New Posts For Thread: Buying a refurbished laptophttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptopAnyone know any good sites ?Also how much RAM and how many gigabytes is preferable for optimum use of betfair and live streaming purposes and fast operation generally ?Sorry I am a bit of a technophobe in such mattersI recently recommended Dell Inspiron 15R to a friend who was buying. It has a similar spec to the one you're looking at but processor not quite as good. Dell have a reputation for making reliable / long lasting laptops though.If you're at all fussyhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529723819#529723819I recently recommended Dell Inspiron 15R to a friend who was buying. It has a similar spec to the one you're looking at but processor not quite as good. Dell have a reputation for making reliable / long lasting laptops though.If you're at all fussyMon, 11 Mar 2013 07:01:51 -0500Just been looking at some new laptops and yes the prices seem quite lowThis seemed like a good one at the price ?http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compaq-cq58-253sa-15-6-laptop-20811654-pdt.htmlhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529722645#529722645Just been looking at some new laptops and yes the prices seem quite lowThis seemed like a good one at the price ?http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compaq-cq58-253sa-15-6-laptop-20811654-pdt.htmlMon, 11 Mar 2013 05:36:45 -0500New laptop prices are shockingly low these days. It's frightening when you think about what a laptop cost 10 years ago, even before you include inflation.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529671133#529671133New laptop prices are shockingly low these days. It's frightening when you think about what a laptop cost 10 years ago, even before you include inflation.Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:12:44 -0600why buy refurb? - new prices can be pretty low now. Do you have a budget £££ ?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529670779#529670779why buy refurb? - new prices can be pretty low now. Do you have a budget £££ ?Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:04:20 -0600well, I don't want to start sounding like a salesman for Dell, and I'm sure plenty of other brands are just as serviceable, it's just that i happened to know about the refurb site.But in terms of streaming live video, I actually don't have a TV (becahttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529669173#529669173well, I don't want to start sounding like a salesman for Dell, and I'm sure plenty of other brands are just as serviceable, it's just that i happened to know about the refurb site.But in terms of streaming live video, I actually don't have a TV (becaSat, 09 Mar 2013 08:15:50 -0600anyone use any of the non apple tablets for betfair?https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529668249#529668249anyone use any of the non apple tablets for betfair?Sat, 09 Mar 2013 07:40:28 -0600Most important factor is RAM, the higher the better, also if your laptop is going slow.....MSCONFIGClick start, type that into the search box, click on it, then on the start up tab, you'll see a list of programs that have placed themselves in your sthttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529667847#529667847Most important factor is RAM, the higher the better, also if your laptop is going slow.....MSCONFIGClick start, type that into the search box, click on it, then on the start up tab, you'll see a list of programs that have placed themselves in your stSat, 09 Mar 2013 07:24:25 -0600sorry sony---had it that long cant remember namehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529667157#529667157sorry sony---had it that long cant remember nameSat, 09 Mar 2013 06:58:31 -0600i hav sanyo vaio 2001---on its last legs---VERY SLOWhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529667107#529667107i hav sanyo vaio 2001---on its last legs---VERY SLOWSat, 09 Mar 2013 06:56:24 -0600Thanks for that comprehensive and I am sure very good advice Guslooks like a Dell reasonably low spec should be adequate for my purposesThe sound system on my existing HP laptop is fooked and it keeps crackling and going off accompanied by blue screehttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/29801821/buying-a-refurbished-laptop?post_id=529666739#529666739Thanks for that comprehensive and I am sure very good advice Guslooks like a Dell reasonably low spec should be adequate for my purposesThe sound system on my existing HP laptop is fooked and it keeps crackling and going off accompanied by blue screeSat, 09 Mar 2013 06:34:55 -0600