My name's Emma, and I live in Leeds with my partner. We bought a house a year ago and have now run ...
My name's Emma, and I live in Leeds with my partner. We bought a house a year ago and have now run out of steam on the DIY - it did seem like a good idea when we started. Hobbies include diving, travel, books, internet and keeping our fab aquarium.
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I bought my secondhand laptop a few days ago from www.sterlingxs.co.uk, who specialise in these (and are highly recommended by me!). It cost me £217 including delivery and 90 day warranty, for the laptop (as described by Ciao) AND the docking station/mobile expansion unit, containing double speed CD-rom, and a space for an extra device.
The laptop itself is very small, with the screen size being just 11.3". However, it is very clear, and can be viewed at a wider range of angles than a lot of laptops.
The keyboard is also about 90% of full size, and because of this, the numeric keypad is built into the other keys, and you have to use the function key to access them. This isn't a problem for me, but if you intend to do a lot of numeric entry, you can buy a USB numeric keypad, or get a different laptop!
It has a pentium II 333MHz processor, which is faster than my desktop PC, and has the same amount of RAM (128Mb). This makes the laptop speedy fast, although some of you with spangly new computers may think I'm barking for thinking this is fast!
There is an on-board sound card, which is loud and acceptable for playing CDs. The graphics for those interested is via an 4Mb ATI Rage LT Pro, which may or may not be a good thing (too technical for me!) but does it's job very nicely.
There is also a network card and 56K modem on board, and if you want to go wireless, there's the empty expansion slot I mentioned previously, so that covers all communications.
On top of all that, there's the opportunity to plug an external monitor in, 2 USB ports (1 on the expansion unit) and the usual variety of ports and plugs you would expect. There's also an infrared device included.
If you don't have/use the expansion unit, the laptop becomes even smaller. The ports at the back are protected by a cover which swings underneath to provide a tilt for the keyboard, which is a great feature.
It didn't come with any software but is quite happy with any version of Windows, and all the latest Compaq drivers and manuals can be downloaded from HP.com.
The battery only lasts about 2.5 hours, which isn't a long time, but it comes with a mains adapter so that shouldn't be a problem. (Even GNER trains have sockets to plug your laptop into!)
To conclude: a fab, very portable little laptop suitable for most home/small office applications. Highly recommended.
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(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!
Hi there. What operating system does this computer come with - my concern would be that it might not be able to handle Windows XP or the latest software (e.g. Photoshop CS, Office 2003 etc.). Mike
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