Which Laptop

Samsung seem to have made a very nice niche in producing some high quality laptops. The Samsung R505 is a great choice if you are deciding which laptop to purchase on a budget. It is a very usable machine and still manages to weigh in under 3kg and can keep your wallet light as well when found in laptop deals.

The unit looks very stylish with a glossy casing and provides decent battery life with over 3 hours power. It has one of the best keyboards seen on a machine. It is a joy to type on and produces little sound and has a great touchpad. The R505 has a good size 15.4″ screen making it great to watch films and edit photos.

The processor from AMD produces some very good power and can rival an Intel version. It contains an HD graphics card which means you can watch HD video and run games in the machine. It has a good sized 250GB hard disk and a dual layer DVD rewriter. It has good connectivity with wireless support, USB ports and flash card readers.

The Samsung R505 is one of the best entry level machines available on the market and worth considering if that is your key requirement.

Asus have produced a number of great laptops and the Asus N80VC is a very portable laptop that can help you make your mind up which laptop to buy. It has the great stylish casing that is seen across the N series. It has a great sized 14.1″ screen and weighs just over 2.5Kg which is very light for a machine with a screen such as this. It has a good resolution and crisp, sharp display and is always to be found in any laptop deals.

The machine comes with an integrated graphics card which enables most tasks to be conducted without any problems. It isn’t the most powerful gaming laptop but can cope with less demanding games. It has a great keyboard if you are planning on typing for a long time. The touchpad is great as well. It manages to stay cool after long periods of use.

It features a good power Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 3GB of RAM. It runs most applications very well and has a good sized 320GB hard disk. While the battery isn’t the best, it can still produce around 3.5 hours of power.

It has a huge five USB slots which is some of the most that has been seen on a laptop. It has good wireless connectivity.

The N80VC is a good machine for the price. Great spec and well priced, it is a great option.

Acer have grown as a business after they took over Packard Bell. They kept some of the ranges including the eMachine and have started to release their own versions of the range. The Acer eMachine E510 is a great machine from Acer. The unit feels well built and offers some great protection to the screen.

It comes with a 15.4″ screen that displays a great, sharp image and has a good resolution. It also comes with a good quality integrated graphics card that ensures watching DVDs is a pleasant experience and can be found in most online laptop deals.

It features an Intel processor that runs smoothly and ensures that the machine doesn’t over heat. It has a nice keyboard that is easy to type on and the touchpad is comfortable to use.

This is a good budget laptop and would work well for a student or someone looking for an entry level machine.