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Devonfox1884

Laptop Recommendations Please..

By Devonfox1884, in Music and Gaming

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Devonfox1884

Devonfox1884

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So, I'm looking at buying myself a laptop, not rolling in it, so have a budget of £300/£350 at a push, anyone know of any good laptops for around this price?? So far the HP chromebook 14 is the best I have seen... Thanks! :)

Xen

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Depends what you'd use it for.

 

I'd probably steer clear of chromebooks though. They look like a great deal but they don't have much substance to them, really...

Devonfox1884

Devonfox1884

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Depends what you'd use it for.

I'd probably steer clear of chromebooks though. They look like a great deal but they don't have much substance to them, really...

College work/research mainly, want something fairly quick ideally... Not too bothered about playing games on it etc... :)

Jaspa

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Picked up a second hand Lenovo x220 on Ebay in the middle of this year and Ive had no issues, cost me £250 for something that packs an i7, SSD, mSata slot, 12cell battery and a terrific keyboard. Its not the prettiest but brand new these things costed over a grand three years back.

 

Not researched it much recently tbh, I'd avoid Acer at all costs

Xen

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College work/research mainly, want something fairly quick ideally... Not too bothered about playing games on it etc... :)

 

Okay, so I've taken another look and since I last looked into Chromebooks they've improved a lot, so it might actually be a decent shout for you after all (so long as you've got a steady internet connection for whenever you want to do any work). Microsoft have released Office Online so you'll be able to do your work as normal (not sure how similar these are to the full versions though...).

 

Sounds like it might be good for you. I'd wait to see what other people with actual experience of chromebooks say though, as I'm just going on what I've read online...

Xen

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Picked up a second hand Lenovo x220 on Ebay in the middle of this year and Ive had no issues, cost me £250 for something that packs an i7, SSD, mSata slot, 12cell battery and a terrific keyboard. Its not the prettiest but brand new these things costed over a grand three years back.

 

Not researched it much recently tbh, I'd avoid Acer at all costs

 

I'd second that comment about avoiding Acer, and add Dell to the list as well. Both terrible.

 

Not had any problems with my HP so far, though not sure how it stands up with the cheaper models as mine is a mid-high range. Got a Lenovo laptop at work and that's fantastic, though it feels a bit plasticky compared to my HP...

Devonfox1884

Devonfox1884

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Okay, so I've taken another look and since I last looked into Chromebooks they've improved a lot, so it might actually be a decent shout for you after all (so long as you've got a steady internet connection for whenever you want to do any work). Microsoft have released Office Online so you'll be able to do your work as normal (not sure how similar these are to the full versions though...).

Sounds like it might be good for you. I'd wait to see what other people with actual experience of chromebooks say though, as I'm just going on what I've read online...

Okay, thanks. My mate has a chromebook so I'll have to take a look at it when I'm next round his!! Looks like you can get one for about £275 on Amazon, so not too bad really!! :)

Picked up a second hand Lenovo x220 on Ebay in the middle of this year and Ive had no issues, cost me £250 for something that packs an i7, SSD, mSata slot, 12cell battery and a terrific keyboard. Its not the prettiest but brand new these things costed over a grand three years back.

Not researched it much recently tbh, I'd avoid Acer at all costs

I'll have a look into this one too... :)
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I'd second that comment about avoiding Acer, and add Dell to the list as well. Both terrible.

 

Not had any problems with my HP so far, though not sure how it stands up with the cheaper models as mine is a mid-high range. Got a Lenovo laptop at work and that's fantastic, though it feels a bit plasticky compared to my HP...

 

It's all a matter of opinion, I guess. I've got an Acer Ultrabook which is fantastic and before that I had a Dell for many years that served me very well. I've had an HP that was useless and constantly had bits falling off it - I wouldn't touch one again with a bargepole!

rico

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Currys got a decent sale on,just picked up a HP laptop reduced from £450 to £299

DB11

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College work/research mainly, want something fairly quick ideally... Not too bothered about playing games on it etc... :)

 

I'm yet to come across someone that has asked for something fairly slow lol

Sir Fynwy

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My wife has a MacBook Air 11" (2011 spec) for sale at £400, I recommend someone buys that [emoji4]

Vardinhio

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HP Pavilion 15-p154sa 15.6" Laptop - Purple & Grey

