On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 12:44:25 PM UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/11/16 11:37, tim... wrote:

"Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message
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any bargains to be had?


Last year in Tesco

they had Laptops for 99 pounds and 50in TVs for 199

OK they were no-name brands but at that price what's to lose?


Well. I decided I needed a laptop mainly so I could lie in bed an watch
TV and read books and play games on it.

I paid 199 IIRC - a Tosh satellite.


The good news: It had bags of RAM (4GB I think) a TB of disk, a rather
better than expected sound system wit speakers in TOP of the keyboard.
Underneath, with a a duvet there, is not cleaver.
It also runs Linux perfectly.
The keyboard is not bad.

The bad news: a year later one of the plasticky USB sockets has fallen
to pieces, and the LCD screen has the worst viewing angle and contrast
of any LCD I have ever seen. I can JUST about watch a video if I have it
a JUST the right angle...

So be warned. Build quality, sound quality, keyboard usability, screen
quality - tehse are all things you need to check are adequate for YOUR
intended usage.

I also once bought a Tosh Satellite, for a lot more than that. First the touch screen stopped being touchy, then one hinge seized up which I fixed by dismantling and silicone grease (seems to be an common problem). Since then the screws holding the base all come loose regularly because the chassis flexes a lot. On the other hand it still goes like the clappers with Win10 as a computer so worth keeping going.