LFC Murphy wrote: » Any good laptops from €200 and under. Basic browsing and movies. Possible some word processing also.
Stallingrad wrote: » Wires crossed, was not knocking your comments. Appreciate the advice.
marcbrophy wrote: » Are those NUC style boxes still a thing? Thinking of getting a windows PC "box" and hooking it up to a monitor and KB&M
marcbrophy wrote: » Something like this I was on about!https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanless-Desktop-Computer-Partaker-Barebone/dp/B07FTBBCGQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1542802391&sr=8-7&keywords=mini%2Bpc%2Bi3&th=1 I'm not sure if they are any good tbh!
garyfleming7 wrote: » Seen these Lenovo deals on HOTUK Deals:https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/ideapad-720-15-laptop-i5-fhd-ips-8gb-ram-rx-560-4gb-256gb-ssd-549-i7-version-59999-lenovo-more-black-friday-deals-in-op-3106182 Ideapad 720 15 Laptop - i5 / FHD IPS / 8GB RAM / RX 560 4GB / 256GB SSD £549 (i7 version £599.99) Lenovo Ideapad 720S 13" UHD Laptop - Intel i7-8550U / 512GB SSD / 8GB RAM / USB C Ports / Fingerprint Reader £699.99 Lenovo Ideapad 720s 13" Laptop R7 2700U / 8GB RAM / 256GB SSD £699.99 @ Lenovo Any of these worth the money?
glasso wrote: » yes they are fine. specs on that look ok for the price - 8gb ram, i3 and ssd (but small). won't get much cheaper for one with an i3 chip - they will be celerons or atoms. ports available on it are ok also. although could be cheaper to buy the base unit for 146 £ and put in your own ssd and ram if search around amazon for the ddr3 ram and correct ssd it says that it takes m.2 sata sticks and also has a 2.5 inch hd/ssd space e.ghttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5KLUO8/ref=twister_B07BK3D634?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 maybe go for 240 gb size? ramhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Qumox-DDR3L-1600-SO-DIMM-PC3L-12800S-Voltage/dp/B010NMERA8/ref=sr_1_34?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1542803646&sr=1-34&keywords=ddr3l+8gb so that's roughly 146 + 34 (240 gb ssd stick) + 38 = 228 for a bigger ssd. buy a cheap win 10 key on ebay or key site. install win 10 from usb key then you still have 2.5 inch space free - could stick in an old spinning hd for storage
Stallingrad wrote: » Any thoughts on how this Lenovo stacks up against the Dell? Lenovo:https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/300-series/Ideapad-320-15-Intel/p/80XH01RGUK Dell:https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-15-da0594sa-15-6-intel-core-i3-laptop-1-tb-hdd-silver-10184692-pdt.html?awc=5297_1542815671_cbbf1c3fe3a0894d778d77d1169d106d&utm_source=Skimlinks&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Affiliate
Stallingrad wrote: » The HP does look good alright. To muddy the waters further if you had to go for one of the Lenovos? Lenovo 320 2TB - €349https://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/300-series/Ideapad-320-15-Intel/p/80XH01RGUK?clickid=To%3Ax0d0yfUvwwcxR1MSLzS1NUkgyPk2O5zMkzg0&Program=3830&pid=10078&cid=ie:affiliate:ohssml Argos Lenovo 330s SSD - €343http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8666635/Trail/searchtext%3ELENOVO+330S.htm?_$ja=tsid%3A30390%7Cprd%3A7337207&cjevent=2f2b24cdeda711e880f3019f0a18050c Out of curiosity timed the boot time of the SSD against the HD, 25 seconds V 50 seconds.
glasso wrote: » do you want fast but small ssd storage or bigger but slow spinning hd. ssd speed means way faster boot up times and starting programs.
glasso wrote: » I'd get the hp and spend 30 euro (prob bit less actually) on a m.2 sata 2280 ssd stick on amazon. then you have a full hd screen laptop with fast ssd for boot / windows/ most common programs and 1tb storage for less commonly accessed stuff full hd screen makes a big difference also. a screen is what you look at all the time..... total cost 409 or a bit lesshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/TCSUNBOW-120GB-Desktop-MacPro-N8/dp/B01N5KLUO8/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1542818706&sr=8-7&keywords=m.2+2280+sata
bonsai_73 wrote: » Does anyone have any feedback on either of these two? Pretty similar in price and spec. Main difference seems to be one has an i5 and the other has a Ryzen 5 (which I'm not familiar with at all). I have a Lenovo at the moment so on the one hand I'm leaning towards that as the build is familiar, however the AMD chip is not. The Dell obviously has the familiar Intel chip, and seems to have better battery life. Any reason to buy one of these over the other ?https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-330s-15-6-amd-ryzen-5-laptop-256-gb-ssd-grey-10180850-pdt.htmlhttps://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing/laptops/laptops/dell-inspiron-15-3000-15-6-intel-core-i5-laptop-256-gb-ssd-black-10186254-pdt.html
glasso wrote: » this is much better value. discrete graphics card for 609 eurohttps://www.lenovo.com/ie/en/laptops/ideapad/700-series/Ideapad-720-15/p/88IP7000910
bonsai_73 wrote: » Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that one. So even with the slightly older processor, this one would be the better buy all round? Sorry if it's a stupid question, I'm not really familiar with how much difference I would expect to see between the two generations of processor.
roady rhodes wrote: » HP 15.6 Inch i5 8GB 1TB FHD Laptop - SilverAnyone shed some advice on this one?€553 in argos
glasso wrote: » slow hard drive. non ssd again I'd go for the lenovo 720s with the rx560 for a bit more.
glasso wrote: » It would yes. Has a decent graphics card. The cpu will be fine for non graphics stuff. In terms of the two you had the rzyen is better. Up to you. If you think that you'd be interested in games or video editing the discrete graphics card is very useful. If not maybe just go for one of the other ones here's a comprehensive review. was normally 960 eurohttps://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-IdeaPad-720-i5-7200U-RX-560-Laptop-Review.309832.0.html
geezerbutler wrote: » Hi as a new user I cannot post link but if you search amazon uk for pavilion ab404na you can get an i7 8th generation processor laptop with 8gb RAM (i think this is extendible to 16gb) with 128gb SSD and 1TB HDD. With sterling weak at moment it is less than 1000 euro. Am thinking of getting it myself next Friday - note it does not have microsoft office
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