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Advice for laptop for 14 year old

  • 25-06-2020 9:21am
    #1
    CiboC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭


    Looking for recommendations for a relatively basic first laptop for a 14 year old, I know the Honor magicbook has been heavily recommended but it's a bit over what we intended to spend.

    Budget is between 300-400 stg, happy to buy online.

    I have been looking at options on box.co.uk, what are the views on this:

    https://www.box.co.uk/M409DA-EB160T-ASUS-M409DA-EB160T_2886175.html

    Usage will be basic enough but he is mad into minecraft and has been playing around with editing some videos of that for a youtube channel so if it would be able to manage that (even if a bit slowly) it would be handy!


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    seems ok - probably update the ram to 8gb with a 8gb ddr4 sodimm which you can buy on amazon as 4gb is not ideal

    then you are up to 440 £ tho

    the matebook d 14 (same as magicbook) is currently £530 on amazon - superior in every way.


  • #3
    CiboC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 539 ✭✭✭CiboC


    Thanks Glasso, I appreciate the Magicbook is considerably better but the >400 Stg price point is one on which SWMBO does not want to budge....!


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 18,962 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    well it's ok then ... ok.

    not going to get any / much better at that budget unless there is a one-off short-term deal that comes up

    check hotukdeals for laptop deals to see if anything comes up

    depending on the site they may / may not accept parcel motel / addresspal etc.


  • #5
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,137 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Lenovo have good deals on latest AMD laptops. You can sign up for their newsletter for 10% off. Only downside is about 4 weeks plus delivery time on these.

    https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/s-series/ideapad-3-14are05/p/81W3CTO1WWENIE0/customize

    Double your RAM to 8GB, your drive size to 256GB, apply the 10% discount and works out at under 420 euro. It's probably the best value around, but having to wait over a month is the caveat.


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