The Chief of Staff of NATO forces said yesterday that Capitalism, I kid you not, has weaponised pricing structures of memory in computing devices. 32GB refugees will be flooding into more stable 64 and 128GB EU.

If you ask them they might. If you just ask HUKD they wont ;-)

Erm free delivery @ JL? Or am I missing something?

The 64GB version is also now available for £179.95 - Personally I do not think that the extra memory is worth the 50% increase in price.

http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-miix-300-tablet-with-detachable-keyboard-intel-atom-2gb-ram-windows-10-10-1-64gb-wi-fi-black/p2309302

I stand corrected (serves me right for trusting Google and not checking ARK directly :smiley:). FWIW, There's no mention of VT or anything like it in the BIOS of my Miix 3 1030 which shares the same CPU as the 300. I might try install DuOS on there, however I would describe its performance on my i5 as 'acceptable', I don't image it's going to be great on Baytrail.

*UPDATE* OK, so it installs and runs. It takes just over 40 seconds to load to the Android desktop. The touchscreen seems to work OK as well. Performance is pretty awful but it does seem to work.

Many thanks for the info

Yes me too. Can't beat deliveries to work as there is always someone there to sign. Just be careful if its Yodel though as those guys can work late. My mobile phone got delivered at 7.30pm one night. Not sure who JL use but you can have their parcels delivered to Waitrose.

​Get it delivered to your office, I always do

Erm people work full time and aren't around for deliveries?

Ok, going solely on that price, I think you might just about be able to find something with a Celeron and maybe a 14" screen at best. If you want new, this is going to mean you doing some shopping around online as most entry level Windows latptops with anything bigger than an 11.6" screen will be £170+. I'm only going on what I've seen recently and so take that price with a pinch of salt.
If you are willing to look at refurbs, then the spec will increase and you could easily find a 15" laptop on ebay or one of the outlet stores like Argos for less than your budget. They tend to have mixed reviews and it is a bit of a gamble with potential scratches and marks on refurbs. There's a good chance the battery won't be up to much and you'll need to think about possibly replacing it if you need one that lasts any length of time.

oos

Anyone played MapleStory on this?

Does anybody know what the actual usable storage on this tablet is please? Tried looking at some youtube reviews to see if they said typically they don't :disappointed:

Appreciate it. Not gaming. I'm a complete notice and don't know what the differences are between processors etc.

Less than £150 but would prefer a laptop as I have a tablet. Which model would you go for if you were spending that sort of cash?

Don't be daft, of course it isn't, this has no floppy drive.

Again!

The problem lies with your original question. There are hundreds of models and variations of spec!
What's your budget?
What will you use it for?
Which CPU do you want? See question above for why that's important.
Do you have a brand preference?
New or used?
What size screen do you want?
What type of screen do you want?
How big a hard drive?
Or, do you want an SSD?
Gaming or not?
Etc. etc. etc.
The questions are endless and you've been so general with your request for help there's no real way to answer it. You need to decide the answer to at least some of these. Even choosing between Celeron, i3, i5 or i7 can make a difference into the hundreds of pounds.
If all you're interested in is web browsing, Office document creation and the odd movie, I'd say pretty much any laptop made within the last few years will be fine. Pick the cheapest!
If you want something more specific, then my points above need to be taken into consideration.

I've been monitoring laptop deals for a few weeks but the comments are conflicting. I want a new laptop rather than a tablet and don't want to pay too much. What is the best deal at the moment... there appear to be a few available. If there is anyone out there that will give me some advice and help me find the right one I would be very grateful?

Could this potentially dual boot into Linux or any other OS?

Ok thanks for that :smile:

I would like a laptop with...
CPU: i5 Quad Core (2Ghz or more)
Screen: 13 inch IPS 1920x1080p
RAM: 8Gb 1600MHz
Storage: 120GB SSD

...for less than £400.

