What laptop are you guys using?

[massplanck]

Bloodstar. I got a new 1.8Ghz Duo from Dell this time last year for less than 400 euros (£300). The secret is.. you have to shop on the Dell 'outlet' site. Dell Outlet is the part of the site where they sell off over-specced laptops or laptops that were ordered in error and returned to them. They have probably only ever been switched on once. You still get full warranty. There is some legal technicality that these latops cannot be sold as 'new' once they go outside the factory door and are returned. But they ARE brand new!

Check it out, it can be hard to find. Dell Outlet. Its well hidden on their site, they dont give you pics of the latops or let you hang around (if the item is in your shopping basket for more than 5 mins it gets deleted and you have to start again). They make it tricky and remeber you may not get the exact specs you want... but you can find some amazing bargains.

[dan the acid man]

yeah dell are as cheap as chips (ie very cheap), they're not bad machines either once you re-install windows without all the crap they install for you.

that price is a fair price for a core2duo laptop, but yeah it would be better to have firewire, usb can still be a bit temprimental.

other makes to look for are toshiba, compaq and samsung

[RDR]

Bloodstar. I got a new 1.8Ghz Duo from Dell this time last year for less than 400 euros (£300). The secret is.. you have to shop on the Dell 'outlet' site. Dell Outlet is the part of the site where they sell off over-specced laptops or laptops that were ordered in error and returned to them. They have probably only ever been switched on once. You still get full warranty. There is some legal technicality that these latops cannot be sold as 'new' once they go outside the factory door and are returned. But they ARE brand new!

Check it out, it can be hard to find. Dell Outlet. Its well hidden on their site, they dont give you pics of the latops or let you hang around (if the item is in your shopping basket for more than 5 mins it gets deleted and you have to start again). They make it tricky and remeber you may not get the exact specs you want... but you can find some amazing bargains.

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[tonyc2002]

Bloodstar. I got a new 1.8Ghz Duo from Dell this time last year for less than 400 euros (£300). The secret is.. you have to shop on the Dell 'outlet' site. Dell Outlet is the part of the site where they sell off over-specced laptops or laptops that were ordered in error and returned to them. They have probably only ever been switched on once. You still get full warranty. There is some legal technicality that these latops cannot be sold as 'new' once they go outside the factory door and are returned. But they ARE brand new!

Check it out, it can be hard to find. Dell Outlet. Its well hidden on their site, they dont give you pics of the latops or let you hang around (if the item is in your shopping basket for more than 5 mins it gets deleted and you have to start again). They make it tricky and remeber you may not get the exact specs you want... but you can find some amazing bargains.

dude!!!!!!!! ime gutted i didnt here about this ages ago

[teknorich]

Core2duo, 2ghz, 2gb RAM.

http://www.ciao.co.uk/Fujitsu_Siemen..._1536__6558041

Fine with FL Studio, Reason etc, but took a bit of tweaking with Traktor 3. That seems to be the application rather than the laptop tho.

I think I overpaid to be honest (£800) but with those specs it will still be a good machine in a year or two, so won't need to replace for a while =)