Laptops > Hewlett Packard Laptops > 2 GB > Less than 500 GBP

Advantages: many features, stylish looking, cheap price
Disadvantages: windows vista is not the operating system for this

...Who are HP? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ HP is an international technology company formed in the late 1930's. HP provides a multitude of products and services: * business and consumer desktops and laptops * multimedia products, printers * business computer hardware and software HP are one of the leaders in digital imaging and printing equipment and accessories. They are also currently leaders in the PC (desktop and laptop) market. Although they are frequently ...
...After I had used the HP Tablet TC4400 model at work I knew it had to be a tablet PC. For those of you that are not aware of the term 'tablet PC'. It refers to a laptop where you can turn the screen and place it flat on the keyboard with the screen face-up. This turns it into a type of notebook that you can use to write on by using the specially supplied stylus pen. Users of a PDA will be familiar with a stylus. You can use it in this mode to surf ... Read review

Advantages: Reliable, fast and promises backup
Disadvantages: HDD is not so large

The HP 6720s Laptop is an excellent all round computer running with a reliable Inter Core 2 Duo processor, an upgradable ram and boasts very good acces speeds combined with an elegant look; it feels light and user friendly. If you are new to laptops this is a good one to learn your way about as the system is open and consistently updates providing security with basic electronic backups; connectivity is reliable and a transparent system promises continued ...
...offers security good care and optimum cookies. Pricewise this laptop is at the most accessible in the market and still retains the HP brand name and reliability. It is recommended especially for home use. As regards hard disk space it is advisable to order as to personal needs. ... Read review

Advantages: Speed
Disadvantages: Crashes sometimes

How do Dell keep doing this, another amazing laptop for people like me to enjoy. This laptop can have an immensive amount of RAM and Hard Drive put in to it and you can also change colour and pattern to severel differant ones. Has a security fingerprint check to get in the laptop or/and in laptop files. Now that is technology so if any one steals it they wont be able to get on it! Also is designed for storing pictures and movies and games and ... Read review

Advantages: Well-presented, feature-packed laptop
Disadvantages: A touch slow for modern gaming

The Acer Travelmate series come generally very well-equipped to be competent laptop computers for the modern age, and the 7520 is no exception. Using the same Turion 64x2 that is quite standard in its Travelmate range, the 7520 is quick to boot; the 2GB of RAM is quite sufficient for multimedia applications such as watching DVDs - well provided for by a very able DVD drive and a very nicely presented, clear screen. As well as this, the product is ...
...for long periods, with a great touchpad. However, the screen is quite easily scratched and the battery life is really rather poor - typically you can expect approximately 80 mins on 'high performance', or longer on the more frugal but less useful 'balanced' and 'power saver' options. A great value laptop, and a very good buy ... Read review

Advantages: Well-rounded laptop with very good functionality, easy to use
Disadvantages: Not future-proof, but what is?!

When looking for a relatively cheap but well-designed laptop, acer's travelmate series were a particular interest. Suitably powerful for multimedia applications, and generally well-equipped, with an integrated webcam, microphone and a separate graphics card. This does call on the system memory, however, and typically running windows vista will result in the system using almost half its RAM just idling... However, having purchased a similar travelmate, ...
...transported, the battery life in 'high performance' mode is short and the other power modes are less useful. I have experienced issues from new with the battery connection, and the seller - Kikatek, were very unhelpful. As well as not having a phone line at all - communication must take place by email - they were very unwilling to accept that the model had any fault at all... The laptop is a solid buy, just not from Kikatek! ... Read review