buying laptop advice

lala_dos

Hi

I need to get a new laptop. Budget is €500ish and will be using it for lots of office stuff, streaming and the internet. No gaming.

If you clever people who know what they're talking about had a choice of these 4, which would you go for:

http://www.dabs.ie/products/lenovo-g580-core-i5-3210m-6gb-ram-500gb-hdd-dvdrw-15-6--windows-8---bronze-8DBT.html?refs=54590000-54950000&src=3

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_C850_1320330.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Samsung_350V5C_1273711.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/ASUS_K55A-SX388H_1337328.html

They all look the same to me, I don't know anythng about specs.

I guess what I'm really asking is which has the best chance of being reliable for a long time?

Thanks

Dey were Sooted

asus and lenovo have a good reputation for quality builds ...

see if there are reviews on these laptops

Torqay

They're all the same, more or less. The devil is in the details, even with budget laptops... the Lenovo and the Tosh claim a better battery life, some cheap WLAN adapters have serious connectivity issues, if video chat is important to you, a 0.3 MP webcam is rather poor (see if you find detailed specs at the manufacturers websites).

As for in-depth reviews (performance, display and build quality, etc), try notebookcheck.com.

lala_dos

I tried to find some reviews before. Most positive were for the Asus so I think I'll go with that one. After hours online I can't find anything better.