Choice of Three Laptops - Recommendations Please

viclemronny

Hi Folks,

Trying to pick out a laptop for basic use, that is email, word processing, internet use, etc. There is no video/audio editing, gaming or anything resource intensive.

The budget is 500 but willing to stretch another little bit for a good purchase.

I'm mainly choosing HP as I am under the impression that there's good build quality and not much bloatware. Though I am open to correction on this.

The buyer would prefer to buy in a shop if possible. I have it down to three choices:

1) http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/hewlett-packard-hp-350-core-i5-5200u-2.2ghz-8gb-500gb-15.6-dvd-sm-win-7-pr-k9j04ea/version.asp#top


2) http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/hp-pavilion-15ab290sa-156-laptop-purple/329301/396.0.0?awc=5295_1451485340_689ce0d234a2f3f71499f98b6c8d40a9

3) Same as number 2 except buying in store, 20 cheaper, hdd is 1tb and processor is an i3 5157u.

Thanks in advance for any and all info.

Alanstrainor

I'm not a fan on HP... I think there's better out there. Asus are my manufacturer of choice for mid range laptops. Should be able to find them everywhere too.

As for spec, most machines will do what you want tbh, there's really nothing special to get for your needs.

viclemronny

Thanks for the reply.

I'll have a look at some of the equivalent Asus models.

gn3dr

viclemronny wrote: »

Thanks for the reply.

I'll have a look at some of the equivalent Asus models.

Asus x555la i5 5200 cpu, Full HD screen PC World currently for €495

I got one on Stephens day and am happy with it.

MarkAnthony

Steer well clear of PC World, shocking service all round.

For Word processing and interweb this will do the job < €300

This is a gret spec. Hybrid Solid state drive. Mechanical Hard drives are what makes laptops seems slow. Full HD screen (rare in cheaper lappies) and an i3 processor. Dont deliver to Ireland but you could parcel motel it.

fergpie

Hi all

I've a budget of €500 for a new laptop and im looking at the below two options:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-ideapad-15-6-inch-Laptop-Notebook/dp/B015Q3BD74/ref=zg_bs_429886031_2

http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-15-5558-laptop/pd?oc=cn55821&model_id=inspiron-15-5558-laptop

Any recomedations on which would be better or any alternatives? Just looking for something for browsing the net, using MS word/excel, etc. No gaming.

Thanks.

MarkAnthony

Ideally 8GB of RAM, 4GB is fine most of the time but 8GB should be grand for a couple-few years.

SSD if you can find one at your price point will make the unit seem much faster.

I personally love Amazon's customer service but I wonder if they'd just refer you back to Lenovo.

RupertsHabit

I'd go with #1 personally. Seems like a reasonable deal all round, plus you're probably not paying a retailers overheads in the price. (well not as much).