Designworks.

Acer Aspire 5250

The Aspire 5250's 250 GB SATA Hard drive allows you to store over 60,000 songs or 200,000 photos, with good read and write performance. When you've filled it up, there's a dual layer DVD drive which can back up up to 8.5 Gb to disc in one shot.

As you would expect from ACER, there's also a handy 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD) formats.

This is an excellent little package from ACER, perfect for the home or light traveling home office user. Watch the spec, just like any laptop there's alot more than one Aspire 5250 to chose from!

MESH laptop offers high preformance

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:16:41 +0100

The MSI PR600 Plus laptop from MESH offers high computing performance at a relatively cheap price of just £529 (£450 ex vat).

Affordable performance MESH laptop

Specification:

Windows Vista Home Premium (Good for most users, some may wish to consider upgrading for more features / control)
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 Processor (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
2GB DDR2 667MHz Memory (Fast memory)
160GB SATA Hard Drive (Fast hard drive for laptops)
15.4" Widescreen ACV (stands for "Amazing Crystal Vision")
Bulit in extras including a 1.3 megapixel webcam and multi-memory card reader

MESH currently offer this already cheap laptop with a free carry case, USB Mouse and best of all a 2 Year collect and return warranty for UK Mainland customers.

Visit MESH to find out more

TravelMate 7730 released

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:19:05 +0100

Acer, has announced the new TravelMate 7730, a professional notebook designed for professional business users looking for multitasking efficiency, enhanced productivity and solid wireless connectivity.

Acer TravelMate 7730

Acer has strived to fine-tune the details of its TravelMate line and has improved both the ergonomics and performance, making the TravelMate 7730 the ideal tool for SMB users looking for a professional notebook that offers the utmost security for critical data, exceptional performance and perfect communication in a streamlined and ergonomic design.

Exceptional performance
Equipped with Intel Centrino Processor Technology, the TravelMate 7730 is driven by the latest Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, the Mobile Intel GM45 Express chipset (which makes you wonder why they don't provide some DDR3 RAM) up to 4 GB of DDR2 667 MHz memory, to speed up response time and easily handle multitasking and productivity demands. Depending on the model, the TravelMate 7730 comes with either integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500MHD, or discreet NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT/9300M GS graphics to boost graphic performance for best-in-class 3D graphics and high definition multimedia performance.

Moreover, the 17" WXGA+ high-brightness wide screen display can accommodate considerably more information, allowing users to view spreadsheets, charts and emails in native widescreen resolution thus increasing productivity.

One or two large Serial ATA hard disks (up to 320 GB) offer generous storage and allow the system to boot up and load applications faster. Extra storage options are given by a multi-in-one card reader and a DVD-Super Multi optical drive that provides more than enough space to store and manage files and folders of any size.

With support for Intel® Turbo Memory 2 GB application start-ups are accelerated by twice the speed thus reducing idle times and helping you get more done in less time.

Connectivity
Wherever you go, the TravelMate 7730 offers solid wireless connectivity thanks to Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™2 wireless technology, in addition to LAN, modem and Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR connectivity.

Videoconferencing
The TravelMate 7730 can be specified with a VoIP Bluetooth phone and Acer Video Conference Manager Pack that, together with the integrated Acer CristalEye camera enables you to set up videoconferences wherever you are.

Security
True user identity controls are guaranteed by the Acer Bio-Protection digital imprint reading solution which supports Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA), one of the most secure control programs for mobile platforms on the market and Acer FingerLaunch, which offers a secure way to launch programs or authenticated documents with a simple swipe.

Physical security is managed through DASP technology which combines innovative hardware and software solutions to protect the notebook hard disk from hits and falls: Acer DiskAnti-Shock Protection, a special material plate able to absorb hits and insulate the hard disk, helping to prevent disk damage.

The TravelMate series comes preinstalled with Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Home Basic. Furthermore, additional preinstalled software includes:

Watch out for the flimsy built-in tools and fickle extras, but look out for excellent features and value with TravelMate laptops.

Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eDataSecurity1, ePower, eRecovery, eSettings Management); Acer Bio-Protection1; Acer Crystal Eye1; Acer GridVista™; Acer Launch Manager; Adobe® Reader®; Corel® WinDVD; McAfee® Internet Security Suite; Microsoft® Office Ready 2007; NTI Media-Maker™; NTI Shadow™.

All Acer notebooks come with a standard 1 year Carry In (International travellers warranty - ITW) which can be extended to 3 years’ cover with the Acer Advantage service that also covers accidental damage to the notebook.

