Decent, cheap laptop - nothing fancy

Off_it

Anyone got any recommendations?

Don't need it for anything other than internet (ahem) surfing, online shopping and sending the odd email. Size not important (ooeerr) but want it to be reasonably quick.

Current laptop is more or less f**ked now, though has served me well for past 3 or 4 years and does everything I need it to do - just very slowly now. (The fact it's that old tells you I don't need/use it for a lot)

Cheers

Saga Lout

Try Morgan Computers for end of line type stuff http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/

Other good online sites include ebuyer, Dabs (if they still exist) or Scan.

guinnessaddick

Don't buy from laptop direct.

Crusty54

Similar Toshiba to the one I'm using is £280 in Argos

_MrDick

John Lewis in Bluewater usually have some half decent ones. Picked up an Acer for £350 with not a bad spec

olster

Don't buy from laptop direct.

Hmm...my mum bought a laptop from there a few years ago - didn't work at first, but tbf, they did sort it out...

IdleHans

JL give a two year warranty which is worth having. I just bought the cheapest thing they had, a Compaq, which I use every day for work and it's still going fine almost 3 years on.
Battery life is starting to shorten, but I think they all do that over time.

Saga Lout

If battery life is important, in my experience, ACER batteries deteriorate quickly. The laptops themselves seem really good for the money.

Laptops Direct supplied my sons first laptop - he had no problems.

Cardinal Sin

Dabs are still very much on the go....http://www.dabs.com/