Asus 15.6" i5-2430M Laptop £399 or less @Comet £399.99
Not much around after the great Dabs Fujitsu laptop.
This Asus with i5 processor reduced to £399. Use promotion code 5PC to get it at £379 and don't forget Quidco currently at 4.5%
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Jump to unread Post a CommentThe following is a good alternative (slower but OK CPU, more memory, more disk, cheaper!)
BUT NB. OUT OF STOCK BUT 200 MORE DUE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
http://www.dabs.com/products/fujitsu-ah531-pentium-dual-core-b950-4gb-500gb-windows-7-7TX6.html?fb=420&src=3
- £10 code is STAR10
- 2% Quidco
The following is a good alternative (slower but OK CPU, more memory, more disk, cheaper!)
BUT NB. OUT OF STOCK BUT 200 MORE DUE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
http://www.dabs.com/products/fujitsu-ah531-pentium-dual-core-b950-4gb-500gb-windows-7-7TX6.html?fb=420&src=3
- £10 code is STAR10
- 2% Quidco
Thanks, think I'll get him a newer gen i3 for him though 8)
In perspective though, it's not even as powerful as a modest desktop CPU such as the i3-2100. However both are powerful CPUs and both more than powerful enough for the average consumer. Intel, AMD, Nvidia, they're all guilty of naming their products in such as way to maximise consumer confusion and imply their products have a performance level that they don't really have. Really i5-2430m means relatively little to a consumer.
Edited By: fishmaster on Dec 01, 2011 09:37
I'm pretty happy with it although the touchpad buttons are a bit crap and at times it seems slower than the i3 lappy I used to have. Certainly doesn't seem any faster at all even with a fresh Windows 7 installation.
It was absolutely loaded with crap but I suppose most laptops are these days....
I'm pretty happy with it although the touchpad buttons are a bit crap and at times it seems slower than the i3 lappy I used to have. Certainly doesn't seem any faster at all even with a fresh Windows 7 installation.
It was absolutely loaded with crap but I suppose most laptops are these days....
Install this to see where any software problems are:
http://www.soluto.com/Download
A sleek, lean-looking machine.
Very early days...
Can confirm that it doesn't seem as fast as I thought it might be (but bear in mind I have been mainly downloading and installng Windows updates).
The speed indicator shows it operates at 2.4Ghz ... and then you have the fun of seeing it turbo-charge itself up to almost 3.00Ghz..
Some of the keys are a little smaller than I expected (the arrow keys).
Trackpad buttons are a tad clunky (they make an audible click).
Overall happy. It certainly seems well-built and is good-looking. I noticed that Comet are selling an i7 version of the same machine. They weren't on Sunday!!
I'm pretty happy with it although the touchpad buttons are a bit crap and at times it seems slower than the i3 lappy I used to have. Certainly doesn't seem any faster at all even with a fresh Windows 7 installation.
It was absolutely loaded with crap but I suppose most laptops are these days....
Install this to see where any software problems are:
http://www.soluto.com/Download
Cheers bt Soluto is always one of the first things that goes onto a new install.
It boots up quickly, it just seems to pause quite a lot when typing.
But I'd still recommend it overall.
It boots up quickly, it just seems to pause quite a lot when typing.
When typing in which application? Does the Task Manager indicate anything running excessively? e.g. may just be AV updating and/or scanning.
Ask on this very useful forum -> http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=29
I'm pretty happy with it although the touchpad buttons are a bit crap and at times it seems slower than the i3 lappy I used to have. Certainly doesn't seem any faster at all even with a fresh Windows 7 installation.
It was absolutely loaded with crap but I suppose most laptops are these days....
Install this to see where any software problems are:
http://www.soluto.com/Download
You'd be better off running Advanced System Care and PCdecrapifier and learning about what you can remove from MSConfig, rather than using Soluto.
I think maybe it's a little lacking in ram.
I will have a look at that Advanced System Care though, thanks for the shout ;)
I'm pretty happy with it although the touchpad buttons are a bit crap and at times it seems slower than the i3 lappy I used to have. Certainly doesn't seem any faster at all even with a fresh Windows 7 installation.
It was absolutely loaded with crap but I suppose most laptops are these days....
Install this to see where any software problems are:
http://www.soluto.com/Download
You'd be better off running Advanced System Care and PCdecrapifier and learning about what you can remove from MSConfig, rather than using Soluto.
Sadly neither of those will indicate where the problem might be as they are both general tuning/houskeeping utilities rather than allowing you you 'see' what the slow boot times are caused by. Once you know where the software problems are you can dig deaper. If you want to dig deeper then the tools I would use would be autoruns and process explorer but both of these are not really for the faint of heart. In addition you would also need to check the disk. For that I would use Speedfan and HDDtune as my personal favorites.
Edited By: Tommoxyz on Dec 03, 2011 13:43: can't spell