Best free laptops: deals and models compared
More and more these days, when you head to buy a mobile phone on contract you're bombarded with offers for free gifts if you sign up for a longer contract or pay more each month.
Getting a free laptop is one of the most common of these offers, and is among the most tempting. Even lesser powerful laptops are more than capable of getting you onto the internet these days, even if they're only really equipped for a bit of Facebook browsing when it comes to specs - you won't find hardcore gamer machines here.
However, as long as you know that HD video is about the limit of these machines, you can grab yourself a useful free laptop at the same time as your phone, all in one bundle. We've rounded up some of the free laptops you can pick up below.
Compaq Presario CQ57
The HP Compaq Presario CQ57-302EA features a dual-core AMD processor at 1.3GHz to run Windows 7 Home Premium, with 4GB of RAM ensuring that you won't have any trouble multitasking.
The 320GB hard drive offers enough space for light home use, while the 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768 screen should offer plenty of space for web browsing.
The Presario CQ57 is available for free with phones such as the Nokia X2, Sony Ericsson Spiro and Motorola WILDER for around �25 per month, or with phones such as the LG Optimus 3D, Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and Samsung Galaxy Apollo for around �57 per month.
Samsung N145
This netbook features a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor with 1GB of RAM and runs Windows 7 Starter Edition. The 160GB hard drive can store plenty of documents, while the 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display is perfect for light browsing.
The Samsung N145 is available free with phones such as the LG Optimus One P500, Samsung Galaxy Europa and HTC Wildfire for around �27 per month, or the HTC Desire S and Orange San Francisco for around �36 per month.
HP Pavilion G6-1202SA
This HP laptop offers a 1.9GHz dual-core AMD processor to power Windows 7 Home Premium, with 4GB of RAM complementing it. HD video can play on the 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 display, while the 640GB of storage is a really impressive amount for this kind of laptop.
The Pavilion G6 is available free on tariffs of around �26 per month with phones such as the BlackBerry Curve 9360, the Alcatel OT-380 and the Nokia C1-01, or on tariffs of around �57 per month with phones such as the HTC Wildfire S, HTC HD7, BlackBerry Bold 9780, and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S.
Samsung RV515
The Samsung RV515 feature Windows 7 Home Premium powered by a dual-core AMD processor and 4GB of RAM, with a big 500GB hard drive and a 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768 screen, which will be plenty big enough for streaming video and web browsing.
The Samsung RV515 is available free for around �12 per month with phones such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 or Nokia C2-01, or for around �29 per month with phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Mini or Nokia X3 Touch and Type.
Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-1NQ
This 15.6-inch laptop features a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of RAM, a reasonable 320GB hard drive, a screen resolution of 1366 x 768, with Windows 7 Home Premium as the operating system.
The Satellite Pro C660 is available for free from around �27 per month with phones such as the Sony Ericsson Cedar, Nokia C2-01 and Nokia C1-01.
Best free tablets
In some cases, there's a list of alternative freebies to a laptop. If you check out the full list, you'll find that tablets are often available, including the ones below.
Asus Eee Pad Transformer
This 10.1-inch tablet runs Android 3.2 and features a dual-core processor. (Read TechRadar's full Asus Eee Pad Transformer review.)
It's available for free from around �46 with phones such as the Samsung Galaxy Ace or HTC Wildfire S, or at around �57 with phones such as the HTC Sensation XL, Nokia N8 or BlackBerry Bold 9780.
BlackBerry PlayBook
This seven-inch tablet from RIM offers a multitasking QNX-based operating system and a dual-core processor. (Read TechRadar's full BlackBerry PlayBook review.)
It's available for free from around �41 with phones such as the BlackBerry Curve 3G, Samsung Galaxy Ace and HTC Wildfire S.
HTC Flyer
This seven-inch Android tablet features a 1.5GHz single-core processor and can work with a special tablet pen to enable taking quick notes in its custom interface. (Read TechRadar's full HTC Flyer review.)
It's available for free from around �41 per month with phones such as the HTC Wildfire S, BlackBerry Curve 3G and Samsung Galaxy Ace.
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition
This 8.2-inch tablet features a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, is extremely thin and light, and comes with Motorola's MotoCast software for streaming media from your home computer. (Read TechRadar's full Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition review.)
It's available for free on tariffs from around �41 per month with phones such as the BlackBerry Curve 3G, the Samsung Galaxy Ace and the Nokia C1-01.
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