Buying advice for 14' laptop

jogdish · 18-01-2014 2:43pm #1

Hello,
I am looking to buy a 14inch laptop ( 15.6 is too heavy and i find 13 too small for typing ). I want the following:

1: 14 inch - hi res. display i.e 1400x900 or more
2:Core i5, min 4gb of ram, not too pushed about gfx card, and would prefer one of those ssd/hdd combos for fast boot up.
3: a good keyboard, i am used to my HP pavilion and really like it.
4: preferably an attractive design.

My budget is around €900. I know its asking a lot, but does anyone have any advice, or maybe is it best to wait a few months?

cdarcy2014 · 18-01-2014 5:46pm

Looking for around the same myself, plenty of laptops with i5, 4-8 gigs and around the 5-6 hundred mark, as soon as you want a decent hd screen you're talking 900 minimum

I'm looking at the

sony vaio pro
lenovo yoga
acer s7
asus ux301la

think the sony can be got for around 900, the others are over 1K

jogdish · 18-01-2014 6:23pm

saw the sony pro too, word of advice i bought the sony vaio fit 14, wifi didnt work, repaced it same issue very poor build quality for thw wifi and the keyboard was very light to the touch.
But the pro seems different

cgordonfreeman · 19-01-2014 1:33pm

Gigabyte P34g if you can stretch your budget. Failing that, Clevo W230st if you don't mind 13.3 inch screen.

td2008 · 19-01-2014 8:43pm

jogdish wrote: »

saw the sony pro too, word of advice i bought the sony vaio fit 14, wifi didnt work, repaced it same issue very poor build quality for thw wifi and the keyboard was very light to the touch.
But the pro seems different

Yeah from doing a bit of research online the wifi adapter in the sony (pro) seems to be terrible, everyone is giving out about it

janeparker · 22-01-2014 6:58am

Manufacture like Sony have a detailed list of laptop as per you need like screen size, ram and cost factor. It is better to contact directly with manufacture for best price and discount.

legrand · 22-01-2014 9:57am

jogdish wrote: »

Hello,
I am looking to buy a 14inch laptop ( 15.6 is too heavy and i find 13 too small for typing ). I want the following:

1: 14 inch - hi res. display i.e 1400x900 or more
2:Core i5, min 4gb of ram, not too pushed about gfx card, and would prefer one of those ssd/hdd combos for fast boot up.
3: a good keyboard, i am used to my HP pavilion and really like it.
4: preferably an attractive design.

My budget is around €900. I know its asking a lot, but does anyone have any advice, or maybe is it best to wait a few months?

this might fit the bill..
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-IdeaPad-U430-Touch-Ultrabook.100623.0.html

Keepan Eye · 22-01-2014 2:31pm

I would avoid HP Pavilion lap tops --- I had one and it only lasted 2 years 5 months.....€600 cost from PC World. As they only guarantee them for a year I have no comeback

What a crock

bodonnell · 23-01-2014 9:14pm

Recently bought an Acer V5-472P, i5, 4gb ram, 500gb hd, 14'', intel gfx, dolby sound, €615.
Last one in store so got a bit of discount

just noted max display res 1366x768

extra-ordinary_ · 24-01-2014 12:57am

jogdish wrote: »

Hello,
I am looking to buy a 14inch laptop ( 15.6 is too heavy and i find 13 too small for typing ). I want the following:

1: 14 inch - hi res. display i.e 1400x900 or more
2:Core i5, min 4gb of ram, not too pushed about gfx card, and would prefer one of those ssd/hdd combos for fast boot up.
3: a good keyboard, i am used to my HP pavilion and really like it.
4: preferably an attractive design.

My budget is around €900. I know its asking a lot, but does anyone have any advice, or maybe is it best to wait a few months?

This?

Buying advice for 14' laptop

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