Best spec laptop for a budget of €700 (ish)

lolliedog

Hi All

I was originally looking for a android tablet for my son but options appear to be limited in terms of ticking all the boxes. Of course, gaming is his top priority!!! My attention has turned to laptops. I was just wondering what would be the best spec laptop currently available for a budget of €700.

sounds like you'd need a laptop with a discrete graphics card

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-laptops/lenovo-series-3-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-gtx-1650-256-gb-ssd-10205977-pdt.html

is the cheapest available in Ireland for a new discrete graphics card laptop

no better value on amazon uk at the moment either

if you buy on amazon spain, germany etc you get a foreign keyboard layout.

lolliedog

glasso wrote: »

sounds like you'd need a laptop with a discrete graphics card

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-laptops/lenovo-series-3-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-gtx-1650-256-gb-ssd-10205977-pdt.html

is the cheapest available in Ireland for a new discrete graphics card laptop

no better value on amazon uk at the moment either

if you buy on amazon spain, germany etc you get a foreign keyboard layout.

Thanks glasso

I had to Google, discrete graphics card

Just wondering is there anything similar but more compact?

not really.

that's the standard screen size for gaming laptops - 15.6

there is one specialist model but it's way out of your price range - Asus G14

Glasso, is there anywhere to see the exact model number there

Want to check what ram and hard drive options would be available for futureproofing etc

would actually work out cheaper getting from lenovo

get 10% off code (far bottom left "stay connected") emailed - under 700 then actually

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/300-series/IdeaPad-Gaming-3i-15%E2%80%9D/p/88IPG301387

ram and storage options same as this I would assume

https://eu.crucial.com/compatible-upgrade-for/lenovo/ideapad-gaming-3-15imh05

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qae4vmIbae0

Cheers glasso

The offer for submitting the email address to "stay connected" was actually €100

But having done so I haven't received any code (other than the signing up one)

Any ideas?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

The offer for submitting the email address to "stay connected" was actually €100

But having done so I haven't received any code (other than the signing up one)

Any ideas?

if you used that email before on the lenovo site you won't get one and would have to use a different email address

otherwise if it doesn't arrive after a few hours create a new gmail address anyways and use that

I just tried that box again now and it said that it would be for 10% off

Twas another email address- buying for someone else so used theirs

The 10% offf arrived since so thats that anyway

Note: it negated the previous discount, but the end price of 725 odd is still excellent value for a very solid gamer imo

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Twas another email address- buying for someone else so used theirs

The 10% offf arrived since so thats that anyway

Note: it negated the previous discount, but the end price of 725 odd is still excellent value for a very solid gamer imo

Not going to do better than that

a clanger

Apologies for hijacking thread but also in market for a €700 ish laptop

any opinions on this Huawei

always fancied the matebook since i missed some of the great offers last year

only showing a used one for sale

solid all-around well-built laptop

battery is bigger on the d14. if you buy a cable you can fit an extra 2.5 inch (ssd or hdd) in the d15

a clanger

only showing a used one for sale

Missed that !

a clanger

a clanger wrote: »

only showing a used one for sale

Missed that !

spend a few quid more and get the acer swift 3 mentioned here

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055887837&page=52

a clanger

Still procrastinating over this but looks like I will pull the trigger on one of these below any final input appreciated

The Acer Swift 3 i5 512GB which with studentbeans I could get at €680

Yoga 7 slim 14" Intel i5 256GB at €760

Matebook D14 AMD R7 (3700u) 512GB €680

Ended up with these three after combing this forum !
Thanks in advance

a clanger

a clanger wrote: »

Still procrastinating over this but looks like I will pull the trigger on one of these below any final input appreciated

The Acer Swift 3 i5 512GB which with studentbeans I could get at €680

Yoga 7 slim 14" Intel i5 256GB at €760

Matebook D14 AMD R7 (3700u) 512GB €680

Ended up with these three after combing this forum !
Thanks in advance

Acer Swift 3.

well built, very light, good colour-accurate screen, 11th gen intel cpu is a decent improvement and runs well in it at high power level in this laptop, good battery life.
great value

a clanger

Just a follow up ...got the Acer Swift 3 for €680 and very happy with it. Thanks glasso

Rock Paper Scissors

a clanger wrote: »

Still procrastinating over this but looks like I will pull the trigger on one of these below any final input appreciated

The Acer Swift 3 i5 512GB which with studentbeans I could get at €680

Yoga 7 slim 14" Intel i5 256GB at €760

Matebook D14 AMD R7 (3700u) 512GB €680

Ended up with these three after combing this forum !
Thanks in advance

Do you hve to be a student to get the discount from Studentbeans lads?

@tcd

need a college email or know someone who has one.

don't have to be a current student, just one with a college email

e.g. @tcd.ie, @ucd.ie etc.

a clanger

Son is in secondary school and the studentbean website accepted his school email no problem ...had the code in 5 mins !
Give some 1st year a tenner and save €120

delta_bravo

a clanger wrote: »

Just a follow up ...got the Acer Swift 3 for €680 and very happy with it. Thanks glasso

Do you know is the ram and ssd upgradable in that?

delta_bravo

delta_bravo wrote: »

Do you know is the ram and ssd upgradable in that?

ssd can be upgraded yes but buy a bigger m.2 drive than 512gb nvme ssd will be expensive

ram not upgradable

pretty much all current ultrabook type models will have soldered ram that you can't upgrade.

that's the way that it is.