Entry level laptop with the aesthetics of an Ultrabook/MacBook??

Wudyaluk

Looking for a 15" laptop for basic stuff like writing word docs, watching netflix and browsing internet.
The person's main requirement is something slim and light. The type of machines she's referenced are MacBooks or Dell XPS but those machines are way over spec and expensive for what she needs.

Something like a chromebook would nearly fit the bill but she wants a window OS and doesn't want to rely solely on cloud storage.
Budget is probably €400-500.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Bateman

I always thought that HP laptops were fairly poor quality but had a look at a few yesterday in PC World in Jervis St and thought they were decent - some decent discounts on the Pavilion ones at the moment and they're fairly sleek looking machines to be honest.

the new acer swift 1 is all-metal and has that look and is light (1.3kg)

it's the one with 13.3 inch screen and the n4200 processor (1.1 ghz to 2.5ghz turbo) with full 1080p screen
the screen size is fine imo. you won't get the look you're after in 15.6 for that budget and it won't be light (will be closer to 2.5kg)

http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/acer-swift-1
even described here as looking 3 times as expensive

I can only find it here (in gold)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ACER-Swift-SF113-31-Gold-13-0/dp/B07666CHLX/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511185815&sr=8-2&keywords=acer+swift+1+1.1ghz

note the storage is only 64gb (there is also a 128gb version I think but less common and more expensive). you can add more with an sd card. so it's a very nice looking laptop with a premium looking metal body and hd screen for low-end general use as you described but not for the case where the person needs a lot of storage space.

just watch out as there are older versions out there for sale of the same model name but aren't cool-looking like this one. you want the one with the 1.1ghz n4200 cpu. that will identify it.

there are other colour options on amazon but more expensive - the one i linked is the cheapest option. just depends if gold is an ok colour for you. you could try elsewhere on the web but I've haven't seen it much in Europe as it's fairly new.
some with the more 128gb storage.

ACER Swift SF113-31-P5CK weighing 1.3kg with n4200 cpu is the model you'd want

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=ACER+Swift+SF113

you can use parcel motel or parcel wizard etc if they don't send directly to Ireland.

here's another option with better cpu (more powerful) and more space 128gb
won't look "as nice" as other one as not all-metal but still nice. only a bit heavier at 1.5kg

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-80V0004XUK-i3-7100U-Processor/dp/B06XCDBY1L/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511189432&sr=8-2&keywords=510s

Wudyaluk

Thanks all the replies.