Challenge to find best value Comet Laptop...

[allstar_07]

Hello,

My gf wants to buy a laptop but with her love2shop vouchers which pretty much means one from comet unfortunately. Does anyone have any advice as to which one is the best value?

up to £350
standard size
general use really, office work/browsing/some editing photos etc.

I've been looking at these...
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Hp-XP270EA/ABE
Toshiba C660-19E
Compaq CG56-111SA
Acer AS5336

Are there any manufacturers to avoid?

Many thanks for any advice.
Chris

 

[baker025p]

HP is the one to stay away from

the heat sink is not good on the hp laptops

the rest of them are fine

 

[dc8900]

HP is the one to stay away from

by that measure only them? you do realise, that Compaq laptops for the consumer market are now just re-badged lower-end HP laptops? think of it like the 'HP Value' range

anyway, spec-wise, the HP more or less trumps the rest. Saying that, last summer(ish), my older sister purchased a HP G62. While she is more or less happy with it, the build leaves a lot to be desired for, the feet have fallen off (due to the HP's terrible heat dissipation it melted the glue sticking the feet! ) and it now creaks a bit when opening and closing. Aside from those bug bears, you get what you pay for (in her case £349.99), cheap'n'cheerful computing that will do the job.

So while many on these boards know I am a fan of Toshiba (mainly for their reliabilty) out of the lot you posted, I would get the HP

Saying that, if you are willing to use up your entire budget (£350) I would opt for this Lenovo http://www.comet.co.uk/p/Laptops/buy-LENOVO-G560-Laptop/718262 for £349.99.

Thus in short, if it has to be out of the 4 you posted, the HP. If not, DC's top tip is the Lenovo

HTH

 

[Stiggy]

Lenovo and Toshiba always used to be excellent.

I too would avoid HP (and possibly Compaq). There's no point having a 'better spec' for less money if it breaks just after the 12 month warranty is up.

 

[allstar_07]

Thanks for the advice guys. Think the Lenovo is looking favourite - it doesn't seem a bad price whereas i can get a similar HP one from HP refurb for £280

 

[dc8900]

I too would avoid HP (and possibly Compaq). There's no point having a 'better spec' for less money if it breaks just after the 12 month warranty is up.

Lol, true hence why I said HP if it has to be (with the italic emphasis) from the original 4 posted. But yeah, overall IMHO, the Lenovo is the best value