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    Compaq laptops - PC world

    Thinking of getting one of the following from PC world, am after a spot of advice pls, this one has an AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core processor:

    http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/673381

    This one :

    http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/690380

    ...has an Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor albeit with a higher spec etc, anyone has either of these, any good??
    I've had a 6 yr old Compaq Armada laptop for a few years, been good to me, but showing its age now, hence the u/g to a new one.
    Ive seen that Intel beats other branded processors in performanc tests etc, but is this true??

    Cheers in advance!

    #2
    Originally posted by The Coal Man
    Thinking of getting one of the following from PC world, am after a spot of advice pls, this one has an AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core processor:

    http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/673381

    This one :

    http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/690380

    ...has an Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor albeit with a higher spec etc, anyone has either of these, any good??
    I've had a 6 yr old Compaq Armada laptop for a few years, been good to me, but showing its age now, hence the u/g to a new one.
    Ive seen that Intel beats other branded processors in performanc tests etc, but is this true??

    Cheers in advance!

    PC World's mark up on PC's and laptops constitute a legalised rip-off. Their after sales support is sh1te. Avoid!!!!

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      #3
      I would also suggest buying laptops and PCs from the internet - even reputable sellers are cheaper than PC World.

      This doesn't apply to Macbooks however as Stevie has firm control on resellers...
      "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
      - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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        #4
        Originally posted by cojak
        I would also suggest buying laptops and PCs from the internet - even reputable sellers are cheaper than PC World.

        This doesn't apply to Macbooks however as Stevie has firm control on resellers...
        More often than not I would agree with you all, PC World does tend to overprice, but I think a HP Dual Core for 450 quid including 120gb drive is pretty good going, think I'll go for it.

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          #5
          Right you are - tell us how you get on...
          "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
          - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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            #6
            it's not the newer Core 2 Duo though.

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              #7
              just been out and bought one of these £479 Compaq jobbies from PC World.

              Overall i'm very impressed with the look and performance of it. Vista is a bit of a pain in the arse and i'm in the process of trimming down all the crappy resource-hogging features it installs

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                #8
                Originally posted by ~Craig~
                just been out and bought one of these £479 Compaq jobbies from PC World.

                Overall i'm very impressed with the look and performance of it. Vista is a bit of a pain in the arse and i'm in the process of trimming down all the crappy resource-hogging features it installs
                Nice one - when i went down to my local store, theyd sold out, f*** it never mind.

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                  #9
                  did you try the dixons website? they did have it at the same price.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by ~Craig~
                    did you try the dixons website? they did have it at the same price.
                    Ive changed my mind about it now - think I'll be going for this little baby instead:
                    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...126831&_LOC=UK

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