[JessicaW]

Hello, I would like some laptop advice please. I'm looking to buy a lightweight notebook and don't want to pay more than £700, ideally. Any recommendations?

[Boo_x]

I'm also looking for some advice for a netbook. Small as possible, budget of about £500, looking for it to be as quick as possible, longish battery life but that is less important than speed

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by JessicaW)
Hello, I would like some laptop advice please. I'm looking to buy a lightweight notebook and don't want to pay more than £700, ideally. Any recommendations?

so basically an ultrabook?
Also what you looking to do with it?

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by Boo_x)
I'm also looking for some advice for a netbook. Small as possible, budget of about £500, looking for it to be as quick as possible, longish battery life but that is less important than speed

What you looking to do with it?
plus 500 is a lot for a netbook.

[Boo_x]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
What you looking to do with it?
plus 500 is a lot for a netbook.

I know, realistically will probably only pay 300ish

It's for my mam, a small business just emailing/word processing/simple internet browsing but doing all this as quickly as possible and small/light enough to be able to transport it

[JessicaW]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
so basically an ultrabook?
Also what you looking to do with it?

Basically, yes. Just normal usage. I watch a lot of films and also play the odd game.

[squeakypop]

Thank you for making this thread! The advice is really helpful.
Could someone help me with finding a laptop?

I'm currently doing my GCSEs and I'm looking to buy a laptop for my A Levels (because I work in my room and our computer is downstairs with little room to work next to).
All I really need is one with a fairly quick internet connection for research and emailing. I won't be running games on it, and all I'll probably save to it is some Word documents and powerpoint presentations.
I can't spend more than £500 and ideally I want one around £300.

So, what is the cheapest laptop I can buy with quickest internet?

Thank you!

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by Boo_x)
I know, realistically will probably only pay 300ish

It's for my mam, a small business just emailing/word processing/simple internet browsing but doing all this as quickly as possible and small/light enough to be able to transport it

http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Computer/cat/Netbooks

Look at the HP mini with the n2600 processor or anything similar.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by JessicaW)
Basically, yes. Just normal usage. I watch a lot of films and also play the odd game.

Its honestly quite hard.......best I can find is either an i3,4gb ram, 128gb ssd with integrated graphics or an i5, 4gb ram, 500gb hdd and integrated graphics

[JessicaW]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
Its honestly quite hard.......best I can find is either an i3,4gb ram, 128gb ssd with integrated graphics or an i5, 4gb ram, 500gb hdd and integrated graphics

What about this one? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

Tbh, I am so clueless. If I have to go higher than £700, that's fine. But I don't want to be paying silly money as I'm also planning to upgrade my all-in-one desktop, which will cost a fair bit.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by JessicaW)
What about this one? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...pf_rd_i=468294

Tbh, I am so clueless. If I have to go higher than £700, that's fine. But I don't want to be paying silly money as I'm also planning to upgrade my all-in-one desktop, which will cost a fair bit.

That's really good with the specs, just not sure cos it's Acer.

Also you should hold up till student sales and the introduction of the new processors, which should mean longer battery life.

[JessicaW]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
That's really good with the specs, just not sure cos it's Acer.

Also you should hold up till student sales and the introduction of the new processors, which should mean longer battery life.

Oh, Acer. I didn't even realise. Yeah, had bad experiences with Acer, so that's out. How about http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-UX21E-K...9282612&sr=8-1

Student sales isn't really applicable as it's through a business account or something, but when would the new processors be coming out? I'm on a bit of a tight schedule.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by JessicaW)
Oh, Acer. I didn't even realise. Yeah, had bad experiences with Acer, so that's out. How about http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-UX21E-K...9282612&sr=8-1

Student sales isn't really applicable as it's through a business account or something, but when would the new processors be coming out? I'm on a bit of a tight schedule.

They should be out within a week or 2.
Asus are very good, is 128 gb enough? but the ssd would go lightening quick, not sure about gaming, depends on the games.

[JessicaW]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
They should be out within a week or 2.
Asus are very good, is 128 gb enough? but the ssd would go lightening quick, not sure about gaming, depends on the games.

Ooh okay, I'll keep an eye out. Thanks. Oh, 128gb is a bit small, but I've got an external drive anyway, so it is acceptable.

[JessicaW]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
They should be out within a week or 2.
Asus are very good, is 128 gb enough? but the ssd would go lightening quick, not sure about gaming, depends on the games.

Do ultrabooks not have disc drives? I may have wasted my time doing all this research. I need a disc drive.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by JessicaW)
Do ultrabooks not have disc drives? I may have wasted my time doing all this research. I need a disc drive.

They have disc drives, just worried about whether the integrated graphics is enough for you.

[Boo_x]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Computer/cat/Netbooks

Look at the HP mini with the n2600 processor or anything similar.

THanks i'll check it out

[punkmeetspop]

To anyone looking to buy cheap HP laptops, HP have a sale going on so if you want to check them out feel free to do so

http://h40059.www4.hp.com/uk/homelap...dex.php?sort=c

[canŵio]

Help me

so I'm looking into buying a laptop for uni... I'm starting in September.

I've had a few rubbish laptops - my last one being a low-spec Acer Aspire which broke within a year and now won't even turn on. Right now I'm using my brother's laptop - A HP Pavilion dv7 with beats audio, i7 processor etc. I'm loving the speed of this machine, but I don't think it's really going to be within my price range.

I'm looking for preferably at least an i5 processor, i don't really understand much about laptops but i usually like to do lots of things at the same time - itunes, multiple internet pages, word processor, etc. i really hate slow computers! i don't have that many photos or anything, just a bit of music.

so please help me, there are waaaay to many choices! I'm looking to spend <£800 and i don't want a netbook.

edit: i have seen a version of my brother's laptop here; http://h40059.www4.hp.com/uk/homelap...dex.php?sort=h
But i'm not sure what the difference is between my brother's and this one. it seems like a fairly good price, what do you think?

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by canŵio)
Help me

so I'm looking into buying a laptop for uni... I'm starting in September.

I've had a few rubbish laptops - my last one being a low-spec Acer Aspire which broke within a year and now won't even turn on. Right now I'm using my brother's laptop - A HP Pavilion dv7 with beats audio, i7 processor etc. I'm loving the speed of this machine, but I don't think it's really going to be within my price range.

I'm looking for preferably at least an i5 processor, i don't really understand much about laptops but i usually like to do lots of things at the same time - itunes, multiple internet pages, word processor, etc. i really hate slow computers! i don't have that many photos or anything, just a bit of music.

so please help me, there are waaaay to many choices! I'm looking to spend <£800 and i don't want a netbook.

edit: i have seen a version of my brother's laptop here; http://h40059.www4.hp.com/uk/homelap...dex.php?sort=h
But i'm not sure what the difference is between my brother's and this one. it seems like a fairly good price, what do you think?

What are you doing at uni?
What are you exactly looking to do? Any pc editing or gaming, etc

Cos getting an i7 under £800 is easy.
Also the new processors from Intel are being released slowly.