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sc0ott

 posted on 29th Dec 15 at 09:02

I just got a probook 440 G3 for £320 delivered. Should arrive today.


Dom

 posted on 28th Dec 15 at 23:42

HP ProBook on HUKD for £299 (http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-probook-450-g2-299-97-saveonlaptops-2362805) and the spec doesn't seem too bad.

Edit - Just spotted this on HUKD/PcWorld (http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-ak085na-15-6-laptop-white-10139942-pdt.html?awc=1598_1451346293_d05f9fee84e0f6fa8de06ef70dbdb2a5&srcid=369&xtor=AL-11&cmpid=aff~HotUKDeals~Communities%20%26%20UGC&istCompanyId=9a35962d-802d-4e67-9721-0a3328ca1f02&istItemId=qqpxmxaa&istBid=t#srcid=11026).

[Edited on 28-12-2015 by Dom]


VegasPhil

 posted on 28th Dec 15 at 23:14

I use mine fir the same stuff. Well the missus does....

I just went round to comet and picked up a decent deal in the sales.

Good time of year to buy something electrical I suppose!


Andrew

 posted on 28th Dec 15 at 22:06

PC World, Tesco, Ebuyer - all have offers on from time to time.

It's a £180 laptop. If it fails stick the original drive back in and do a warranty claim.

I had a motherboard fail on a SONY laptop. PC World sent off the laptop to be repaired but they could not get a board. I received a full refund and SSD back from SONY.


Dom

 posted on 28th Dec 15 at 18:18

quote:
Originally posted by kz
Doesn't need to a Pro anymore... Surface 3 would be fine for mainly document and internet use.


Didn't realise they scrapped Windows RT; good to know though :thumbs:

quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
...upgrade the hard drive to a 250GB SSD.


Hope you mean a manufacture upgrade rather than doing it yourself which would more than likely void the warranty :nod: Still, i'm not sure where you'd get a decent branded laptop for £180 with that spec :boggle:

[Edited on 28-12-2015 by Dom]


Andrew

 posted on 28th Dec 15 at 16:24

You need a £180 laptop, i3 chip, 4GB RAM and upgrade the hard drive to a 250GB SSD. Total cost, £250. Will be good for a few years.

If you cant get hold of MS Office cheap, get Office 365 on a monthly subscription.


kz

 posted on 27th Dec 15 at 22:02

Doesn't need to a Pro anymore... Surface 3 would be fine for mainly document and internet use.

If she did want to stick to a traditional laptop, this would probably be all she needed...

http://www.very.co.uk/hp-envy-13-d006na-intelreg-coretrade-i3-processor-4gb-ram-128gb-hard-drive-133-inch-laptop-with-optional-microsoft-office-365-silver/1600020518.prd?aff=awin&affsrc=47868&cm_mmc=awin-_-47868-_-Communities+%26+UGC-_-0_0&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=47868&utm_term=Communities+%26+UGC&utm_content=na

Alternatively if you wanted to go all out, this has a great spec :)

http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-u31-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-ram-128gb-13-3-/p2295701?s_afcid=af_47868&awc=1203_1451253712_1334ff98edcb9ee8982c78aaf4e36a12


Dom

 posted on 27th Dec 15 at 19:11

quote:
Originally posted by nibnob21
Thought about a tablet?


A Surface Pro would be the only option if you need to use (full blown) Excel; Android or iOS doesn't particularly cater for (proper) office applications.

Robin - Look at Dell; generally pretty solid and reliable and aren't too expensive.
Spec-wise look for something Intel i5/i7 (don't go AMD); 6GB+ RAM; storage - ideally go for a SSD/solid-state drives (for that budget you'd probably get a 128 or 256GB, if you're lucky, SSD), however if you need storage (for music, films etc) then a mechanical drive (1/2TB) is the only real option unless you can up the budget to either allow for a bigger SSD or to go with a laptop that offers dual-bay hard drives (ie - small SSD drive for your OS and programs, then a large mechanical drive for storage) but it'll be well past the £5/600 budget.


nibnob21

 posted on 27th Dec 15 at 16:28

Thought about a tablet?


Robin

 posted on 27th Dec 15 at 16:01

Her 4 year old Vaio is dead, so needs replacing.

I'm the least computery person ever though so I don't know what we should buy her.

She pretty much uses excel, word, email and the Internet so it doesn't need an amazing ability for games etc.

I reckon we've got about 5-600 budget wise, not bothered about brand but it gets used a lot, so probably not some cheap tesco own brand thing.

Suggestions please?