Dead laptop, replacement suggestions?

[dombooth]

Hi all,

Advent 5401 just died on me. Press the power button and it does 1 long beep then 2 short beeps, indicating a GPU failure. I don't think I'll get it repaired so I'm looking for a replacement, something with decent performance to run;
Windows 7 Professional,
Adobe CS4,
Microsoft Office 2007,
A load of other bits and pieces.

It needs to have a VGA connector to connect to another monitor/tv/projector.

Looking to spend about £500 ish, any suggestions appreciated.

Cheers,
Dom.

 

[custard]

VGA? wouldnt you prefer HDMI?
you could add an adapter for HDMI to DVI

 

[dombooth]

VGA? wouldnt you prefer HDMI?
you could add an adapter for HDMI to DVI

My monitor only has VGA and I can't afford to buy another.

Dom

 

[Shadeyman]

SAMSUNG R730 £499.99
Brand new, has windows 7 pre-installed 12 months warranty.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMSUNG-R730-500GB-17-3IN-LAPTOP-/350419385900

I just brought its little brother R530, HDMI output is usefull.

 

[custard]

hold the phone big boy

https://www.fiatforum.com/computing/251716-laptop-gfx-card-its-way-out.html

inherant fault

time to fire a letter of to currys/pc world or whomever

 

[dombooth]

SAMSUNG R730 £499.99
Brand new, has windows 7 pre-installed 12 months warranty.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SAMSUNG-R730-500GB-17-3IN-LAPTOP-/350419385900

I just brought its little brother R530, HDMI output is usefull.

Hmm, looks ok but I'd prefer a better webcam than 0.3MP.

This one looks to be similar to it except for the screen size, any good?

Dom

 

[dombooth]

hold the phone big boy

https://www.fiatforum.com/computing/251716-laptop-gfx-card-its-way-out.html

inherant fault

time to fire a letter of to currys/pc world or whomever

What?

Dom

 

[custard]

What?

Dom

your laptop has nvidia 8400m graphics
it is a known faulty product
so when you bought your laptop it had the fault
so in theory you can request a repair from your supplier under the Sale of Goods Act

eg

http://www.nvidiadefect.com/advent-5401-from-pc-world-full-refund-obtained-t836.html

http://www.nvidiadefect.com/advent-5401-nvidia-defect-or-random-failure-t777.html


if you get a full refund then great,or even a part refund is better than what you have now

 

[dombooth]

your laptop has nvidia 8400m graphics
it is a known faulty product
so when you bought your laptop it had the fault
so in theory you can request a repair from your supplier under the Sale of Goods Act

Oh right, I don't think I have the reciept though, does that matter?
Do I just phone the store and request it to be repaired?

Dom

 

[custard]

Oh right, I don't think I have the reciept though, does that matter?
Do I just phone the store and request it to be repaired?

Dom

lol its a bit more involved than that
did you buy it new?
did you buy it by card?
how old is it?

if you look on the 1st link i gave,it provides an email address for DSG
they are well aware of the fault so it will be of no surprise to them
so email them about the fault,mention the known fault of the 8400m and see what response you get

 

[dombooth]

lol its a bit more involved than that
did you buy it new?
did you buy it by card?
how old is it?

if you look on the 1st link i gave,it provides an email address for DSG
they are well aware of the fault so it will be of no surprise to them
so email them about the fault,mention the known fault of the 8400m and see what response you get

Bought new, by card, over 4 years old I think. I might just replace it anyway, get it fixed if I can then flog it.

Dom

 

[custard]

Bought new, by card, over 4 years old I think. I might just replace it anyway, get it fixed if I can then flog it.

Dom

well I replaced mine too,so i had nothnig to lose
if you bought by card then you can get proof of purchase

 

[dombooth]

well I replaced mine too,so i had nothnig to lose
if you bought by card then you can get proof of purchase

I'll replace it first then look at getting that repaired. (Fed up of using this Samsung N130 netbook for everything now.)

What do you think of this?

Dom

 

[dombooth]

Now looking at Acer Aspire 5742 15.6 inch Notebook ( Intel Core i3-370M, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVD, Webcam, Wireless, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit) - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories Thoughts?

Other one isn't in stock anywhere.

Dom

 

[custard]

this?

http://www.medion.com/gb/electronic...=Kategoriekachel-Hotspots&utm_term=30010927A1

actually went to see if this had VGA

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/sol/sho...&network_id=cj&source=cj&affiliate_id=1546795

according to here it does

http://www.laptopholic.com/medion-akoya-e6221-p6631.html

 

[dave]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280652049921

 

[dombooth]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280652049921

I went a bit higher spec than that one and got this one;

Acer Aspire 5742 15.6 inch Notebook ( Intel Core i3-370M, 3GB RAM, 250GB HDD, DVD, Webcam, Wireless, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit) - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Just setting it up now, getting all my programs and stuff installed.

Dom

 

[Stu DemonD]

15.6" good enough? Personally I would fit that way too small

 

[dombooth]

15.6" good enough? Personally I would fit that way too small

It's big enough. I do have a 17" monitor sat next to it as extended desktop for when I'm working though.

Dom

 

[Stu DemonD]

Well, fair enough - 17" is too small for me as well

I run a 20.1" laptop plus 2 24" monitors on my main PC. Small screens just do my head in