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Help in choosing a laptop

  • 28-05-2014 1:43am
    #1
    SeanJ09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭


    Looking for a laptop just to browse, stream and use word basically. Any affordable recommendations?


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  • #2
    ryan101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭ryan101


    What size screen would you like ?
    Do you want a CD/DVD player ?


  • #3
    SeanJ09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭SeanJ09


    ryan101 wrote: »
    What size screen would you like ?
    Do you want a CD/DVD player ?

    13-15 inch. Yes a CD/DVD player would be handy. Thanks.


  • #4
    ryan101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭ryan101


    Sorry, forgot to ask, do you want a large hard drive, i.e. do you store a lot of films / music / photos ?


  • #5
    SeanJ09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭SeanJ09


    ryan101 wrote: »
    Sorry, forgot to ask, do you want a large hard drive, i.e. do you store a lot of films / music / photos ?

    Ya I want a decent sized hard drive to store some music/films and photos.


  • #6
    ryan101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭ryan101


    Ok, most reliable make of PC Laptops, imo, would be Lenovo and Asus. The least reliable are surprisingly Toshiba, HP, Compaq. The rest would be in-between. (Complied from comparing number of used working Laptops for sale under each brand name, versus broken ones on Ebay).

    Min spec. for you would be probably be a Laptop with core i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and 1 TB hard drive
    If you can, try to stretch to a core i5, with 8GB RAM

    I would strongly recommend visiting a bricks and mortar store and trying them out first before you pick a model, because you need to get a feel for keyboard quality / layout etc. before you buy.


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  • #7
    SeanJ09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭SeanJ09


    ryan101 wrote: »
    Ok, most reliable make of PC Laptops, imo, would be Lenovo and Asus. The least reliable are surprisingly Toshiba, HP, Compaq. The rest would be in-between. (Complied from comparing number of used working Laptops for sale under each brand name, versus broken ones on Ebay).

    Min spec. for you would be probably be a Laptop with core i3 processor, 4GB RAM, and 1 TB hard drive
    If you can, try to stretch to a core i5, with 8GB RAM

    I would strongly recommend visiting a bricks and mortar store and trying them out first before you pick a model, because you need to get a feel for keyboard quality / layout etc. before you buy.

    Brillant, thanks for the help. I was looking at this Asus model, what do you think?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G505-15-6-inch-Laptop-Integrated/dp/B00J3PE536/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1401284846&sr=1-8


  • #8
    ryan101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭ryan101


    SeanJ09 wrote: »
    Brillant, thanks for the help. I was looking at this Asus model, what do you think?

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-G505-15-6-inch-Laptop-Integrated/dp/B00J3PE536/ref=sr_1_8?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1401284846&sr=1-8

    That link is for a Lenovo, good make, but that one has got an AMD processor, you'd be better going for an intel i3 processor as a minimum, ideally i5. Also if you're planning storing a lot of movies on your hard drive, 500MB would be tight, but should be more than enough for most peoples photos and music, and you can always get an external drive for backup and for stuff you don't use much. I'd also strongly advise trying a laptop in the flesh before buying as the keyboard/overall feel is very important for something you're going to be using a lot. Yes all these things will cost more, but when you start putting all your stuff on a computer, you'll find you want to keep it for as long as possible, imo.


  • #9
    SeanJ09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭SeanJ09


    Thanks for the help, ended up getting this model for £180. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FSBF79A/sr=1-7/qid=1402078307/ref=olp_product_details/276-0487687-3519449?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1402078307&sr=1-7


  • #10
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    SeanJ09 wrote: »
    Thanks for the help, ended up getting this model for £180. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00FSBF79A/sr=1-7/qid=1402078307/ref=olp_product_details/276-0487687-3519449?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1402078307&sr=1-7

    You got that for £180?


  • #11
    SeanJ09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭SeanJ09


    boobar wrote: »
    You got that for £180?

    Yep.


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  • #12
    pharmacrunch
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭pharmacrunch


    SeanJ09 wrote: »
    Yep.

    How was it so cheap? Looking for a new laptop !


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