I'm looking for a laptop that will be able to cope with normal day to day processing and a bit of streaming.
There won't be any gaming involved, mainly just for work purposes and like I said some streaming.
A reliable computer would be a start! And quite fast.
Any ideas on what type of laptop i should buy and how much should I fork out for it?
Quote from: qwerty123 on December 02, 2014, 04:18:00 PM
I'm looking for a laptop that will be able to cope with normal day to day processing and a bit of streaming.
There won't be any gaming involved, mainly just for work purposes and like I said some streaming.
A reliable computer would be a start! And quite fast.
Any ideas on what type of laptop i should buy and how much should I fork out for it?
Yes, seeking this sort of advice also - want something that is small and compact as do quite a bit of travelling but also needs to have enough memory to store loads of docs and information on it. Are these 2-in-1 type units any good that you can use as a laptop and a tablet or are they just a gimmick...
Is it better to buy from a local guy who can service it if something goes wrong or is it better to buy from Currys/Dixons/PCworld type shops where price is decent but back up and help maybe isn't what you need -
All advice is very welcome...
There's a good Laptop for £349 in Currys and PC World...has i3 processor, 1 TB and 8gb ram with windows 8.1
HP Pavilion 15-p078sa 15.6" Laptop - White (http://hp%20pavilion%2015-p078sa%2015.6"%20laptop%20-%20white)
Anyone have any experience with ChromeBooks? thinking of getting one , just really for internet and working on spreadsheets/ Word docs?
Quote from: illdecide on December 03, 2014, 09:04:34 AM
There's a good Laptop for £349 in Currys and PC World...has i3 processor, 1 TB and 8gb ram with windows 8.1
HP Pavilion 15-p078sa 15.6" Laptop - White (http://hp%20pavilion%2015-p078sa%2015.6"%20laptop%20-%20white)
For anyone that has O2 Priority you also get cash off with a code from the O2 Priority app. If you are going to order this and dont have O2 let me know and I can PM you the code.
Quote from: illdecide on December 03, 2014, 09:04:34 AM
There's a good Laptop for £349 in Currys and PC World...has i3 processor, 1 TB and 8gb ram with windows 8.1
HP Pavilion 15-p078sa 15.6" Laptop - White (http://hp%20pavilion%2015-p078sa%2015.6"%20laptop%20-%20white)
i3 isn't the best rubbing 8.1. If not that much more expensive to bump up to the i5, I'd try to pick up something that has it.
Although going for the i5 etc, is that too high a spec for something like word processing and some streaming? Or does streaming require something big?
Muzz I'm with o2 but don't know anything about codes? can you send me something? cheers man.
Gallsman it is a huge jump up for the i5 processor...the Laptop is for my 9 year old Daughter who hopefully will do a bit of school work on and prob internet usage...is the i3 processor not that great?
Quote from: illdecide on December 05, 2014, 11:32:51 AM
Muzz I'm with o2 but don't know anything about codes? can you send me something? cheers man.
Gallsman it is a huge jump up for the i5 processor...the Laptop is for my 9 year old Daughter who hopefully will do a bit of school work on and prob internet usage...is the i3 processor not that great?
Any modern machine will do internet browsing, Excel, youtube etc, only some games and some complex software that you'd need for a science MSc or PhD is likely to really tax the processor. Most people's problems are with their network not their laptop or else they are running too many concurrent applications. Get one with more RAM rather than the latest processor.
Whats your budget?
Quote from: fatdog on December 05, 2014, 03:31:30 PM
Whats your budget?
400-450 max GBP
Are these 2in1 type any good whereby they are both laptop and tablet....
a friend's 13 year old girl is getting this from Santa:
http://www.very.co.uk/hp-pavilion-15-p130na-amd-a8-processor-8gb-ram-1tb-hard-drive-wi-fi-bgn-bt-156-inch-laptop-with-optional-microsoft-office-personal-365-purple/1436928632.prd?aff=shopping&affsrc=d_data&cm_mmc=shopping&utm_source=pricecomp&utm_medium=!!!CSE!!!&utm_campaign=na&utm_term=na&utm_content=na-_-computers_laptops-_-4NX4X-_-Pavilion+15-p130na+AMD+A8+Processor%2c+8Gb+RAM%2c+1Tb+Hard+Drive%2c+Wi-Fi+bgn+%2b+BT%2c+15.6+inch+Laptop+with+Optional+Microsoft+Office+Personal+365+-+Purple
there is a touch screen version for £429 from Currys / PCWorld
Quote from: Mikhailov on December 05, 2014, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: fatdog on December 05, 2014, 03:31:30 PM
Whats your budget?
