Laptop for university

I dont think you will find a new laptop with beefy enough specs thats also light enough to carry around for under £500

Hi, so I am starting university and I need a new laptop. My budget is of £0 - £ 500 (the cheaper the better). I would like a laptop that will allow me to carry out my university work (for business management) and allow me to play some games like ck3 or maybe gta5 from time to time. I have been browsing for some days but can't find anything. Does anyone know any good laptop that may suit me? Also what's the best website to buy a laptop from?

All help is much appreciated.

Hi, so I am starting university and I need a new laptop. My budget is of £0 - £ 500 (the cheaper the better). I would like a laptop that will allow me to carry out my university work (for business management) and allow me to play some games like ck3 or maybe gta5 from time to time. I have been browsing for some days but can't find anything. Does anyone know any good laptop that may suit me? Also what's the best website to buy a laptop from?

All help is much appreciated.

I really don't want to give up gaming since it helps me relax and get rid of stress.

I *cannot* understate how amazing the ryzen 4000 series is for gaming

without windows 10 - can be had for less than £5 depending on your ethical standpoint

Assuming you can get hold of a Ryzen based machine, this is somewhat true. However 11th gen Intel is looking quite promising from a casual gaming perspective. Of course anything more than the most casual gaming is better served with a dedicated GPU, at which point the CPU you have doesn't really matter.


Worth noting, this is more than an ethical discussion. Some cheap Windows keys are the result of fraudulent transactions, and there's no way to actually tell when you buy. Although for laptops this shouldn't be an issue most of the time, since new and used laptops will all come with Windows installed and the licence is often tied to the hardware rather than a product key. Outside custom machines and used machines sold without storage, I don't think I've ever seen a laptop sold without a copy of Windows.

I highly suggest you keep an eye on hotukdeals as well as browse lenovo's range because there are some great deals. For example, I found my sister an Ideapad 5i (w/ student discount and without windows 10 - can be had for less than £5 depending on your ethical standpoint) at £420 with an i5-1035g1 and an MX330 (performs similar to gtx 950m) which easily takes GTA at medium settings.
I advise you to play the time game if your budget conscious and don't need the laptop right NOW. Otherwise, check lenovo's thin and light range and search up the lenovo ideapad 5i specifically and the other models in the thin and light.

Please don't blow your £500 on intel CPU's because at this price range (unless you find a deal like mine) they suck for gaming. Ryzen 3000 or 4000 series laptop chips including the low-end can take GTA and most other games decently

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-5-15-amd-ryzen-7-4700u-8gb-ram-512ssd-radeon-graphics-at-lenovo-3546235

The above shows the ideapad 5 with a ryzen 4700u. This thing is beastly and can easily do GTA and ck3, likely on very high settings at 60+fps. I *cannot* understate how amazing the ryzen 4000 series is for gaming an productivity. I know I sound like a sale rep at this point but trust me, their value is unmatched.

To clarify, you don't want to give up gaming which implies you already game. So what device do you use now, and why do you need another laptop to game on?

Do you think that the Huawai Matebook D15
is good for university and some gaming at low/medium settings? I don't really trust Huawai devices but the specs are good, I think.

Do you think that the Huawai Matebook D15
is good for university and some gaming at low/medium settings? I don't really trust Huawai devices but the specs are good, I think.

STUNii have apple discounts on their app at the minute