[chapman.]

So my uncle passed away a week ago, and my aunt has given me some money. I don't even have a laptop atm, so I'm planning on getting one with the money. I've seen the MacBook pro with discount for £850, and that's the highest id go. Can anyone suggest alternatives to a MacBook that are cheaper? I've seen a HP ultrabook for £700(can't remember the name haha) and that appeared quite good. Any help is appreciated

EDIT- Forgot to say what I'd use it for *idiot* I'd use it for streaming music + films, downloading crap and just using the internet whilst watching stuff etc

[Jackkkkk]

(Original post by chapman.)
So my uncle passed away a week ago, and my aunt has given me some money. I don't even have a laptop atm, so I'm planning on getting one with the money. I've seen the MacBook pro with discount for £850, and that's the highest id go. Can anyone suggest alternatives to a MacBook that are cheaper? I've seen a Dell ultrabook for £700(can't remember the name haha) and that appeared quite good. Any help is appreciated

Where did you find a MacBook at that price ? I've been looking they are all like 1000 :/


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[chapman.]

(Original post by Jackkkkk)
Where did you find a MacBook at that price ? I've been looking they are all like 1000 :/


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Apple website, university discount is 14/15%!

[cl_steele]

Thinkpads

[chapman.]

(Original post by cl_steele)
Thinkpads

Pardon, can you explain further?

[cl_steele]

(Original post by chapman.)
Pardon, can you explain further?

Lenovo Thinkpads, excellent machines highly recomended T/X series specifically although the W line is rather nice, probably a bit out your price range though but yar i suggest you check them out, not the prettiest of machines in general but built like brick **** houses and marketed towards the business industry so all in all very reliable and great customer service with them, whenever anything has ever gone wrong with one of mine [in 10years only twice ] ive had replacement parts there within 3 days

[chapman.]

(Original post by cl_steele)
Lenovo Thinkpads, excellent machines highly recomended T/X series specifically although the W line is rather nice, probably a bit out your price range though but yar i suggest you check them out, not the prettiest of machines in general but built like brick **** houses and marketed towards the business industry so all in all very reliable and great customer service with them, whenever anything has ever gone wrong with one of mine [in 10years only twice ] ive had replacement parts there within 3 days

Thanks! Will look into them

[hevlar.kelmet]

(Original post by cl_steele)
Thinkpads

I second this. Although I have an E series it is still very good, and the best computer I've bought. Really solid machine, packed with power and not too shabby looking either.

[Jackkkkk]

(Original post by chapman.)
Apple website, university discount is 14/15%!

Ahh sweet Thankyou


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[chapman.]

(Original post by hevlar.kelmet)
I second this. Although I have an E series it is still very good, and the best computer I've bought. Really solid machine, packed with power and not too shabby looking either.

They are laptops right, not desktops?

[cl_steele]

(Original post by chapman.)
They are laptops right, not desktops?

They do everything from servers down to tablets including laptops desktops and all other variations

[chapman.]

(Original post by cl_steele)
They do everything from servers down to tablets including laptops desktops and all other variations

Cheers

[theandyguthrie]

I'd reccomend an Asus Zenbook Prime, probably the best ultrabook on the market. Not the cheapest though.

[chapman.]

Has anyone heard of the 'HP ENVY Ultrabook 4-1020ea'? That's what I'm looking at and it appears quite good

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by chapman.)
So my uncle passed away a week ago, and my aunt has given me some money. I don't even have a laptop atm, so I'm planning on getting one with the money. I've seen the MacBook pro with discount for £850, and that's the highest id go. Can anyone suggest alternatives to a MacBook that are cheaper? I've seen a HP ultrabook for £700(can't remember the name haha) and that appeared quite good. Any help is appreciated

EDIT- Forgot to say what I'd use it for *idiot* I'd use it for streaming music + films, downloading crap and just using the internet whilst watching stuff etc

Why do you need to spend that much

All your needs can pretty much be accommodated with a basic i3 laptop and 4gb of ram and enough storage place.

[chapman.]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
Why do you need to spend that much

All your needs can pretty much be accommodated with a basic i3 laptop and 4gb of ram and enough storage place.

I don't think so, my brothers laptop is slow as ****. I can't be bothered by slow loading program's etc.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by chapman.)
I don't think so, my brothers laptop is slow as ****. I can't be bothered by slow loading program's etc.

i3 will do everything you need, getting anything more powerful wouldn't really work, a quad core wouldn't be use to you as everything you use only utilise's a dual core not quad core. So you wont get any better performance

[chapman.]

Bump

[hyakushiki1234]

Sony Vaio laptops are really nice. Their laptops have a massive variety and whichever you go for will serve you pretty well. Their Ultrabook, the T Series, isn't the most powerful on the market but IMO it's the best looking (I even prefer it to the MacBook) and it would be more than suitable for your needs. It's also quite durable and it's a sizable amount cheaper than the MBP.

[chapman.]

(Original post by hyakushiki1234)
Sony Vaio laptops are really nice. Their laptops have a massive variety and whichever you go for will serve you pretty well. Their Ultrabook, the T Series, isn't the most powerful on the market but IMO it's the best looking (I even prefer it to the MacBook) and it would be more than suitable for your needs. It's also quite durable and it's a sizable amount cheaper than the MBP.

Thanks, will look at them!