400-450 max GBP
Are these 2in1 type any good whereby they are both laptop and tablet....
This one seems to getting some heat ( i.e. people think its a good deal )
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-4210-processor-329-00-currys-2073662 (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-4210-processor-329-00-currys-2073662)
Quote from: Mikhailov on December 05, 2014, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: fatdog on December 05, 2014, 03:31:30 PM
Whats your budget?
400-450 max GBP
Are these 2in1 type any good whereby they are both laptop and tablet....
The brother got one of the Lenovo Yoga ones and it seems to be a great job, works well as a tablet and a laptop and seemed very fast to run most things.
A bit on the small side with an 11" screen but thats what he wanted for travelling.
£399 they are and i think Lenovo are offering cash back offer at the minute where you get the VAT back.
Quote from: Bensars on December 05, 2014, 03:41:15 PM
Quote from: Mikhailov on December 05, 2014, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: fatdog on December 05, 2014, 03:31:30 PM
Whats your budget?
400-450 max GBP
Are these 2in1 type any good whereby they are both laptop and tablet....
This one seems to getting some heat ( i.e. people think its a good deal )
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-4210-processor-329-00-currys-2073662 (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-4210-processor-329-00-currys-2073662)
guys i'm buying this weekend, could some of you computer experts recommend this or the one I posted earlier in the week? Or even if you know of one out there that would do...budget £350. Thanks
Quote from: Mikhailov on December 05, 2014, 03:35:29 PM
Quote from: fatdog on December 05, 2014, 03:31:30 PM
Whats your budget?
400-450 max GBP
Are these 2in1 type any good whereby they are both laptop and tablet....
I personally would rather just go for a smaller sized laptop (like 13 inch)- get better bang for your buck.
Tablet pc's prone to damage and cant embrace that much data, which doesn't really suit if you have loads of film and videos.
If your streaming loads make sure you have a good network card/Wireless to get the best out of your broadband. At a minimum I would make sure you have 8GB of RAM, at least 2.00 GHz processor and 1TB of storage should be more than enough storage.
Have bought machines of PC world before and signed up for there Know How cover plan - 7.99 a month or something. Definitely worth having in my opinion and it has saved me a few times!
Saying as this is for me and not an actual present, would I best to hold out until after Christmas?
I have seen this laptop and it looks pretty good (people have told me though that 4gb RAM isn't great?)
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i5-4210-processor-329-00-currys-2073662
Like I say, it will be mainly used for lots of word processing and a bit of streaming/youtube.
Would I be as best going for this or holding out for a better deal in the after Christmas sales?
Guys sorry for being a pain in the arse but which of these two laptops would you go for?
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-grey-10030381-pdt.html#cat-0 (http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-grey-10030381-pdt.html#cat-0)
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p088sa-15-6-laptop-white-10011458-pdt.html#cat-0 (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p088sa-15-6-laptop-white-10011458-pdt.html#cat-0)
I know the Asus has a better processor and more memory (and of course cheaper) but what is the make like in comparison to HP?
I've never had Asus for a laptop before but had a tablet that read absolutely brilliant. Haven't heard anyone with complaints.
Quote from: illdecide on December 09, 2014, 09:54:03 AM
Guys sorry for being a pain in the arse but which of these two laptops would you go for?
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-grey-10030381-pdt.html#cat-0 (http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/asus-x555la-15-6-laptop-grey-10030381-pdt.html#cat-0)
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p088sa-15-6-laptop-white-10011458-pdt.html#cat-0 (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p088sa-15-6-laptop-white-10011458-pdt.html#cat-0)
I know the Asus has a better processor and more memory (and of course cheaper) but what is the make like in comparison to HP?
Have had an Asus N56V for the last 16 months or so. No problems so far
Would anyone consider buying a grade A refurbished 13" Apple MacBook of Woucher. See link below for it's details, i believe it to be last years model or possibly the year before?
