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Originally posted by Avery Family
....so is the general concensus of opinion that it's best to buy a home PC in Aus rather than the UK..... Not being much of a techie, all I want is reasonable storage, conection to the internet, CD rewriter and a flat screen....oh and it must be able to play what seems like dozens of versions of "the Sims" that my 14 yr old daughter has!
....... we were thinking of getting a new one in the sales.

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Originally posted by welshboybilly
if you are going to use it for playing the sims i would defo go for something with a reasonable ammount of RAM as these games are highly dependant on it and tend to freeze up your putor without it.

you can always buy more from www.crucial.com

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Originally posted by Avery Family
WBB

Thanks for the link

cheers

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Originally posted by Dawn Adams
I have a problem with DVD regions and only 5 changes being available on the computer. So easy to use up the changes by playing a new one from the local store, then playing favourite brought from home again.

I've had a look at computer forum comments on ways to get around the regional problem, but what works for one doesn't seem to work for everyone, and some will wreck the computer altogether!

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Originally posted by ABCDiamond
One way to fix it, is to reformat the Hard Drive and then reload everything again. It then resets and gives you 5 again.

I just did it, for a different reason though. :)

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Originally posted by NoodleSYD
Bear in mind that CRT computer monitors (old style - like TV screens) bought in the UK won't last as long out here. It's because they are built to a northern hemisphere or southern hemisphere standard to compensate for the direction of magnetic field lines (see earlier posts on this). Use it in the "wrong" place and it will wear out much faster.

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Originally posted by jandjuk
anybody got any experience of computer buying in Hong Kong?

I'm travelling via HK and was thinking of buy a name brand laptop there.

any good IT malls like Singapore?

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Originally posted by Elaine M
Hi all,

I'm still trying to decide what laptop to buy, when, and where.

Being a techno-ignoramus (think I made that up but at least you'll hopefully know what I mean:) ) I'm not sure I fully understand the specs I've read on the links people have posted.

So, 1) please can anyone help with suggestions on the best laptop for me according to my requirements below?

The next questions are 2) when and 3) where.

I'm off to Adelaide via Singapore (no stop over though so only duty free shopping available) on a validation trip in February; I'm planning to migrate in August but would ideally like to be back on the internet pretty much immediately for contact with family (and of course you guys!)

So should I buy my laptop in Feb, and if so, here in the UK, in Singapore (outbound), in Aus or Singapore (return)?

Is there anyway I can compare prices before I set off once I've decided on a particular model?

My requirements for a laptop:

Budget - ideally up to £1,000

To run - Word, excel, powerpoint, internet/email. Not games or fancy graphics, maybe straightforward clip art type stuff. Will probably use for study/working from home (if I can work from home) so as an accountant I often need to run spreadsheets and word concurrently, sometimes powerpoint too.

Internet connection - as simple as poss - don't understand wireless/bluetooth/etc

Must be lightweight

Reasonable battery life (no idea what is reasonable though!)

I know I should have worked this out for myself by now but with a million things to sort out before August my head is very muddled!

Thanks for any advice,

Elaine:confused:

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Originally posted by Elaine M
Bringing this to the top as I'm still confused :rolleyes:

Anyone any suggestions on a good model with international warranty?

Then maybe I'll know what to lok for when comparing prices!

Thanks,

Elaine:)

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