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laptop sub €350 with i3?

  • 13-02-2015 05:18PM
    #1
    john the one
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭


    Hey lads,

    Someone in the house is looking to get a laptop for under 300 but possibly stretch to 350.
    She needs it for music downloading, light surfing and some Netflix/YouTube.

    Any ideas? She has a tablet already. I have looked myself and just keep getting celeron processors in the laptops which I believe are almost obsolete.

    A desktop build is out of the question.

    Look forward to the answers


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  • #2
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,125 ✭✭✭mordeith


    john the one wrote: »
    Hey lads,

    Someone in the house is looking to get a laptop for under 300 but possibly stretch to 350.
    She needs it for music downloading, light surfing and some Netflix/YouTube.

    Any ideas? She has a tablet already. I have looked myself and just keep getting celeron processors in the laptops which I believe are almost obsolete.

    A desktop build is out of the question.

    Look forward to the answers

    If the usage is so light why is an i3 a dealbreaker?


  • #3
    john the one
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭john the one


    well its not really but i would prefer not to pick up anything less myself. Plus, from what i have read up on, the celeron are awful by today's standards?


  • #4
    Polar Ice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭Polar Ice


    john the one wrote: »
    well its not really but i would prefer not to pick up anything less myself. Plus, from what i have read up on, the celeron are awful by today's standards?

    Doesn't pentium come between i3 and celeron?


  • #5
    john the one
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,750 ✭✭✭john the one


    Polar Ice wrote: »
    Doesn't pentium come between i3 and celeron?

    I'm not too sure if I'm honest,

    Anyone help out or will I just have to wreck heads in shops on Monday?? :)


  • #6
    Triangla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 818 ✭✭✭Triangla


    A Celeron would suit if their needs are as you described.

    Reduced i3 here: http://www.did.ie/fujitsu-lifebook-4gb-500gb-core-i3-laptop-a512-0m7312gb-prd

    Ex display model so probably not ideal.


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  • #7
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    Dell have i3's starting at about 379.

    A Celeron or Pentium would be fine for those uses though, but look for CPU's based on the i3 architecture and not the new wave of atom-based Celerons/Pentiums (you're right - these are quite slow).


  • #8
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,948 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    Dell have i3's starting at about 379.

    A Celeron or Pentium would be fine for those uses though, but look for CPU's based on the i3 architecture and not the new wave of atom-based Celerons/Pentiums (you're right - these are quite slow).

    Not all of them, there are some quad-core pentiums out there at over 2.15ghz/core which ain't too shabby at the price point.


  • #9
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    Not all of them, there are some quad-core pentiums out there at over 2.15ghz/core which ain't too shabby at the price point.

    They are all atom based and low end. For a little bit more than these cost, you can get an i3 which is vastly superior. I have no issue with pentiums and celerons based on proper core architecture, but I think Intel are cheeky labelling the new atom-based ones with the same name as the older 'true' ones.

    They're good to OK value in laptops for 199-299ish, but lately I've seen them appearing in 500 euro laptops which is a disgrace.


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