We'll post more information once we've got our hands on one. In the meanwhile, the TravelMate 7250, for example, can now be picked up for just 389.99 and has 2Gb RAM and Vista.

HP offers 10 percent off for Easter

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:57:07 +0000

HP are offering 10% off & Free Delivery sale over Easter (Friday 21st March to Monday 24th March). Seeing as you can pick up a HP Compaq laptop from £435 this makes for some cheap laptop deals!

Just use the Voucher Code:

HPEASTER

Happy Easter from the HP Business and HP Consumer stores.

ASUS gives-us bang for buck with X53SR Laptop

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:31:43 +0000

The Asus X53SR laptop is a great all round laptop, with a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo Processor for superb performance, & a great graphics card providing an excellent viewing experience.

ASUS bargain laptop

It's quite high performance for a cheap laptop, but it doesn't look great and has a relatively short battery life. However, if you want better "bang" you have to fork out more hard earned "bucks" so it's a good all rounder. I wouldn't recommend it for the high powered exec, but if you want a practical, powerful desktop replacement that you can shove in a drawer to save space or a machine for light travel it's a bargain at just £549 inc VAT from PC World this Easter - that's £250 off.

The Fineprint
This Asus X53SR laptop has a DVI port, so you shouldn't have a problem hooking it up to an HD TV using a HDMI adapter. This could be great if you haven't invested in a DVD player, or perhaps want to watch HD Prison Break from the err ...Internet...

Unfortunately, the HD DVD drive is what it says on the tin "HD" ie. Toshiba's standard that recently lost out to Sony's Blu-Ray. Still, you're not paying extra for that and it will read all your software and "Fisher price" DVDs no problem so what's there to complain about?

Processor: INTEL CORE 2 DUO T5450, 1.66 GHz. Not bad for a laptop
Memory: 2048 MB DDR2 (fast) DRAM. Enough for a basic Vista machine
Storage: 160 Gb hard drive
CD / DVD:Super Multi DVD1RW (reads and writes to CDs and DVD-RW)
Battery life:2.5 hrs (manufacturer)
Weight2.95 kg

Asus X53SR laptop

Blu Ray Sony VAIO under £1000

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:19:11 +0000

Sony's digital entertainment laptop with a Blu-ray disc drive, HDMI connectivity, high powered processor and an incredibly large hard drive. This small laptop is a multimedia special, ideal for watching high resolution Blu-Ray DVDs (not surprisingly being pushed by Sony) which are higher resolution that standard DVDs and in competition with High Definition (HD). The WXGA (Widescreen high resolution) screen and huge hard drive reflect its multimedia capabilities - although bear in mind it isn't stricly (err.. at all) legal to rip a DVD onto the large hard drive!

Other than the fancy features the memory is generous - 2 Gb of very fast DDR2 667 MHz RAM. That's even enough to run Vista - which you might aswell get used to because it's going to be standard soon enough - and to tinker with 5 mb photos from your 10 Megapixel Sony digital camera. Speaking of cameras, this cheaper than usual premium Sony laptop has the obligatory MemoryStick drive.

A dual core processor ticks another box, although pretty standard these days. It does, whoever have an 800MHz FSB - this means it is free from a common bottleneck when communicating with the rest of your computer.

One for the desk drawer or young professional's IKEA room plan. Not half bad for under £1,000 inc VAT.

Here's the spec: Sony VAIO Intel Core 2 Duo T7300

15.4 WXGA
2GB RAM
Huge 200GB hard drive
Blu-Ray optical drive (reads high resolution DVDs)
Vista Home Premium

Sony @ Cheap Laptops

Lenovo think finger pads

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:01:24 +0000

Lenovo's N200 Lenovo laptop comes with an integrated fingerprint reader for extra security - perhaps something the Governmnet should consider in light of today's latest personal data leak. Novelty or not, this notebook has buckets of features in a small package for just £446.49!

Lenovo laptop

Wired or wireless network?
With this affordable laptop you can connect to either with the Lenovo N200 Core 2 Duo, which works with 802.11g, 802.11b and 802.11a protocols for wireless access, and Ethernet and Fast Ethernet access for wired networks. The laptop combines smooth and fast performance from the 1.5ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and backed up by a substantial 1Gb of operating memory - and it's DDR2 memory so it's fast.

