Laptop deal (might suit if you missed the Lenovo deal)

McMurphy

So having missed the Lenovo deal, the guys over on the laptop forum kindly alerted me to this deal that just went live this morning from Honor (sub of Huawei)

SPECIFICATIONS
COLORMystic Sliver,Space Gray
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS409mm x 283mm x 72mm
SCREEN SIZE14 inches
PROCESSOR TYPEAMD Ryzen 5 3500U
PROCESSOR SPEEDBase: 2.1 GHz; Up to 3.7GHz
PROCESSOR COUNT4
RAM SIZE8GB
MEMORY TECHNOLOGYDDR4 2400MHz,Dual Channel,Chip on board
MAXIMUM MEMORY SUPPORTED256GB
HARD DISK TECHNOLOGYSSD
GRAPHICS CHIPSET BRANDRadeon™ Vega 8 Graphics
GRAPHICS CARD DESCRIPTION1200 MHz
GRAPHICS CARD RAM SIZEShared system memory
NUMBER OF USB 2.0 PORTS1
NUMBER OF USB 3.0 PORTS1
OPERATING SYSTEMWindows 10 Home 64bit

When you open an account there's a spin the wheel discount option (everyone seems to be getting £15 max)

Offer includes a free backpack and honor MagicWatch 2

With the discount = £535



https://m.hihonor.com/unitedkingdom/product/honor-magicbook-14?utm_source=tradetracker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Skimlinks+NL

Mickeroo

Could possibly run the free GTA V on the epic store slightly better than an xbox or playstation going by this: https://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Grand-Theft-Auto-V/3727/441833.0.Med.1080p.0

ImANoob08

Mickeroo wrote: »

Could possibly run the free GTA V on the epic store slightly better than an xbox or playstation going by this: https://www.userbenchmark.com/PCGame/FPS-Estimates-Grand-Theft-Auto-V/3727/441833.0.Med.1080p.0

oh that link is awful handy, now just to see how to use it thanks man!

a clanger

Gets a pretty good write here and is No 1 on their 2020 student laptop list

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/laptops/1405716/best-laptop-for-students-uk-school-college-university

Capt'n Midnight

a clanger wrote: »

Gets a pretty good write here and is No 1 on their 2020 student laptop list

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/laptops/1405716/best-laptop-for-students-uk-school-college-university

Something to be very aware of.

RAM 8GB
Additional memory slots No
Max. memory 8GB

the HDD is a PCIe NVMe SSD so could be upgraded but
If you attempt to replace the SSD yourself, the computer warranty may become void.

McMurphy

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Something to be very aware of.

RAM 8GB
Additional memory slots No
Max. memory 8GB

the HDD is a PCIe NVMe SSD so could be upgraded but
If you attempt to replace the SSD yourself, the computer warranty may become void.

So don't replace the SSD yourself until the two year warranty period has lapsed?

snoopboggybog

600 euro? Where's the bargain?


That expertreviews review is definitely a paid review.

Justin10

snoopboggybog wrote: »

600 euro? Where's the bargain?


That expertreviews review is definitely a paid review.

Can you suggest an alternative?

snoopboggybog

snoopboggybog wrote: »

600 euro? Where's the bargain?


That expertreviews review is definitely a paid review.

It comes with free stuff worth ~ 200 euro.

a clanger

I also believe the RAM is soldered in so not upgradable in existing slots

This laptop is basically a rebadged Huawei Matebook 14 D

but Roachy18 said there is very little with the same spec at that price point !

(unless you bagged the Lenovo deal ....kicking myself for procrastinating )

Quigs Snr

Very hard to buy anything on this site... try to checkout as a guest.... does not allow you to change country from UK.

Try to register.. sends you a verification code... tells you its the incorrect one.

Dravokivich

McMurphy wrote: »

So don't replace the SSD yourself until the two year warranty period has lapsed?

256gb ssd is nothing. My work laptop has that and it's a constant struggle to keep free space on it. The only people this will suit, are those who dont really intend on using it.

McMurphy

Dravokivich wrote: »

256gb ssd is nothing. My work laptop has that and it's a constant struggle to keep free space on it. The only people this will suit, are those who dont really intend on using it.

Same as on the Lenovo from the other thread (256gb), that's going to be adequate for many (myself included)

I'm currently using an almost 10 year old Asus K43U which has 152GB of which 14.2GB is still free.

a clanger

looks like the freebies of watch and backpack are gone from this offer already !!!

McMurphy

a clanger wrote: »

looks like the freebies of watch and backpack are gone from this offer already !!!

Yeah same here, but has anyone who did order see their laptop ship yet?

SSeanSS

McMurphy wrote: »

Yeah same here, but has anyone who did order see their laptop ship yet?

Hasn’t shipped yet for me

snoopboggybog

snoopboggybog wrote: »

600 euro? Where's the bargain?


That expertreviews review is definitely a paid review.

this laptop is welll-reviewed everywhere it has been reviewed

it's of excellent all-metal chassis build quality usually not seen under 800/900 euro, dual-channel ram and good thermals let the cpu run really well, decent ips screen, light and portable with good battery life.

8gb ram is fine for the next number of years unless you are a regular heavy video editor.

this is a very good deal even without the added free stuff

Quigs Snr

No shipping mail for me yet either.