Laptop for family member

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

Guys, I need some help on picking a laptop for my sister.
In brief she is moving out after having a fall out with the rents, lol, and she works from home.
She can’t their computer, and her place is going to be small, so she needs a laptop.

She translates from Italian to English and visa versa for a company over seas.
She uses various media, PDF, Word Docs, Jpegs…..every day things really.
The storage would have to be pretty good, but I’m guessing for her, office type work, she wont needs Gigs of power.

Her budget is £300, but really she’d like to spend less.

I’ve seen this laptop, and from what I can see, it seems legit and could probably do her well.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DELL-INSPIRON-1000-LAPTOP-2-2-30GB-512DDR-DVD-CDRW_W0QQitemZ120090510851QQihZ002QQcategoryZ177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Honest opinions guys Thumbs Up

Thanks

edit:- Found this one also

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Boxed-Dell-Inspiron-1300-Laptop-Notebook-1-6GHz_W0QQitemZ290087719133QQihZ019QQcategoryZ177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Jamie S · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Karma :

Thats not bad, its even a dell wich is a better make. But would the fact that it is second hand be ok with her or not ?

samharcus · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Karma :

£300 isn't a bad price, but for about £70 more you could get a new laptop from Dell... www.dell.com/uk

Your second laptop only really offers a bigger hard drive (60- instead of 30 GB) and built-in WiFi

Hope this helps..

Sam

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killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

LMAO Rob, i had to shovel BLT back into my gob. Laughing

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veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

https://outlet.dell.com/Emea_Dfo/EuDispatcher?country=GBR&target=InventoryPage&lob_constraint=INSP

jackw72 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Karma :

I reckon you could build one yourself or herself...

its relatively cheaper and gives her time to get some more funds!
(now i realise she works from home on it im beginning to regret writing this but im going to carry on for queen and country)

then you could just buy large storage and keep the other parts cheapo Mr. Green

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Mr.Everready · World Chat Champion Joined: 28 Mar 2003 Karma :

Since when did people start building their own laptops to save money ?
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jackw72 · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Karma :

surely you must be able to buy parts for a laptop just the same as you can a desktop non?

Maybe it was my silly head making it up again! Rolling Eyes

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