Which Laptop?

Either of those would do the job for the fairly light use you have. I suggest taking a look at ebuyer.com and www.saveonlaptops.co.uk as they tend to have better deals and offers and you could probably find something equally as good for less money.

Don't be won over by big amounts of RAM (2,4,6,8,12 etc GB) because 4GB should be ample for you (most gamers only use 8 GB). If you need to upgrade, changing RAM is also the easiest thing to change. Try to go for a better processor if you can but obviously make sure that you have all the other features you'll need.

Edit: also, I would suggest avoiding HP - they're renowned to be flimsy, poorly constructed, and to break easily (conveniently just outside of the warranty period!)

Thanks for that.

Quick question. How can I tell which has the better processor?

Hi.

I'm looking to get a new laptop to replace my old sony vaio. I've been looking on the PC World website and came across these two.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-e5-571-15-6-laptop-iron-10071657-pdt.html#cat-0

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-p199sa-15-6-laptop-blue-10075685-pdt.html#cat-0

The laptop will mostly be used for school / uni work and surfing the internet / yotube.

I don't have a great knowledge on computers so any input will be much appreciated

My budget is about £350 - £400 though an extra £50 odd would be doable.

Thanks in advance for all the help.