Would this be a good buy ?

vectra

need a new laptop and was looking at this one.
I missed the boat last weekend as apparently it was reduced to €499.

I can get it on Amazon for €590

Thanks

https://www.currys.ie/products/hp-15fc0525sa-15.6-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-512-gb-ssd-black-10264308.html?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=Retention&utm_id=361116&cto_pld=3fRtqPuRAQDICo34ud_3Zg

vectra

nevermind

I bought it 👌

ItsAmyMario

not great price for a fairly basic laptop

vectra

I sent it back. It felt cheap and plasticky. No keyboard backlighting among other things I didn’t like about it.
any suggestions?
I had a Lenovo prior to this and it felt much more premium.

Nowso

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123538366#Comment_123538366

cheap hps are generally badly made

Nowso

this is different to what you were getting but for an oled screen its decent value

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/ideapad-slim-5i-gen-9-14-inch-intel/83da001uuk

NeoToad

After Lenovo, it's hard to switch to something cheaper, because as a rule, the quality is always unsatisfactory.

vectra

I can go a few hundred extra if needed but would prefer 15.6 “ or even 16”

Thanks

Nowso

something Like this ?

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/ideapad-slim-5-gen-10-16-inch-amd/83hycto1wwie1

redzerdrog

Any of these any use?

Mostly for work. Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excell ect and Adobe PDFs.

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/lenovopro/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-300/ideapad-slim-3-gen-8-14-inch-amd/82xn009cuk#tech_specs

https://www.lenovo.com/ie/lenovopro/en/p/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-500-series/ideapad-slim-5i-gen-9-14-inch-intel/slim5bundle1

vectra

can’t access, seems to be business department

redzerdrog

Yeh Sorry it was through Lenovo Business so cant link.

I am looking for something around the 700 - 800euro mark that will predominately be used for Microsoft suite and Adobe PDF's. A lot of emails and report writing however there will be a certain element that will need to be stored on some type of Cloud Storage.

If anyone has any recommendations it would be appreciated. Or even what type of minimum spec I should be looking at

redzerdrog

Any opinions on these 3?

redzerdrog

Or this

https://www.buyitdirect.ie/p/hp-255-g9-ryzen-7-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd-15.6-inch-windows-11-laptop-7n078es

Nowso

https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/p/laptops/thinkbook/thinkbook-series/lenovo-thinkbook-16-gen-7-16-inch-amd/21mwcto1wwgb3

add the backlight and the bigger battery for 20 quid more and you have a decent system for the money

redzerdrog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123615425#Comment_123615425

Would you believe that is the exact laptop and spec I ordered yesterday!

Nowso

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123616143#Comment_123616143

that sounds good , looked like no brainer upgrades tbh and decent value