Calling all nerds

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Hi
I've found a laptop that I've reserved to buy tomorrow. Haven't put down a deposit or anything. Can u give me your opinion.

It's ex-display btw and comes without a charger. Post Christmas clearing.

Dell Inspiron Q15R
15.6 " home computing laptop
Windows 7 home edition
Intel i3 - 2310m processor type
2.10 ghz MHz processor speed
3gb mb memory size
DDR3 memory type
500gb hard drive capacity
DVD+R/RW optical drives
16 x cd rom speed
16 x cd-rw speed
16 x dvd-rom speed

Price was 450
On sale for 280
Comes with 12 month guarantee

What's your opinion? Should I go for it?

Thanks

[Niall_Quinn]

Get an iPhone.

[Syn]

Get an iPhone. :haha: !

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Have you tried Dell Outlet?

[Dennis Bendtner]

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the help.

[Niall_Quinn]

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the help.

Come off it. You missed the most important part - what do you want to do with it?

If you want to run the BBC production unit then this laptop sucks dead balls. If you want to use it for email, typing up a few documents and browsing the web then it's a decent enough deal. Dell are okay, bog standard average but their stuff does the job. If you want to play games and don't mind playing them at half speed then this is the machine for you. All depends what you want from a laptop.

[Cripps_orig]

Come off it. You missed the most important part - what do you want to do with it?

If you want to run the BBC production unit then this laptop sucks dead balls. If you want to use it for email, typing up a few documents and browsing the web then it's a decent enough deal. Dell are okay, bog standard average but their stuff does the job. If you want to play games and don't mind playing them at half speed then this is the machine for you. All depends what you want from a laptop.Access to porn

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Have you tried Dell Outlet?
:gp:

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Cheers NQ. All I want it for is typing up stuff and surfing. Isn't it good value for money though??

[Niall_Quinn]

Cheers NQ. All I want it for is typing up stuff and surfing. Isn't it good value for money though??

It's about standard for what is a low end machine. But if all you want is typing and surfing then it would be a waste of money to get anything else. It'll do the job and the price is okay, probably a bit better than okay considering it's a Dell and at least they use decent components. If you go cheaper then you'll end up with something pretty nasty.

[Master Splinter]

N_Q being an Apple-loving, Sky-subscribing tech nerd is quite damaging to the image he had carefully constructed for himself.

I suppose that's the danger of this warts-and-all-social-media-reveal-everything-about-myself-on-the-internet-age.

[Coney]

Windows 7 home edition

Stopped reading there tbh. When people ask me to look at their PC to see why something is not working and I see the words 'Home Edition' - whether for XP or W7 - I despair. (Mind you, my mate wants me to check out his PC and it is worse - not just Home Edition but also Vista :shudder: ).

Push them for a better version of Windows 7.

Power supply you get get on eBay / Amazon.

Dell have improved the quality of their product in recent years - used to be shite but they have definitely turned things round.

£280 is not unreasonable for a PC.

Unless you are playing an insane number of games 500GB is plenty.

Unless you are playing the kind of games that saddos do 24/7 because they don't have a life, the cpu power should be sufficient.

It's not the biggest fastest or anything like that but it depends what you want it for. It's like a car. If you are just doing a few miles to work and back and getting the shopping / meeting friends at the weekend, you don't need a Porsche.

[GP]

Push then for a better version of Windows 7.


Why? The only difference between home and pro is the networking options. If he's using it standalone, it makes no difference.

[Niall_Quinn]

Why? The only difference between home and pro is the networking options. If he's using it standalone, it makes no difference.

He meant get on to Microsoft and force them to make a proper OS.

[Marc Overmars]

Windows 7 is the best OS ever.

[Niall_Quinn]

N_Q being an Apple-loving, Sky-subscribing tech nerd is quite damaging to the image he had carefully constructed for himself.

I suppose that's the danger of this warts-and-all-social-media-reveal-everything-about-myself-on-the-internet-age.

How so? I have been carefully cultivating myself as an Apple loving, Sky loving, tech nerd homicidal maniac with zero manners and severe sexual problems. So how is being an Apple loving, Sky loving, tech nerd going to hurt that?

[Niall_Quinn]

Windows 7 is the best OS ever.

Shut it, cunt.

[GP]

Windows 7 is the best OS ever.

Yeah it really is.

[Niall_Quinn]

Yeah it really is.

A laugh is one thing but you can't go around saying stuff like this. There might be kids reading.

[Coney]

Windows 7 is the best OS ever.

tbf, it is a better product from Microsoft. Mind you, after Vista they couldn't have got any worse.

Best OS? What does that mean?

[Coney]

Why? The only difference between home and pro is the networking options. If he's using it standalone, it makes no difference.

When you are trying to diagnose issues with the machine, you miss a lot of functions. Pain in the ass. When I'm looking at a machine in a hurry to fix things, I want the all system features at my fingertips.

[GP]

When you are trying to diagnose issues with the machine, you miss a lot of functions. Pain in the ass. When I'm looking at a machine in a hurry to fix things, I want the all system features at my fingertips.

Luckily, windows 7 never goes wrong.

[Niall_Quinn]

Luckily, windows 7 never goes wrong.

Alright, outside now!

[Coney]

Luckily, windows 7 never goes wrong.

:haha:

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Alright guys I bought it this morning. Scuttling around trying to find a cheapish charger now. Thanks all, esp NQ (fav poster :loveblush:) and Max!

[Niall_Quinn]

Alright guys I bought it this morning. Scuttling around trying to find a cheapish charger now. Thanks all, esp NQ (fav poster :loveblush:) and Max!

I'd do you!

Cheap bastards didn't supply a charger, WTF?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

A laugh is one thing but you can't go around saying stuff like this. There might be kids reading.

So what would you say is then.

[Niall_Quinn]

So what would you say is then.

Here's a free lollipop, come with me.

[Coney]

I'd do you!

Cheap bastards didn't supply a charger, WTF?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Charger-Inspiron-Q17R-Compatible-Replacement-Notebook/dp/B006VSTK7E/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1326636207&sr=1-3

The shop probably lost it - you have to allow for the fact that they are just a bunch of tossers in most shops like these. I'm surprised some of them find their way to work.

[Coney]

Alright guys I bought it this morning. Scuttling around trying to find a cheapish charger now. Thanks all, esp NQ (fav poster :loveblush:) and Max!

My friends call me Coney. But you can call me Max.

[Sirjackofwilshere]

Just using it now having installed loads of defo legal stuff..very pleased with it. It seems the idiots at PC world had not properly known its specs so its actually better off than they advertised it to be...600 GB hard instead of 500 and 4mb memory instead of 3. Also my old charger works fine and is within the voltage requirements so won't short circuit it. Happy days! Chuffed actually only spent 280 on it. Thanks all

[Coney]

Just using it now having installed loads of defo legal stuff..very pleased with it. It seems the idiots at PC world had not properly known its specs so its actually better off than they advertised it to be...600 GB hard instead of 500 and 4mb memory instead of 3. Also my old charger works fine and is within the voltage requirements so won't short circuit it. Happy days! Chuffed actually only spent 280 on it. Thanks all

4MB? I think you mean 4GB!

[Marc Overmars]

4mb of memory would be, erm, interesting.

[Coney]

4mb of memory would be, erm, interesting.

When we had MSDOS 1.2, we used to dream about having 4MB.

[Flavs]

Here's a free lollipop, come with me.

:haha: