asus laptop.....?

[looobylooo]

hi
has anyone any reviews on asus laptops please?
im thinking of buying this particular model:-
ASUS X58L
CPU speed:2.0 GHz
Processor:Intel Celeron 575
Screen:15.4 inches
Hard drive:120 GB
Memory:1 GB
CD/DVD writer
�270 after a bit of discount im being given, usually �299ish.
i need to get a new one as my old one had packed up.
all i do is surf the tinternet, download and play a bit of music, make music cds up, upload and store family photos, and have a natter on msn.
does the above model sound ok?
also, im not keen on the new version of windows live messenger, will i be able to install the old version on the new lappy do you know, or do i have to go with the new version?
and last but not leastly! it will have windows vista on it instead of xp, im not too sure if im looking forward to using that as iive not heard too many positive comments about it....??
thank you for any help, info or comments you might be able to offer,
:o)

[ACtheTROLL]

sounds ok for the price ...
yes messenger will be the new one.

almost certainly you'll be able to upgrade to windows 7 for free ... or wait till october

[looobylooo]

hi AC, thanks for replying,


sorry, im a bit thick when it comes to computers, whats windows 7, you said i will be able to upgrade to it etc... ?!

sorry! lol

:o}

[VHG]

Because Vista has had such bad publicity Microsoft are replacing it quicker than they may have done.

This is with a new version called Windows 7.

It comes out in October, but some companies are offering a deal that if you buy their laptops now you can have a free upgrade to Windows 7 (they send you the CD and you do it yourself).

As you dont sound very technical I would just ignore it for now and just use Vista, it is not as bad as everyone makes out.

[VHG]

The laptop you listed above is at the very low end of the technical specifications.

It has a very slow CPU, and only 1Gb of memory.

It will be fine for what you want to do, if maybe a little sluggish.

If you could afford another �30 to �50 you could do a lot better.

But if that is all that you have then go for it.

I went in my local Staples today and I think they had that laptop, but they had quite a few better ones at �300 or so if you can stretch to that.

Laptops do seem to be dropping in price (it was hard to get one under �300 a while ago) but now you can get a few between �250 and �300.

I dont usually like suggesting Advent, but this is a much better laptop for the money

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page .jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0167970443.1247785218@@@ @&BV_EngineID=ccfiadehkhidhelcflgceggdhhmdgmi. 0&category_oid=-27411&sku=853231&page=Product& fm=1&sm=0&tm=4

[looobylooo]

thank you vhg, your comments are hugely appreciated.
im having second thoughts now having read what youve said, so i think i will shop around....
the advent one you showed me is a refurbished one, would you recommend refurbished..?
thanks alot vhg

[hc4361]

It will be plenty powerful for what you want. My ancient laptop copes very well with all those things and it has a much lower spec.

[looobylooo]

oh gawd lol ..... im well confused now! lol .....

[looobylooo]

right,
ive had a little mooch about on tinternet and wondered if anyone has heard much about this brand of laptop?
'Emachines'
EME525 - 902G16MI
�279.99 in comet
15.6 screen
2GB memory
160 GB hard drive
2.0 ghz speed
this sounds a better spec than the asus..?
any thoughts please before i nip out and make a purchase?
thanks :o)

[looobylooo]

emachines arent good so ive heard, so its back to the drawing board lol.
ive decided im going to spend around �400 and get something half decent and a name that ive heard of.
thank you AC VHG and HC for replying.
:o)

[barry1010]

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-3481.aspx

[ACtheTROLL]

e-machines ;(
I'd stick with the

As vhg says - it's not

this is same price but more memory
http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?pro d=X58L-AP020A

http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?pro d=X58L-AP020A-L

[ACtheTROLL]

where did the rest go? - should read
I'd stick with the asus - the free memory upgrade is worth having - vista like memory

As vhg says - it's not a particularly fast machine - but (just my opinion) I like the quality.

it will do the job ...

[looobylooo]

hi barry
i went and bought that one you gave me the link to from tesco direct this afternoon.
id seen it at comet the other day at quite a bit more money than it was at tesco.
im really chuffed with it, its lovely and in my opinion, very good value for money too.
�349
15.6 inch screen
3gb memory
250gb hard drive
2.16ghz speed
intel pentium dual core processor.
cd/dvd rewriter
its lovely, and vista doesnt seem to be too bad either..at the min lol.
thanks again for all your helps
much appreciated
:o)

[hc4361]

Just seen your reply, looobylooo. I must say I love my very old Acer.

[looobylooo]

and im over the moon with this one hc, its a peach! i love it, and so quick too compared to my little old one... blessss.... R.I.P lol ...