Hi,
The laptop I bought in 1st year was a Acer Swift 1 , which was roughly £350. It lasted my entire undergraduate degree and part way through my masters degree. I’m now looking at getting a new laptop now as it’s becoming quite slow and the battery isn’t as good as it was when it was new. But I’m probably going to spend £500 max on my new laptop, as I don’t need anything to fancy or technical.
I would recommend something with a good battery, which doesn’t need charging to often and not too heavy to carry, if your planning on taking it into lectures/seminars with you.
I think there’s also some student discount you can get for various stores that sell laptops as well, which will help bring the price down.
Suzan - Student Ambassador