The 24-bit colour WXGA TFT display offers a rich 1280 x 800 resolution with amazing colour depth lets you enter a world of superb graphics and fast video. Integrated stereo speakers with high definition sound make for a stunning combination to deliver a portable audio visual experience. A built-in microphone and camera provides communication and fun factors to the Lenovo N200 Core 2 Duo notebook PC. DVD writing facilities come as standard, with a drive that handles recordable DVD and CD media to play and write with.

Features

Intel Core 2 Duo
120 GB Serial ATA-150 (5400 rpm) hard drive
DDR II SDRAM
15.4" TFT active matrix
5 in 1 Card Reader
Fingerprint Reader
Integrated 1.3 Megapixel camera
DVD-Writer

If you want to be on the bleeding edge of technology get a Vista upgrade.

This Lenovo notebook PC weighs in at just 2.8 kg with a full load of features, take a look at Lenovo laptops for more details.

You can now get a great laptop for 350

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:28:52 +0100

Going on the experience of sales at Cheap Laptops and immediate colleagues, friends and family ACER are a real contender for affordable but capable laptops.

But why is that? Well, for just £352.49 (we musn't forget the obligatory 49p...) you can get your hands on an Acer Aspire 5051WLMi. Now, that's an ACER laptop with economy in mind - ie. you might "aspire" to upgrade to a Travelmate, Lamborghini etc.

What do you get?

For the price it is an impressive package powered by a powerful 2GHz AMD Turion 64 low power processor supported by 1 Gb RAM.

Tabletop laptop

Unusually for laptops it also has a 120 Gb hard drive and a built in DVD +/- RW. Not bad eh? Well, that's the one reason why ACER seem to be killing off Toshiba's long term domination of desktop replacement notebook PCs.

I like to call these laptops "tabletops" because they have quote high end processors and aren't ideal for travel / mobility but can still be popped away in the drawer once you've finished doing your online shopping from Tesco, ordered your wife (or partner!) some sexy lingerie to keep you out the doghouse and poked fun at friends on Facebook.

All of which moves us swiftly on to display.

Can I watch DVDS?

Well, this little laptop has a 14.1" WXGA monitor. That's Wide screen XGA in English and yes, good for personal DVD viewing but perhaps you would fork out for a 17" if you want to share. ACER laptops are alway fully featured and the cheaper models are no exception. The Acer Aspire 5051WLMi has a 5 in 1 card reader to make it easier to grab photos from a digital camera.

The laptop comes with Windows Vista home and a built in wireless interface.

Fujitsu Siemens announces partnership with T-Mobile

nospam@example.com (Robin) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:43:14 +0100

Fujitsu Siemens has announced a partnership with mobile network operator T-Mobile UK. Under the terms of this partnership, Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ AMILO Pro V3525 series will feature T-Mobile’s web’n’walk mobile broadband service enabling users to connect to the Internet out of the box.

This combination of Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ hardware and T-Mobile mobile broadband service will offer professional, SME and home-office users alike a complete package, capable of replacing traditional desktop-bound end-user experiences. The optimized V3525 will feature an embedded SIM delivering both security and connectivity.

George Sebastian, head of UK mobile PC marketing, Fujitsu Siemens Computers explains: “This new package offers broadband connectivity straight out of the box – the laptop will even walk new users through getting connected. Combining the competitive pricing of the AMILO Pro series with T-Mobile’s proven offering this makes it incredibly easy for users to get active online quickly and easily. For business users the broadband speeds means mobile workers can access VPNs or applications over the web with confidence and ease, improving productivity.

“For those consumers looking to upgrade to wireless technology as part of a digital lifestyle, or those professional users looking to harness mobile broadband and work from home or on the move, this is a winning combination. Embedded SIMs offer improved connectivity, performance and security.”

Adrian Williams, Head of Indirect Business at T-Mobile UK, comments: “The benefits of mobile working are numerous. The ability to connect to the internet, email and office systems on the move, at broadband speeds, allows people to make effective use of the downtime on the move out of the office, and can give companies a competitive edge.

“T-Mobile’s national mobile broadband network gives customers high-speed access the internet. Combined with access to over 2,000 wireless HotSpots in the UK, which the AMILO Pro will be able to exploit, this is a compelling package for Fujitsu Siemens Computers and T-Mobile customers who embrace a flexible working lifestyle.”

The Fujitsu Siemens Computers AMILO Pro V3525 with embedded T-Mobile web’n’walk connectivity will be available from July and cost from £599 inc VAT.

www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk