Hey guys, going to invest in a lappy, but not sure which one yet. I want to spend under 800 $$$.

I was checking out the Dell range, as I've heard they are good.

Which would be better to get, the 'Inspiron 1525' or 'Inspiron 15'.

Links: http://www1.ap.dell.com/conten.....1&l=en&s=dhs and http://www1.ap.dell.com/conten.....1&l=en&s=dhs

Or is there another brand which is reasonable cheap, and is better than one of those Dell ones?

Thanks for the help.

My daughters have Dell and it is very good brand  and of course valueformoney!(

there is Toshiba, but it is very expensive.

Hey Tommy, I had a Dell (which unfort had over-heating probs) and have now been using a Toshiba for years - yep, they might cost a bit more but mine just keeps on keeping on.

As for Dell laptops (and Toshiba, or any other brand for that matter) maybe you should check out the specific model you're looking to buy on the forums/or google independent "reviews" with specific model no's - they may well have improved since my experience. Good luck with it.

Libby.

What you gonna do with it Tommy? That is probably the most important thing.

Is it just for writing scripts, surfing the web etc.. ? If so then maybe check out one of the high end netbooks, I love the look of the Dell Mini 10. But the new Eee PC's look great. Battery life is just superb, some clocking in at 8 hours between charges.  If however you want to do something more intensive like video editing or running multiple applications then they are probably underpowered.

I do love the idea of having a tiny 10" laptop for my writing, think I am gonna get one soon.

I have the Acer Aspire 5570Z

Piece of shit...


Phil

I had an Acer Aspire but threw it off a wall. Huge problems with the charger connector after a while.

I've now got a Sony Vaio for £400 from Ebay. Great laptop, the only problem is Windows Vista...

Acer laptops aren't good.

15" is a small screen.  What size are you looking for?  How fast and the OS?

Dell's are the easiest, second to Acer's, computers to work on. If you do or don't know your way around computer's, get a Dell or an Acer. The upgrades and part swaps will be much easier for you.

Sony lap tops are all nice and good, but tend to have heating problems. I've had 3 and finally cashed it in for a Mac. Had to.

I don't do any gaming. But I would like to edit audio or video. I do have lot's of programs open at the same time, so I would need a reasonable amount of ram. 2 gig would do. XP Pro would be the operating system I would be going for. I don't need Vista. I do want to take it to university, that's why I'm not getting another PC.

The Dell Mini's look interesting, but I don't know if they will do the job...

If you're looking for Audio/video editing... Go with an apple, man. They come with Final cut studio 2 installed out of the box. It's incredibly powerful editing software. you'd be surprised how many people actually use it.

You can pick up an Apple Air - Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz - 13.3  - 2 GB Ram - 80 GB HDD for around 800 to 900 bucks at a lot of places. There are also better mac books you can get for around the same price, even.

I mean, if you don't game there really isn't anything stopping you since the price point is about the same as you want to spend anyways. And gaming is on the rise with macs nowdays too, so even that outlet isn't closed for you.

Ah interesting Baltis. I'll look into it, thanks.

I'm in Canada so what's available here may differ, but a few years ago I had a Compaq that took a licking and kept on ticking. I sold it to a friend and it's still running well.

Currently I have a Sony that I bought a couple months ago and so far so good.

A long time ago I had a Toshiba - that too worked well, but after awhile the fan started whirring away fairly often.

Not too long from now we're going to have computers (within a price we can afford) that are extremely good for power. Michael Cornetto or someone tech savvy probably knows the name of these babies. I can't remember right now, but don't spend too much on your lap top because I wouldn't be surprised if we see these in another year's time.

Sandra

Quoted from Tommyp I don't do any gaming. But I would like to edit audio or video. I do have lot's of programs open at the same time, so I would need a reasonable amount of ram. 2 gig would do. XP Pro would be the operating system I would be going for. I don't need Vista. I do want to take it to university, that's why I'm not getting another PC. The Dell Mini's look interesting, but I don't know if they will do the job...

May be out of your price range but the Macbook Pro has great audio and video and editing software pre-installed.

I have a PC that is like a gamers dream and an editors wet dream and yet the macbook still outperforms it in every way with less power too. Except for gaming of course but it is better in every way.

Lol, Phil i have an Acer Aspire One, not bad Acer has gotten  A LOT better trust me

I have a MacBook Pro. Used to have windows machines only. I will never ever go back. Macs rule!