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It seems to me that you need a comp with a fair bit of storage space, at least 160 gig, but I think the norm to go for these days is 250. And also get one with as much memory as you can for your money. I've had mine since last year (a Toshiba 160 gig) and I'm happy with it. I paid ÂĢ399 but it was end of sale stuff and if you look around with christmas coming up I think there should be some good deals coming
FM
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Thanks, as you know i am a comp thicko
 You're not. Peeps just presume that everyone can deal with comps these days, and anyway, what I know is self taught. I'm not trying to sell it to you, but my niece's hubby's uncle runs a computer shop and he reckons Toshibas are very good comps. I've just had a look at John Lewis site and have come up with one that might be ok. I can ask about it for you if you want  Only problem is, it's only got two USB ports


http://www.johnlewis.com/230986934/Product.aspx
FM
ÂĢ400 should get a reasonably good one that's reasonably fast with around 3gb RAM and with a sizeable hard drive around 300gb with Windows 7 64bit.  Personally, I wouldn't bother touching store warranties but if you do, it will probably be around ÂĢ75-ÂĢ100.  I recently bought a desktop pc for around that cost and that spec and it's fine for almost everything bar the very few things that are more memory intensive.
Carnelian
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I've read that not everything works with 64 bit though Carnelian I was trying to keep it as easy as I could for Skylark

Thanks x   I dont wish to sound stupid, but me and computers just dont get on! Now if you were ill i could save you , i am so savvy at my work, we all have our gifts   I have a comp at work but its just writing up stuff and looking at Xrays etc its easy because its all pre-programmed
FM
I know you have said you prefer not to buy online but this company is worth having a look at - have used them for several years now and any problems they are ace -  take a look and use their prices as a guide to what is available in the market place 

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?q=laptops&x=0&y=0

also keep an eye on this website for any special deals that come along - a lot of the info provided here is from staff from the various places as well as general public 

http://www.hotukdeals.com/
MrsH
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I've read that not everything works with 64 bit though Carnelian I was trying to keep it as easy as I could for Skylark
Good point onetwo, as I found out to my (albeit quite small) cost.  I've found memory sticks to be a problem with Win 7, even without 64bit.   I've found that a few other bits of software won't work with 64bit but nothing too dramatic.  32bit versions of Win 7 available on cheaper models.
Carnelian

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