HP Laptop help...pavillion 360??

Hey guys,
I have been trying to find a laptop for university for a looooooong time and I have found this one : http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=E9M13EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

Looks fine i guess, and it seems to be good (i'm no expert)

I would just like to know your opinions on this laptop and if you think it is suitable and good? Am doing a science degree so nothing fancy lol

Also, I would reallyyyy like to know if the battery can be changed in this laptop...if it can be removed or anything?

THANK YOU all :smile:

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anyone?

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

Hey guys,
I have been trying to find a laptop for university for a looooooong time and I have found this one : http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=E9M13EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

You are paying too much for a laptop which doesn't even have i3 or 8 gig!

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cheerupgrrl5:)

Original post by john2054

You are paying too much for a laptop which doesn't even have i3 or 8 gig!

why do you say that? what do u mean?
It is 15% off btw so its 339.99 and not 399.99

I thought that intel pentium and intel core i3 are pretty much similar...and is 4gb not sufficient enough for university? I did look else where but the cheaper ones are 2gd, 32gb so i dunno

What laptop do you have if you do for universiy?

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john2054

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

the laptop i got was £300, included an intel pentium i3 processor, and 8 gig ram. This is what i would recommend for you. Look again...

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cheerupgrrl5:)

Original post by john2054

the laptop i got was £300, included an intel pentium i3 processor, and 8 gig ram. This is what i would recommend for you. Look again...

intel pentium i3? surely u mean intel core i3?

And that seems so good...but i genuinely cannot find any...can you tell me which laptop you have please?

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username1539513

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

Hey guys,
I have been trying to find a laptop for university for a looooooong time and I have found this one : http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=E9M13EA&opt=ABU&sel=NTB

Rubbish laptop, try and get something with i5 core minimum

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john2054

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

intel pentium i3? surely u mean intel core i3?

And that seems so good...but i genuinely cannot find any...can you tell me which laptop you have please?

yes intel core. i3 is the minimum you want really! Ideally with 8 gig of ram.

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cheerupgrrl5:)

Original post by john2054

yes intel core. i3 is the minimum you want really! Ideally with 8 gig of ram.

ok...which laptop did you get?

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cheerupgrrl5:)

How could i get that cheap? 15.6 is tooo heavy for me

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username1539513

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

How could i get that cheap? 15.6 is tooo heavy for me

Look for second hand i5's on gumtree and other places like that

Look, here's one: https://www.gumtree.com/p/macs/macbook-air-13-1.7ghz-i5-4gb-ram-256gb-ssd-good-condition/1200964054

(edited 7 years ago)

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john2054

whatever you do don't buy off gum tree, i did that myself a few months ago, and was fleeced. You are much better buying new, and a new i5 is out of your budget range i'm afraid!

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cheerupgrrl5:)

I will have a look thank you

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cheerupgrrl5:)

Original post by john2054

whatever you do don't buy off gum tree, i did that myself a few months ago, and was fleeced. You are much better buying new, and a new i5 is out of your budget range i'm afraid!

oh really? ok......what laptop do you have that has all these things?

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SomeGuyHere

The problem with this laptop are 3 fold

- only 4 gigs of ram
- Non SSD (SSHD offer quick loads when you turn on but you won't notice any other difference)
- Only an N3710 processor
The last one is a little more complex. An I5 won't always be better then an I3 if the I3 is generations ahead. There are websites like CPU boss that make comparing processors very easy. Don't be fooled into thinking because a laptop has an "I5" it's always a good thing.

The truth is if you're happy with that then it's not a bad price. Once you go below the larger laptops you pay more for less performance because it takes more work to create smaller laptops. This levels out if you buy something like an XPS 13 but by that time you're spending well over £700.

If you really need something smaller you would be better off with a 2nd hand thinkpad or something similar.

May I ask what you're planning to use it for?

(edited 7 years ago)

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cheerupgrrl5:)

Thanks for such a detailed answer!
I have looked at the websites you sent and the main problem for me is the size...I don't know if I can carry a 15.6 everyday for 4 years...

I totally get what you mean when you say to spend more and buy a better laptop but I genuinely cannot afford anything above about £340

I though ssd was better than hdd and it didnt matter if i got intel core or intel pentium?

The chromebooks usually have lower storage and ram..which I thought was bad,,.

Would you recommend an 8gb ram and 1tb hdd over a 4gb ram and 500b sshd?

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john2054

the first choice suggested here looks good

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

i meant core not pentium

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john2054

Original post by cheerupgrrl5:)

You need to try and get in to the habit of taking a pen and paper to uni, and writing notes in lectures. Or buy a dictaphone. I mainly use my laptop at home for writing up notes etc...

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cheerupgrrl5:)

Original post by john2054

You need to try and get in to the habit of taking a pen and paper to uni, and writing notes in lectures. Or buy a dictaphone. I mainly use my laptop at home for writing up notes etc...