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JoJo
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Hi. I have about £400 to spend on a laptop so that I can finally give in and hand the desktop to the kids once and for all!! I know it's not much to spend but I've noticed so many great deals out there. Thing is I don't know what's a good deal and what's not. I want it wirelessly enabled and plenty of USB ports. I will be using it for surfing the net, chatting and playing games mainly and possibly to watch DVD's. I just don't have a clue where to start!
Any advise gratefully received!!!
Thanks in advance!
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Mouse
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Your best bet is to go into any store and ask for a demonstration of the laptops in your budget range, so that you can see how they perform, don't be afraid to ask either. Remember you're the one in control, as you're the paying customer; you can walk away at any time if they don't help you and don't feel pressured into getting something that you do not want.
Although you say £400 is not much to spend on a laptop, it's still a lot in terms of hard earned cash, so be wise with your purchase, get them to demo a game similar to the one that you want to play, so you can see how it (the laptop) performs.
Get them to play a DVD for you too, so that you can hear the sound quality of the speakers. Most tend to have average speakers, so you may want to look at adding external speakers at a later stage. Also get them to play the DVD using WMP (if that's your preferred media player) so that you can see if there is any lag from the laptops memory whilst it plays a movie.
Finally when settled with your purchase, make sure that you get from them; either a recovery disc or an original Windows disc, same goes for anything like MS Office, so that you can format the Laptop at a later stage (usually as soon as you get it home - to rid the amount of pre-loaded crap).
It's vital that you get either the recovery disc or original Windows disc. If they don't offer one, again walk away with your money.
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JoJo
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Thank you very much for your reply, Mouse, it's all very helpful. I am off to PC World now to have a look. My sister bought a Toshiba one and I had a look at hers and it seemed ok, so may go for that one. But I will take your advice and ask lots of questions! I'm quite excited now! 
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greysts
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When you've looked round PC World and chosen their best offer, compare it with this before you part with your money.
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Well, if forty-eight million, two hundred thousand, seven hundred and one people died I'd be Queen.
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JoJo
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Hi again and hapy new year.  Thank you both for your advice. I did buy the Toshiba one my sister has and so far so good! I got the man to show a game and DVD and asked lots of questions before I decided. I am now off to the HJT forum to ask what start up items I can safely remove cos there is an awful lot which is making start up a bit slow!
Thanks again!
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