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Recommendations?

Benimar · 2016-11-21 14:00:22

Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my current laptop and am looking at this one: http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/lenovo-ideapad-510-156-laptop-black/332171/396.0.0 I would use it for work (generally Excel, Word, Powerpoint) and the 'usuals' - browsing the net, iTunes, very light photo editing. I'm happy enough to go to about…

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21-11-2016 3:00pm

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Benimar

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Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my current laptop and am looking at this one:

http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/lenovo-ideapad-510-156-laptop-black/332171/396.0.0

I would use it for work (generally Excel, Word, Powerpoint) and the 'usuals' - browsing the net, iTunes, very light photo editing.

I'm happy enough to go to about €700 so would appreciate any advice on this machine. Good, bad, can do better at a similar price?

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#2 21-11-2016 9:32pm
For Forks Sake

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Get yourself a 7th gen Core i7 for an extra twenty quid: http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/hp-15ay168sa-156-laptop-silver/334592/406.5

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#3 21-11-2016 9:49pm
Benimar

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For Forks Sake wrote: »

Get yourself a 7th gen Core i7 for an extra twenty quid: http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/hp-15ay168sa-156-laptop-silver/334592/406.5

Cheers. I did have a look at that one but the screen resolution is lower. Would this make a massive difference on a laptop?

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