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Recommend me a cheap, low spec laptop

Gordon Gekko · 2013-11-27 09:33:36

I'm looking for a laptop with which to access my work servers from home using Citrix. As it'll be exclusively used for proxying in through Citrix, I don't need a large hard drive, portability or anything fancy - in fact the more basic the better. Price is the major factor for me as I don't want to waste money on a…

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27-11-2013 10:33am

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Gordon Gekko

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I'm looking for a laptop with which to access my work servers from home using Citrix. As it'll be exclusively used for proxying in through Citrix, I don't need a large hard drive, portability or anything fancy - in fact the more basic the better. Price is the major factor for me as I don't want to waste money on a 'single-purpose' machine that'll be used maybe 2 days per week max.

Basic requirements: 15" screen min.; wifi card; speakers & mic built in so I can use Skype (camera is not required); must be able to hook up an external monitor so I can have a dual screen setup.

Don't need any productivity software at all e.g. office etc. as I'll be working on my work system exclusively. I was looking at this one but it's literally the first one I've looked at. I'm guessing for my needs all budget laptops are much of a muchness?

I have a macbook for all other needs (on which I have productivity software etc.) so the key driver is price, and pretty much price alone (subject to the very basic specs outlined above), on this one.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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