help choosing new laptop

aaron devers

hi, im looking for a little help in picking a laptop.the one im on now is finished and time to upgrade. its an acer and has being going strong for 5-6 years. so would prefer to stick with this brand.so acer or sony vaio..14" is a must,as is an optical drive.i would really like a backlit keyboard, touchsceen is a bonus(not a dealbreaker),but would prefer to stay clear of windows 8. any help/input/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks

bmm

budget? Portability needed? wot do u do with it ?

aaron devers

budget is €600,maybe stretch a little if necessary. portability isnt greatly important,but is a bit. will be using m office,photoshop and few design programmes. nothing to big. and web browsing and itunes and netflixs..cheers

bmm

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/laptops/1304077/lenovo-ideapad-flex-15

cottager83

hey all, also in the look out for a new laptop, had a dell inspiron for 6 years, just need it for internet, movies etc any specifics i need to be looking at when buying e.g. RAM, processor etc? Cheers!

aaron devers

cheers.would be more inclined to acer...any more suggestions?

aaron devers

cottager83 wrote: »

hey all, also in the look out for a new laptop, had a dell inspiron for 6 years, just need it for internet, movies etc any specifics i need to be looking at when buying e.g. RAM, processor etc? Cheers!

maybe a chromebook if only for movies and browsing, if you dont need an optical drive...but there all chrome OS.which isnt a bad thing for your needs though.

mct1

Very happy with the Dell Inspiron 15R we bought 9 months ago - touchscreen, Windows 8. Like you we were looking for Windows 7 but the choice was so limited we gave up, bit the bullet and got this. Absolutely no regrets - just a question of spending a little time familiarising yourself with Win 8 (8.1 is a good bit easier anyway). No different to getting used to a new smartphone really.

Anyway, just saying you could be limiting your choice, unnecessarily in my view. I would have a look at PCPro's "A list" - our Dell was on it when we bought. You can also search there for reviews of other laptops. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/alist

aaron devers

thanks mct1. going their now for a look. was just looking at this one..http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V5-471P-6605-14-Inch-Touchscreen/dp/B00AVYPLWW anybody got any opinions on it? and, has anybody ever bought from amazon in america? whats delivery like?

aaron devers

just to let you all no i went with the acer.being playing around with it all day and have to say its a great laptop,didnt think id use the touchscreen much but it really is an advantage when using windows 8.overall perfect for what i wanted and im really impressed with it.thanks for all yer input and id recommend this for anybody else searching.

daithi7

aaron devers wrote: »

just to let you all no i went with the acer.being playing around with it all day and have to say its a great laptop,didnt think id use the touchscreen much but it really is an advantage when using windows 8.overall perfect for what i wanted and im really impressed with it.thanks for all yer input and id recommend this for anybody else searching.

Yeah, I don't get people who think that a touchscreen is not a major feature when you are using an OS like windows 8.x which is designed and optimised for use with a touchscreen. I just think it's common sense..... although maybe that's not common enough!?