If you're in the market for a laptop that does the job without breaking the bank, you're probably thinking of ASUS' Eee or MSI's Wind.
On the other hand, if performance is more important than portability, take a look at the latest bargain from BigPockets.co.uk. The online retailer is offering Gateway's MX8716B laptop, featuring a 17in WXGA screen, 1.73GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GiB of RAM and a 120GiB HDD, for just £299.
The laptop, pictured below, comes loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium, and it all looks to be a very tidy deal.
The complete specification is as follows:
| Processor: | Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5300 Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB) |
|---|---|
| Operating System: | Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium |
| Display: | 17" widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1440x900) |
| Chipset: | Intel® 945GM |
| Memory: | 2048MB 667MHz DDR2 (2 x 1024MB) 2 DDR2 slots total, 0 DDR2 slots available |
| Hard Drive: | 120GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive |
| Optical Drive: | 8x multiformat dual-layer DVD±RW |
| Media Reader: | 4-in-1 memory card reader Secure Digital™ (SD), Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro |
| Video: | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Up to 224MB of shared video memory |
| Audio: | High-definition 2-channel audio Built-in speakers |
| Network: | 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN Intel® Wireless LAN 3945 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN |
| Ports/Other: | 4 - USB ports 1 - VGA connector 1 - S-Video connector 1 - IEEE 1394 port 1 - RJ-11 Modem port 1 - RJ-45 Ethernet port 1 - Headphone / Audio out 1 - Microphone 1 - Kensington lock slot 1 - AC adaptor connector |
Interested? Head on over to BigPockets.co.uk for more information and feel free to pose any questions in the HEXUS.community forums.
