Which laptop?.

Razzledazzle76

Thanks in advance guys for any help.
This is for my 13yr old who has just started secondary school. So only for school projects etc... No gaming.
I would however, like to get the best possible laptop that may last a few years.
My budget is €300 - €400.
I have narrowed the selection to 2 possibles (apologies, less than 5 posts, can’t post link)
Lenovo ideapad 330s 15.6in Pentium 4gb 128gb ssd from Argos - €343
Or
HP15 15.6” intel core i3 1tb hdd from currys - €379

The hp has an i3 7100u processor with 1tb hdd

The Lenovo has a Intel Pentium 4415u processor with 128 ssd storage.
I’m no expert, but is the Lenovo faster with the ssd instead of the hdd?

Many thanks again

the lenovo with the ssd will be the faster running machine even though the chip in the other machine is slightly faster.

other considerations are the weight and the quality of the screen.

Razzledazzle76

Thanks Glasso..

It sounds like there's not much between them.

What would you go for??

links?

Razzledazzle76

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-15-da0594sa-15-6-intel-core-i3-laptop-1-tb-hdd-silver-10184692-pdt.html

Razzledazzle76

https://m.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8577810/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice,+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/3%7Ccat_50000560%7CLaptops%7C50000564.htm

I'd go for the HP as it has a full hd screen and the argos one doesn't. that and the i3 chip outweighs the ssd and the pentium 4415u chip in the lenovo.

the hp has (confirmed) a spare m.2 slot to add plug in a sata ssd stick like this to make it have a faster hard drive. you leave the existing one in place for storage. stick less than 30 euro

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TCSUNBOW-120GB-Desktop-MacPro-N8/dp/B01N5KLUO8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1542632013&sr=8-8&keywords=2280+sata+ssd

you just open it up and plug in. simple. copy windows over to that ssd drive then. it's not difficult. better to do at start when less stuff installed on the laptop.

Razzledazzle76

Thank you Glasso fíor taking the time to check that out.

Really appreciate your opinion!

Will order the HP!

I'd order the m.2 sata stick also .

the way to do it would be to stick it in and then clone the existing drive over.

this software seems to be free for 30 days. there are other options but this should work fine.

https://www.easeus.com/todo-backup-resource/free-clone-os-from-hdd-to-smaller-ssd.html

then change the boot option to the new ssd in the bios which you access when the computer boots up from being powered off - usually by pressing f12.

just change the boot option to the ssd.

then you can delete files from or format the existing 1tb hard drive once you see that windows is booting up from the ssd stick.

by the way - somebody was on to me by pm as they bought the hp i3 and the m.2 ssd stick that I had suggested as a combo.

the ssd stick wasn't detected.

after a couple of suggestions it seems that updates from hp were required.

probably was a bios update that did the trick.

then the ssd was dectected / worked

just fyi for anyone who bought this.