Laptop recommendation

Funsterdelux · 19-01-2021 06:13PM #1

Howdy,

What we d be using it for would be mainly browsing, word/excel(so windows) maybe some sketchup/simple CAD. No gaming allowed as theres a PS4 in the house.

We have a 4 & 8 yr old and would want to get the 8 yr old used to typing too. So a robust keyboard would be useful.

I used to be be up to speed with hardware but thats 10yrs ago now. I would prefer to buy or built a PC but space is limited. So a laptop with upgradable parts/removable parts and maybe even a dedicated graphics card would be nice, if these things still exist.

So 8GB and 256SSD minimum i guess

Price range, well 500 +/- 200. (In laws want to buy one for us so hard to say how much)

Thanks

19-01-2021 06:28PM

this is 800 but a very good deal for a nice laptop

https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-envy-13-3-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10212903-pdt.html

metal chassis, 4-core i5, 8gb ram + 2gb video ram, fast ssd

nice design and portable. discrete gpu useful for cad

ssd would be upgradable. ram most likely not (majority of non-gaming laptops have soldered ram now)

would imagine that it will sell out soon enough / sale finish

comprehensive review here

https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Envy-13-Laptop-Review-Elegant-metal-case-and-solid-performance.508407.0.html

youtube review . very little difference between i5 and i7 models in term of the cpu so will apply to i5 version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odsxwFvDx4g

19-01-2021 07:34PM

your other option, if portability is not that important is to go for a gaming type laptop

e.g. this for 650£. (amazon are Brexit compliant so will sort out that aspect correctly in sale)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-Pavilion-15-ec1001na-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B0877L4KMD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=4600h+1650&qid=1611084776&sr=8-1

this has a more powerful cpu and gpu than what's in the hp envy but the screen is not as nice and it's not as portable

you can add more ram into this model also

Funsterdelux · 19-01-2021 08:47PM

glasso wrote: »

your other option, if portability is not that important is to go for a gaming type laptop

e.g. this for 650£. (amazon are Brexit compliant so will sort out that aspect correctly in sale)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-Pavilion-15-ec1001na-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B0877L4KMD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=4600h+1650&qid=1611084776&sr=8-1

this has a more powerful cpu and gpu than what's in the hp envy but the screen is not as nice and it's not as portable

you can add more ram into this model also

Thats great thanks. Was thinking that portability shouldnt be an issue alright.

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