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AmiNutall
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_ 		31. March 2011 @ 15:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Looking to buy a Laptop for my 10 year old

Preferably either a Toshiba, Dell or HP.

Just for general usage of internet and Word / Powerpoint. No real gaming as such.

Which is more important - RAM or processor ? Just wondering if 2mb RAM is plenty .

I have seen two similar models, both priced £349. The one has 3mb RAM with a Intel pentium dual core,
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/dell-i...02300-pdt.html

but the other has an Intel i3 processor, but just 2mb RAM http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/5084760.htm

Im assuming if I dd more RAM to the Toshiba that would invalidate any wrranty (2 years).

Thanks for any advice
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oadbylad
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_ 		8. April 2011 @ 06:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why pay that much for a lappy for a 10 year old
Get a reasonable second hand one
Half the pc/laptop i repair are miss use by youngsters
But to answer your question 2 gb of ram (its the bare requirement) will run Windows 7 nicely
and the Intel I cpu very good
But for a 10 year old well over spec'ed
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_ 		8. April 2011 @ 23:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok out of the brands i suggest going with toshiba i had a hp tablet lappy and it died in the second year and Dell i work with them on a daily basis and they always have issues from software and hardware and remember with dell if something goes wrong u will have to pay more for the support and they have specific hardware that works with the laptops although i just suggest toshiba stable both hardware and software.
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AmiNutall
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_ 		10. April 2011 @ 05:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by oadbylad:
 Why pay that much for a lappy for a 10 year old
Get a reasonable second hand one
Half the pc/laptop i repair are miss use by youngsters
But to answer your question 2 gb of ram (its the bare requirement) will run Windows 7 nicely
and the Intel I cpu very good
But for a 10 year old well over spec'ed
I do hear what you say - and I think I got steamrolled into it by my wife, who would moan like fck at anything 2nd hand if it had any sort of issues.
And she has no concept of what a pc can do, so it was no point even going there.

As I see it the laptop should last at least 3-4 years anyway, so a good investment, and has a 2 year warranty with it.

My next project is buying myself a new Desktop - so that will be my next post !!
I mainly use it for browsing , small amount of Office use, and editing home videos .
This model (£369) seems to suit my requirements, especially as it has a firewire card that is the same as the one I use to connect my sony camcorder.
HP seem to be one of the better models as well
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02607433&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=uk&product=4325515&key=null&site=null

Any comments welcome . I dont tend to use the pc in another room, so no real need for a laptop. And I guess a desktop gives me more scope for upgrades in the future ?
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LOL good luck with that LOL
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_ 		10. April 2011 @ 05:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by oadbylad:
 LOL good luck with that LOL
I have no wife :)

make sure you check out the prices ...there some big differences

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=HP+G5208uk&hl=en&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=f
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