New Laptop advice please

SM01

Hello,

Firstly apologies, I'm a bit computer illiterate but i can just about grasp the basics. I desperately need a new laptop. And I'm based in the UK now.

Mainly used for browsing, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Playing music.

Last week I bought a Huawei Matebook 13" (Intel Core i5 7200U, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home) on Amazon. It's lovely but there's an obvious battery issue. I have the option of a refund of the £726 in total.

However I've seen these two laptops which have a 15% discount at the moment.

Would i be better off getting one of these instead?

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/laptops-notebooks-and-2-in-1-laptops/inspiron-14-5000/spd/inspiron-14-5480-laptop/cn58404?view=configurations?clickid=1100l6nzb36j&VEN1=100l1256&clickid=1100l6nzb36j&dgc=af&dgseg=dhs&cid=248260&lid=62986&acd=2397248260629866&VEN3=411404612812008003


And



https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/cty/pdp/spd/g-series-15-3590-laptop/cn35921?cartitemid=d1c8ed5e-c64c-4b7d-95b9-ab0ec8ae8ab0&ref=cartconfigedit&configurationid=e71aca1f-c93f-491d-b75e-ea19f4eb56b8?clickid=1100l6nzdn2j&VEN1=100l1256&clickid=1100l6nzdn2j&dgc=af&dgseg=dhs&cid=248260&lid=62986&acd=2397248260629866&VEN3=411404612812008003

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

whomitconcerns

If your only using it for the above why not get one much cheaper? You don't need an i5 for that type of stuff? Was there a reason you went for that price/spec area?

SM01

This is where my reasoning is probably flawed. I prefer if a laptop is a bit more powerful just in case future tasks i use it for require more power. Also it might age better. My last laptop lasted 8+ years based on that (probably flawed logic).

Also the Huawei looks very slick.

Poor reasoning, most likely.

TerrorFirmer

The i5 in the Huawei is old and significantly less powerful than either CPU in those laptops.

Don't have time to check right now, but get something with at least 8th gen i5 if buying new. Will be i5-8x or i7-8x, though an 8th gen i5 will be plenty for years.

tedpan

SM01 wrote:

Poor reasoning, most likely.

I think you made a good choice, it's in no means a top end machine but should have lasted a good few years if your battery wasn't faulty.