Lately there have been a lot of promotions of free Acer and Toshiba laptops, as well as HP machines, but few companies seem to promote Free Fujitsu Siemens Laptop Mobile Deals as much.
I thought I would change that as, I have a Fijitsu Siemens Laptop myself and swear by it! I have had my Siemens laptop for almost five years and it is still going strong, and it has seen some heavy use!
Fijutsu are always cost competitive, and I have found the build qualtity to be good. In my opinion Toshiba and Fujitsu have the best build quality of any entry level manufacturer. Acer on the other hand have a flimsier feel, but, they usually offer good performance for the money, and I have seen some clever design features on Acers, such as top mounted fans, which do not get covered when the machine is on your lap!
I would put HP somewhere in the middle, I have used their business machines and found them to be excellent, but, their budget machines are not quite so good. But, back to Fujitsu Siemens!
If you check our listings of Free Fujitsu Laptops you will find some pretty good machines.
One I was looking at earlier offered:
* Intel Celeron Processor M550
* 2GHz Clock Speed
* Genuine Windows Vista (R) Home Basic
* 80Gb Hard drive
* 1Gb Memory
* 15.4″ Widescreen Display
* Wireless Enabled
* 4 USB Ports
Which the reatailer valued at £349. That is not a bad spec for an entry level machine, and should be more than enough for any “non gamer” to work on / browse the internet.
I think the valuation (based on SRP) is a little high as I would now expect 2GIG of memory for that price. Also, the processer is a bit weak, but, this is a freebie!
Lets say for the sake of argument that the laptop is only worth £300 if you shop around online. That is £25 per week spread over a 12 month contract. The mobile phone deals these laptops are offered on provide 600 cross network minutes for £40 per month, with a basic handset like a Motorola KRZR K1, Samsung E250 or an LG KG800 Chocolate.
Taking off the value of the laptop, that means you are paying £15 per month for a reasonable handset and a lot of minutes, a pretty good deal in my opinion.
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