I was hoping some of you computer men/women could advise...BTW it's only needed for general stuff that young ones do these days not for photography or editing etc
http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266 (http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266)
I was looking at options for photos. With digital you can run up a lot of file space especially if you take videos. I think the best option is an external drive. Laptop pricing seems to be focused on file space. You might pay €150 for what you can get elsewhere for €20. And laptops are built to fail.
What is the story with refurbished (Grade A) though?
Both daughters looking Laptops..... for school and watching the rubbish they do... so looking something in the up to £300 range.... anyone doing deals on these or should we wait til the Black Friday sales?
Quote from: lolafrola on November 10, 2016, 09:35:08 AM
Would anyone consider buying a grade A refurbished 13" Apple MacBook of Woucher. See link below for it's details, i believe it to be last years model or possibly the year before?
I was hoping some of you computer men/women could advise...BTW it's only needed for general stuff that young ones do these days not for photography or editing etc
http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266 (http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266)
Looks a decent deal. Safe enough site?
I think Minder bought a refurbed Mac book years ago and it's still going.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on November 10, 2016, 09:29:41 PM
I think Minder bought a refurbed Mac book years ago and it's still going.
MacBook Pro 6 years ago and it is going as well as ever
lenovo Thinkpad - got one two years ago and wouldn't use anything else now
Quote from: lolafrola on November 10, 2016, 09:35:08 AM
Would anyone consider buying a grade A refurbished 13" Apple MacBook of Woucher. See link below for it's details, i believe it to be last years model or possibly the year before?
I was hoping some of you computer men/women could advise...BTW it's only needed for general stuff that young ones do these days not for photography or editing etc
http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266 (http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266)
The one in the link is ancient! The white ones are gone for at least 4 years.
2GB Ram is small, my old MacBook Pro has 8, and 500GB storage.
I would pass.
Sorry I should have added some proof: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook)
Count the ports on the left hand side.
My 4 year old model has 4, plus a headphones socket. Apple keep reducing them so the one in the ad is older.
Quote from: muppet on November 10, 2016, 10:12:16 PM
Quote from: lolafrola on November 10, 2016, 09:35:08 AM
Would anyone consider buying a grade A refurbished 13" Apple MacBook of Woucher. See link below for it's details, i believe it to be last years model or possibly the year before?
I was hoping some of you computer men/women could advise...BTW it's only needed for general stuff that young ones do these days not for photography or editing etc
http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266 (http://www.wowcher.co.uk/nationwide/deal-1587972-detail/199-instead-389-01-grade-refurbished-13-apple/deal.html?Linkpos=Title&blockpos=6&deal=1587972&ito=wowcher_email_National_Special_BigDiscounts_09112016&cauth=25189d76-e3a4-4ca9-a617-c00899b67e1d&st_cid=8079524&st_rid=18995266)
The one in the link is ancient! The white ones are gone for at least 4 years.
2GB Ram is small, my old MacBook Pro has 8, and 500GB storage.
I would pass.
I have one the exact same as that one advertised, it's from 2010. My daughter has moved onto using a MBA and handed it down (or is that handing it up?), it's in great nick and lovely to use.
I had to make up a 'new' power supply from other parts.
At first I didn't think it would be worth it to upgrade it so it can run the latest Mac OS Sierra smoothly, but I might just go ahead with my refurbishment
The battery is at 75% but still has power enough to play a You Tube video at full screen for 260mins before going asleep
Probably will need a new battery in 6 months €45, upgrade memory from 2gb to 8gb €50, a modest SSD for €35 and then it will run nearly as good as a current model, the processor is very good, stays nice and cool and won't be such a bottleneck.
Any adice on buying a new laptop appreciated.
Use for simple work tasks such as word documents and excel. Personal usage mainly browsing and photo editing & storage. Travel a bit with work so watching Netflix etc also.
Is internal storage now not so important with cloud technology?
Know price dictated by size and spec but first purchase in a decade so bit out of touch.
Willing to pay €7-800.
Check out techradar reviews for laptops. They are very good. I'm also in the hunt for one. There is a few Lenovo ones that are getting great reviews.
HP were doing a big discount (£600) on their 14 inch Elitebook 1040 G3. Open to employees only. Just closed yesterday but I wonder will some put them up on ebay to make a few pound?
Quote from: PW Nally on February 01, 2018, 03:31:24 AM
Any adice on buying a new laptop appreciated.