Lenovo have some good deals but I wouldn't touch them with a **** stick since the superfish spyware they installed on all their laptops until 2014. The level of incompetence that must exist within that company is staggering.

please can anyone advise if this is better or the linx 10?

Mine didn't either until I updated the device driver then it's worked fine since

Does anyone know if this would this be able to run the Android emulator Amiduos - http://www.amiduos.com/

It could just run it but need to check its BIOS, may be able to switch on if it is switched off (hardware virtualisation).

http://ark.intel.com/products/80274/Intel-Atom-Processor-Z3735F-2M-Cache-up-to-1_83-GHz

and

System Requirements

AMIDuOS runs on any modern Windows Desktops, Laptops, Tablets and 2-in-1 Devices. However, Kindly make sure that you met the below System requirements.

x86 Processor
32/64-bit of Windows 7/8/8.1
OpenGL 3.0 and above
Hardware Virtualization Technology should be enabled in BIOS
Minimum 2GB of System RAM, though 3GB is recommended for good performance
Minimum 2GB of Hard disk free space

Arrived Monday - sending it back:
Microphone faulty - does not work for Skype or Windows 10
Case shows every fingerprint and looks dreadful after handling it once
Temperamental tracker pad and screen rotation, very reflective screen
A good idea but should have been sorted out before full scale production I think....

I bought this tablet around 10days ago when john lewis offerd 12month free microsoft office..via hukd..when the tablet arrived there wasnt an info regarding 1yr free microsoft office,, after 1week of endless phone calls and a visit to trafford center john lewis we have been told this offer wasnt made, I cannot find the original offer on hukd has anyone else had thisnproblem ..thanks

Thanks

May be a silly question but I'll ask anyway. Is there an equivalent of andriod play store for window os and is it as extensive ? Thanks .

Could someone please inform me is the LINX 1010B better or this , thank you in advance

Ordered. Thx OP. Should be good for holibobs

Spy ware?

yes, but we're highlighting the 2 year warranty with JL.
after my Kindle failed, I bought a replacement from JL, with modern electricals 2 years warranty is a must.

it is very beautiful

which is a better processor atom or celeron? got the acer es-131 what was posted here.

Can someone help compare with Acer Aspire Switch 11 going @ £180 + £50 store voucher.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msuk/en_GB/pdp/Acer-Aspire-Switch-11-2-in-1-Laptop/productID.332149600?icid=homepage_spotlight_3_Acer_Aspire_Switch_03032016

Does it come with Office 365?

how is this compare to asus x205ta? is this better? i have x205taas a spare laptop

Anyone used this whilst for wordpress, want to work whilst on train but dont want to waste my money if it dies after an hour use going back and fourth on wordpress

Thank you, I have a bonus bond voucher to use, the only place that had these online that I could buy from was John Lewis. They agreed to price match curry's £119.99 but I had to pay £129.99 on the card and have the £10.00 refunded to a John Lewis account, now I can buy it direct without the fuss :smiley:

I have a macbook, an iPad, but Im still thinking of grabbing this. Not used windoze in a while and kinda interested to see whats 10 made of. Is that actually any good? Will it allow me to do some minor coding on the go? Is it possible to exchange to a larger ssd?

I bought it just over a week ago when it was down to £129.99 from JL ... will they refund the difference from the further reduction?

If this was Android I'd have snapped one up - any ideas if the OS is easy to replace or if there is a similar alternative available, please?

will this run mindcraft?

just ordered one.. get it Friday before 2pm

Yes - they did for me.

Anyone know if this would be any good for streaming my xbox one too?

Would this tablet be powerful enough to run Kodi and output via the mini-HDMI cable to a TV??

Is the Currys/PC World £119.99 one the same? Certainly seems to be.

Obviously the warranty is different, but for someone like me without a JL nearby.

The 64GB version is also now available for £179.95 - Personally I do not think that the extra memory is worth the 50% increase in price.

http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-miix-300-tablet-with-detachable-keyboard-intel-atom-2gb-ram-windows-10-10-1-64gb-wi-fi-black/p2309302