Best i5 laptop?

gn3dr

Been looking around and ideally would like an i5. What do people think of this for price vs spec? http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/asus-x555la-156-laptop-black/328581/396.0.0

mordeith

Seems decent enough, especially with the full HD screen. Battery says it's only 2-cell though? I wonder would that have a negative effect on run time?

duffman3833

nice laptop. Getting good spec for that price i think. What will you be using it for?

gn3dr

duffman3833 wrote: »

nice laptop. Getting good spec for that price i think. What will you be using it for?

Thanks for the replies. Using for MS office, CAD CAM (Bobcad), tube bending software (Bend tech _ which is running very slow on my 8 yr old Dell 6400), itunes etc,
No gaming, but I want to future proof as much as possible.

Asmooh

how about this one: http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-envy---13t%C2%A0laptop-n8r87av-1

6th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U Dual Core Processor + Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
13.3-inch diagonal QHD+ WLED-backlit IPS Display (3200x1800)
Onboard 8GB Memory
* 128GB Flash Solid State Drive
* 256GB Flash Solid State Drive
* 512GB Flash Solid State Drive



uk link: http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=P0R94EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB or http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Search.aspx?q=envy%2013

gn3dr

Thanks, that's looks nice but way too expensive for me right now.
Ideally I was hoping to stay under 500 and have at 15" screen minimum. But getting an i5 for under 500 seems difficult.

One frustrating thing is most laptops seem to come with a dvd drive, which I don't want. Would prefer an SSD instead.

Is an i3 going to be noticably slower than an i5?

mordeith

gn3dr wrote: »

One frustrating thing is most laptops seem to come with a dvd drive, which I don't want. Would prefer an SSD instead.

You can always swap out the optical drive for an SSD

AngryDiMaria

gn3dr wrote: »

Thanks, that's looks nice but way too expensive for me right now.
Ideally I was hoping to stay under 500 and have at 15" screen minimum. But getting an i5 for under 500 seems difficult.

One frustrating thing is most laptops seem to come with a dvd drive, which I don't want. Would prefer an SSD instead.

Is an i3 going to be noticably slower than an i5?

The laptop in your original post would be perfect for your needs and if you swapped out the hard drive for a Samsung EVO SSD it would be a pleasure to use.

gn3dr

Thanks for the advice on this. Picked it up today in PC World. Price dropped last night from €549 when I posted the first link to €495 so got it for under the 500 target.
Going through set up at the moment. So far so good.
Going to pull the disk drive as suggested and fit an SSD in there on which I will put programs and then just keep the 1TB disk for data.
Any quick recommendations on how to move the operating system and all installed programs to the SSD when I get it?

molly09

http://www.currys.ie/action/comparison
HP Pavilion 15-ab254sa 15.6" Laptop - White
HP Pavilion 15-ab254sa 15.6" Laptop - White
€569.00
Was €899.99
HP Pavilion x360 13-s150sa 13.3" 2 in 1 - Silver
HP Pavilion x360 13-s150sa 13.3" 2 in 1 - Silver
€699.99
Was €859.99
TOSHIBA Satellite L50-C-22L 15.6" Laptop - White
TOSHIBA Satellite L50-C-22L 15.6" Laptop - White
€729.99
ASUS X555LA 15.6" Laptop - Black
ASUS X555LA 15.6" Laptop - Black
€495.00
LENOVO YOGA 500 14" 2 in 1 - White
Was €869.99

Just wondering which would you think is better value?

Thank you

molly09

If anyone has any experience of using any of these laptops or any advice would be greatly appreciated.

AngryDiMaria

molly09 wrote: »

http://www.currys.ie/action/comparison
HP Pavilion 15-ab254sa 15.6" Laptop - White
HP Pavilion 15-ab254sa 15.6" Laptop - White
€569.00
Was €899.99
HP Pavilion x360 13-s150sa 13.3" 2 in 1 - Silver
HP Pavilion x360 13-s150sa 13.3" 2 in 1 - Silver
€699.99
Was €859.99
TOSHIBA Satellite L50-C-22L 15.6" Laptop - White
TOSHIBA Satellite L50-C-22L 15.6" Laptop - White
€729.99
ASUS X555LA 15.6" Laptop - Black
ASUS X555LA 15.6" Laptop - Black
€495.00
LENOVO YOGA 500 14" 2 in 1 - White
Was €869.99

Just wondering which would you think is better value?

Thank you

What would you be using the laptop for?

From that bunch I'd choose this if you would like the 13.3 inch screen

http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/hp-pavilion-x360-13s150sa-133-2-in-1-silver/335088/401.10#ctl00_ctl00__nestedContent__mainpageContent_ProductFamilyDetailsView1_liProductDetails

Or this if you prefer the larger screen

http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/toshiba-satellite-l50c22l-156-laptop-white/334893/401.0.0#ctl00_ctl00__nestedContent__mainpageContent_ProductFamilyDetailsView1_liProductDetails

The HP one would be quicker out of the box as it has an SSD installed which will give you faster boot times and overall would make the system very snappy.

molly09

Thanks a mil, I will be using it for work, mainly PowerPoint, excel and word and then for watching films , surfing Emer , YouTube
That kinda thing!!
Looking them all up has u head wrecked St this stage. Going to currys later so will get the one you advised, thank you