Use for simple work tasks such as word documents and excel. Personal usage mainly browsing and photo editing & storage. Travel a bit with work so watching Netflix etc also.
Is internal storage now not so important with cloud technology?
Know price dictated by size and spec but first purchase in a decade so bit out of touch.
Willing to pay €7-800.
Bought a new Surface Pro 4 myself recently - like it - good mix of Tablet/Laptop
Quote from: Frank_The_Tank on February 01, 2018, 12:19:05 PM
Quote from: PW Nally on February 01, 2018, 03:31:24 AM
Any adice on buying a new laptop appreciated.
Use for simple work tasks such as word documents and excel. Personal usage mainly browsing and photo editing & storage. Travel a bit with work so watching Netflix etc also.
Is internal storage now not so important with cloud technology?
Know price dictated by size and spec but first purchase in a decade so bit out of touch.
Willing to pay €7-800.
Bought a new Surface Pro 4 myself recently - like it - good mix of Tablet/Laptop
Need to be able to hook up to printers etc. The Surface herself has is grand for browsing only and documents at a push.
Quote from: PW Nally on February 01, 2018, 02:20:20 PM
Quote from: Frank_The_Tank on February 01, 2018, 12:19:05 PM
Quote from: PW Nally on February 01, 2018, 03:31:24 AM
Any adice on buying a new laptop appreciated.
Use for simple work tasks such as word documents and excel. Personal usage mainly browsing and photo editing & storage. Travel a bit with work so watching Netflix etc also.
Is internal storage now not so important with cloud technology?
Know price dictated by size and spec but first purchase in a decade so bit out of touch.
Willing to pay €7-800.
Bought a new Surface Pro 4 myself recently - like it - good mix of Tablet/Laptop
Need to be able to hook up to printers etc. The Surface herself has is grand for browsing only and documents at a push.
most newer printers are wireless - and for anything else you can pretty much buy a usb connection - a lot of the newer laptops dont have all the standard ports you would have got on a laptop 10 years ago
Quote from: theskull1 on February 01, 2018, 11:38:58 AM
HP were doing a big discount (£600) on their 14 inch Elitebook 1040 G3. Open to employees only. Just closed yesterday but I wonder will some put them up on ebay to make a few pound?
I would be wary of HP.
I've owned two over the past decade. Both worked very well, but both ended up breaking at the hinges. Utterly shit construction. And this is two completely separate models, one bought in 2008, the other in 2014. Couldn't believe it when it happened the second time. Never again, at least for laptops.
Apparently it wasn't just me!
https://www.classaction.org/hp-laptop-hinges-lawsuit (https://www.classaction.org/hp-laptop-hinges-lawsuit)
http://hphinges.blogspot.com/2011/06/tell-me-your-hp-hinge-stories.html?m=1 (http://hphinges.blogspot.com/2011/06/tell-me-your-hp-hinge-stories.html?m=1)
Guys i know this is an oldie here but need to buy my son a laptop for his home schooling as his old one is knackered and is really old and fit for nothing...I would appreciate some help from you guys tech guys out there what to avoid and what to look for...I've seen a few on https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/315_3226_30328_xx_ba00012870-bv00311054-ba00012871-bv00311064-ba00002920-bv00307957-ba00012875-bv00311086%7Cbv00311087%7Cbv00312417/1_20/price-asc/xx-criteria.html (https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/315_3226_30328_xx_ba00012870-bv00311054-ba00012871-bv00311064-ba00002920-bv00307957-ba00012875-bv00311086%7Cbv00311087%7Cbv00312417/1_20/price-asc/xx-criteria.html)
I'm looking at a 15.6" screen and maybe an i5 processor? Is that sort of mid range stuff but decent? is 8GB ram and 256 G all decent spec to be aiming for?
Any Tech heads in here?
Looking for a new laptop. Not for me but for the missus. Wouldn't know where to start but there is a few minimum requirements to be able to use Photoshop/editing software and the likes:
- Intel or AMD processor with 64-bit support, 2 GHz or faster processor
- 8GB min of RAM
- GPU with DirectX 12 support
- 2GB of VRAM/GPU memory
- Windows 10 or later
- Monitor resolution of 1280 x 800 display at 100%
Can't be Apple or a Chromebook. Trying to keep it as reasonable as possible whilst hitting those Specs above. Any ideas? Would be greatly appreciated.