Looking for a Laptop - UK

[niallcameron]

Hi all,

I'm looking for laptop as my old advent 8212 12" has just about packed up.
There was alot of bad press about them but I have had mine since dec 2007 and never had a problem with it until now.

Problems :
- keeps shutting down randomly
- battery not charging ( its the charging board not the battery)
- USB ports are all loose and keep disconnecting

These were the old specs:

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 (1.80GHz)
Chipset Intel 965GM Express
Memory 2GB DDR2 PC2-4200 SODIMM (2 memory slots. Max 2GB)
Hard Drive 120GB Hitachi HTS541612J9SA00
CD Drive Optiarc DVD±RW AD-7560A
Screen 12" Widescreen TFT (native resolution 1280x800)
Video Card Intel GM965
Battery S20-4S2200-G1P3 (14.4v 2200mAh)
Dimensions 31 x 296 x 227 (HxWxD in mm)
Weight 1.83kg

Now it cost me £600 then and its specs were good for the time.
Its my birthday soon and I'm splashing out for a new one.

I'm looking to spend about the same ( £600 )
But I'd like

: core i5
:4gb Ram at least
edicated Graphics AMD or Nvidia
:14"- 15.6"

I do play a few games- Fallout 3/ new vegas/ skyrim.

I've been hunting for a few days and I'm not impressed with whats out there to be honest.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a laptop with these features for £600?


Thanks

Niall Cameron

 

[Maziar]

Within that budget,don't expect to find a gaming laptop.
One of the best choices I found was this
http://asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=X53SC-SX041V
It's got GT 520M which is a low end card,so it can handle those games fine on med/low settings

 

[WR2]

HP Pavilion DV6 15" notebook £570
Core i5-2450M Dual Core (2.5GHz), 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ Radeon HD 7470M graphics.

AMD Radeon HD 7470M review (roughly equal performance as the GT 520M graphics card in Maziar's suggestion)

 

[WR2]

ASUS N53SV 15" notebook £630
Core i5-2430M (2.4GHz), 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GT 540M graphics.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M review

ASUS N55SL 15" notebook £688
Core i5-2430M (2.4GHz), 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GT 635M graphics.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M review (click on the link for GT 555M to see benchmark scores)

 

[Maziar]

Good find WR2. NSSL 15" seems the best choice for the OP (considering he can pay the extra cost which is IMO well worth it)

 

[niallcameron]

WR2 you are a legend! What a spec!
I have sold my old lappy on ebay and got just over £100 for it so that ASUS NSSL is mine!

Thanks everyone for your assistance. !

Niall Cameron

 

[Dickstar]

ASUS N53SV 15" notebook £630
Core i5-2430M (2.4GHz), 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GT 540M graphics.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M review

ASUS N55SL 15" notebook £688
Core i5-2430M (2.4GHz), 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GT 635M graphics.

NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M review (click on the link for GT 555M to see benchmark scores)

That's a great find, good job.

Asus makes high quality stuff, too. All the stuff I've had my hands on from them was solid.

 

[WR2]

It's a extra good value with that 2yr warranty and 1yr accidental damage policy included.