I am looking to buy a new laptop for my daughter, so I need a budget range one.
I need good memory.
She will be using it for homework, listening to music and downloading it no doubt, uploading all her photos and videos from her phone, watching dvds, and chatting on msn and myspace.
So any suggestions anyone?
I am willing to pay up to £500, she is only 14 after all

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You can't go far wrong with with any of the big name brands for that sort of money, though you should still check out some of the review sites before making a commitment.

You might have to make do with the current version of Vista until SP1 is released, which I believe is scheduled for early next year unless you can find one that comes with XP.

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Lawrence

Search for good deals on slightly older laptops that have windows XP,
not windows Vista...ebuyer.com may still have some..can recommend
them. Have also bought several 'puters from Comet..Acer is excellent
brand..

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Thanks for the info on Acer as I had avioded this brand thinking it was a cheapie
as for vista they all seem to have it.I may have to just buy one and then install xp , I can do that can't I ? how bad is vista really? she's only a teenager and will probably trash it within 6 weeks anyway

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If you wouldn't rather die than buy from eBay, HP have their own factory outlet there. All the laptops they sell have been factory rebuilt and carry the same warranty as would a shop bought computer - and the prices are a bargain! You have to bid, but even so you can pick up a really good buy for no more than you would pay for an Acer, and a lot of them have XP installed. Worth thinking about.

Kate

Buy her a Playstation 3 instead, much better value