Picked the above up on black Friday for £349. Very impressed

 

OVERVIEW Type Laptop Operating system Windows 8.1 SPECIFICATION Processor Intel® Core™ i3-4030U Processor (1.9 GHz, 3 MB cache) RAM 8 GB DDR3L Storage 1 TB HDD, 5400 rpm SCREEN Screen size 15.6" Screen type LED Resolution 1366 x 768 Touchscreen No Screen features LED backlighting CONNECTIVTY Wireless 802.11 b/g/n Ethernet 10/100 Ethernet Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 USB - USB 3.0 x 2

- USB 2.0 x 1 Video interface HDMI x 1 Audio interface 3.5 mm jack MEDIA Optical drive DVD/RW with double layer support Memory card reader SD memory card reader SOUND Sound Beats Audio Speakers Integrated stereo speakers FEATURES Camera HP TrueVision HD webcam Microphone Yes Mouse / trackpad Multitouch trackpad Keyboard Full-size island-style keyboard with numeric keypad Security features Kensington MicroSaver lock slot POWER Battery type 4-cell Lithium-polymer GENERAL Colour Purple & grey Dimensions 23.9 x 384.5 x 260.2 mm (H x W x D) Weight 2.27 kg Manufacturer’s guarantee 1 year Software included - HP Connected Music

- HP Connected Photo

- HP ePrint

- HP SimplePass

- Adobe Shockwave Player

- BeatsAudio

- CyberLink Media Suite

- Evernote

- Foxit PhantomPDF Express for HP

- Mahjong

- mysms

- Netflix

- Skype

- Solitaire

- TripAdvisor

- 7-Zip

 

oh and plays FM2015 very well. shame I can't

  • 3 months later...
casablancas

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Looking for a new laptop as my desktop is on its way out. Not looking for anything special. Just something hing that will play the usual football manager games. Looking for anything around the £300.00 mark. Anyone have any ideas?

midland_red

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Picked up a second hand Lenovo x220 on Ebay in the middle of this year and Ive had no issues, cost me £250 for something that packs an i7, SSD, mSata slot, 12cell battery and a terrific keyboard. Its not the prettiest but brand new these things costed over a grand three years back.

Not researched it much recently tbh, I'd avoid Acer at all costs

Really recommend this approach....there is a shedload of refurbished ex corporate IBM/lenovo stuff out there and they are the best laptops ever made

Richard

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Picked up a second hand Lenovo x220 on Ebay in the middle of this year and Ive had no issues, cost me £250 for something that packs an i7, SSD, mSata slot, 12cell battery and a terrific keyboard. Its not the prettiest but brand new these things costed over a grand three years back.

 

Not researched it much recently tbh, I'd avoid Acer at all costs

whats the battery life like?

Jaspa

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whats the battery life like?

 

Lasts an average of around 6-8 hours, you could probably squeeze 10 out of it if you needed to, Ive never let the battery run under 30% though so thats partially an estimate. I generally use it for media, web use and very rarely FootyManager, It holds up well.

 

Its very compact though so the screen is tiny, if its for personal use its fine but I'd recommend looking at the Lenovo T420 which is basically the same thing but bigger, around the same price. These things are very good to tinker with too, a screw here and there and I can swap out the screen, RAM and get to the internals. Look into it some more online if youre interested they get alot of good reviews

 

 

Managed to pick this one up last week for £300

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-notebook-15-r150sa-15-6-laptop-black-10034877-pdt.html#cat-0

 

I got a deal on hot UK deals for it which bought it down £50, still a great laptop for £350 though

 

Thats not bad at all mate. In warranty, brand new, decent specs, a brand that have put some good models out recently all for a fair price by the looks of it

  • 2 weeks later...
davieG

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opinions on these two please

 

Lenovo G50-80 i7-5500U 8GB 1TB DVDRW 15.6" Windows 8.1 Laptop -

 http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Lenovo_G50-80_i7-5500U_8GB_1TB_DVDRW_15.6_Red_Windows_8.1_Laptop_80E501A7UK/version.asp

 

 

 

TOSHIBA Satellite L50-B-235 15.6" Laptop - 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/toshiba-satellite-l50-b-235-15-6-laptop-white-10107515-pdt.html#longDesc

 

Or if you can suggest something better for that sort of price although I'd look around for a better price anyway.

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