Just saw this at the Bristol Asda store. Checked online and the cheapest I could find was 274 quid. At 150 this seems to be a bargain. Not the best of specs of course but good enough for this price. None left at the Bristol store as there were 3. I picked up 1, returned after about 10 minutes to the aisle and they were all gone! Good luck with the hunt!
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qbs to AColwill
13 Oct 165#9
It's £150. What are you expecting? A Cray?
julieallen to AColwill
14 Oct 164#11
funny because 10 years ago I could do allsorts with a much lower spec machine than this one, play games, watch videos, browse the internet, use Office, the list is massive, yet a much more up to date machine won't do any of those?
You obviously have a much better system than this, shame it isn't good enough to let you post deals on a shopping forum, just trolling comments.
qbs
13 Oct 164#7
More than good enough.
bouncy99
13 Oct 163#4
Depends on how much you want your kids to hate you :wink:
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AColwill
13 Oct 161#1
Only thing this is decent for is watching videos.. and even that won't be great...
SPECS:
Intel Pentium N3540 (2.16 GHz, 2 MB cache, 4 cores) - [2 years old]
1TB 5400 rpm SATA - [*really* slow]
4GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM - [8GB MAX]
39.6 cm (15.6") LED (1366 x 768) Screen - [Pathetic resolution for screen size]
msubbu33 to AColwill
13 Oct 161#2
Buying this for my kids to do school stuff. Is this good enough for that?
qbs to AColwill
13 Oct 165#9
It's £150. What are you expecting? A Cray?
julieallen to AColwill
14 Oct 164#11
funny because 10 years ago I could do allsorts with a much lower spec machine than this one, play games, watch videos, browse the internet, use Office, the list is massive, yet a much more up to date machine won't do any of those?
You obviously have a much better system than this, shame it isn't good enough to let you post deals on a shopping forum, just trolling comments.
FocusST to AColwill
14 Oct 16#19
How did we ever manage to get any work done 10 years ago, when this would have been state of the art!!! :smile:
I've only just got rid of my 14 year old Pentium 4 system which was still working fine and being used for graphic design/IT work - the only reason I shifted it was because Microsoft were dropping support for XP.
A system like this is fine for general household browsing, kids homework, office type stuff and basic IT work but not for any sort of gaming etc.
dribspak to AColwill
14 Oct 16#28
depends if they're adult videos or not
toiletseatlicker
13 Oct 16#3
Heat.....£229 last time it was mentioned on here hotukd
bouncy99
13 Oct 163#4
Depends on how much you want your kids to hate you :wink:
dealfinderwanter
13 Oct 16#5
great for basic spec laptop. the hard drive is the weakest link with speed
eternalflame
13 Oct 16#6
Which Bristol Asda did you find it in? Was it Cribbs Causeway or Filton?
qbs
13 Oct 164#7
More than good enough.
irishgoonergirl
13 Oct 161#8
of course it is good enough as your getting it for school work and not gaming
joe94
14 Oct 161#10
Yeah, I have an N3540 equipped 13" thin and light laptop and I use it for so much uni work - it's fine.
Not super fast but with Windows 10 it is fast enough. My laptop has a 5400rpm drive in it also. MS Word/Excel and an internet browser really aren't all that demanding.
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You obviously have a much better system than this, shame it isn't good enough to let you post deals on a shopping forum, just trolling comments.
All comments (56)
SPECS:
Intel Pentium N3540 (2.16 GHz, 2 MB cache, 4 cores) - [2 years old]
1TB 5400 rpm SATA - [*really* slow]
4GB 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM - [8GB MAX]
39.6 cm (15.6") LED (1366 x 768) Screen - [Pathetic resolution for screen size]
You obviously have a much better system than this, shame it isn't good enough to let you post deals on a shopping forum, just trolling comments.
I've only just got rid of my 14 year old Pentium 4 system which was still working fine and being used for graphic design/IT work - the only reason I shifted it was because Microsoft were dropping support for XP.
A system like this is fine for general household browsing, kids homework, office type stuff and basic IT work but not for any sort of gaming etc.
Not super fast but with Windows 10 it is fast enough. My laptop has a 5400rpm drive in it also. MS Word/Excel and an internet browser really aren't all that demanding.