Buying A Laptop

[Keepthefaith93]

There is a good deal on a Asus i5 X53E laptop - £388.98 Delivered @ eBuyer.
This has been posted on hot deals UK and is getting alot of heat.
You will struggle to get better at under £400.

[laoislad]

Need a new laptop. Was thinking of going with Dell. Have never bought from them before and was wondering what people thought?

Was looking at this http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-15z-5523/pd#overrides= Was going to go for the touchscreen one with Intel core i5 for €779. Would there be much difference between it and the i3 core version that is €110 less?
It says it's an Ultrabook what ever the feck that is! But it seems to have everything I need.
Any advice or other recommendations would be great. Are Dell computers generally ok? Or would I be better off going to PC World or somewhere?

[Syferus]

Need a new laptop. Was thinking of going with Dell. Have never bought from them before and was wondering what people thought?

Was looking at this http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-15z-5523/pd#overrides= Was going to go for the touchscreen one with Intel core i5 for €779. Would there be much difference between it and the i3 core version that is €110 less?
It says it's an Ultrabook what ever the feck that is! But it seems to have everything I need.
Any advice or other recommendations would be great. Are Dell computers generally ok? Or would I be better off going to PC World or somewhere?

Ultrabook is Intel's attempt to nudge Windows laptops towards the build quality of Macbook Pros/Airs. Basically a set of criteria (weight, battery life, materials, Intel processor) needs to be met for a laptop to get the Ultrabook label. Definitely the way to go if you're in the market for mid-range laptops these days.

[macdanger2]

Looking to buy a replacement desktop PC for my parents, something very basic - they only use it for occasional internet use and email.

I was considering getting one of these two (just looking for a hard drive rather than a monitor, etc.) unless anyone knows where I'd get something cheaper:

https://powercity.ie/product/151244

https://www.laptopsdirect.ie/-y4u02et/version.asp#maindesc

Thanks

Edit: This is probably a better bet: http://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/desktops-and-all-in-ones/inspiron-desktop/spd/inspiron-3662-desktop/cd66201

[trailer]

Bought 2 refurbished dells of Amazon. £180 come with 1 year warranty. No problems thus far and great value. Came all in one, so keyboard, mouse and monitor. I use them for work, very pleased.

[macdanger2]

Bought 2 refurbished dells of Amazon. £180 come with 1 year warranty. No problems thus far and great value. Came all in one, so keyboard, mouse and monitor. I use them for work, very pleased.

I looked at a couple of refurbished ones alright and they're decent value but I was a bit worried they'd have hassle with it. Anyone else have experience of buying a refurb?

[Stevie Nicks]

Bought 2 refurbished dells of Amazon. £180 come with 1 year warranty. No problems thus far and great value. Came all in one, so keyboard, mouse and monitor. I use them for work, very pleased.

I looked at a couple of refurbished ones alright and they're decent value but I was a bit worried they'd have hassle with it. Anyone else have experience of buying a refurb?

I have bought 2 laptops and a pc with no problem at all. Had an issue with one of the laptops but rang the seller and they sorted me out over phone, basic enough computers but 100percent.

[Itchy]

Bought 2 refurbished dells of Amazon. £180 come with 1 year warranty. No problems thus far and great value. Came all in one, so keyboard, mouse and monitor. I use them for work, very pleased.

I looked at a couple of refurbished ones alright and they're decent value but I was a bit worried they'd have hassle with it. Anyone else have experience of buying a refurb?

I have bought 2 laptops and a pc with no problem at all. Had an issue with one of the laptops but rang the seller and they sorted me out over phone, basic enough computers but 100percent.

Most refurbished means reboxed or returned. Very few were broken and repaired if any. It wouldn't be worth the hassle to them.

[OgraAnDun]

I would never buy a Dell again (have an Inspiron 15 5000 series). I have had problems with it since day one with little to no help from Dell themselves. Counting down the days until I get rid of it.