yyst's Laptop recommendation thread

Budget
£450

Subject being studied
Chemistry

Software that will be used
Word, Excel, other chem software maybe

Screen size
13.3 inches

Operating system preference
Windows

Minimum amount of RAM
4GB

Minimum battery life
6 hours

Minimum storage requirement
Not sure sorry!

Weight limit
1.8kg

Used for playing games?
No

If yes, what games?
-

Touchscreen needed?
No

Are there any specific ports you need?
Nope

What devices do you have currently?
HP Pavilion, Dell Inspiron 3558, would actually prefer 14 inches but that wasn't an option haha

Reply 1

username3547856

OP

2

Also, is it generally better to get an i5 laptop with a lower processing speed, or an i3 with a higher speed?

Reply 2

username3547856

OP

2

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!

Unfortunately, the laptop size is one of the most important things for me, I'm 5 foot 1 and lugging my 15.6 laptop to school has been a real pain so I can't imagine taking it to lectures everyday! The top end of my budge is probably £600 ish, I'm willing to pay slightly more just for the size.

What do you think of these two?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-14-intel-core-i5-laptop-128-gb-ssd-gold-10180825-pdt.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-14-bk154sa-14-laptop-gold-10174100-pdt.html

Thanks!

Reply 3

username3547856

OP

2

Just realised that both laptops linked in my post (pending approval) have quite poor resolutions... there's always a catch

Reply 4

therandomperson

16

I know you would want a brand new laptop but what about a refurbished laptop?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Professional-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01MQ53RI0/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1535072178&sr=1-3&keywords=lenovo+x220+i7

the x220 may not be the sleekest laptop but it does the job well. Some come with built in fingerprint readers. This one includes an SSD

Reply 5

username3547856

OP

2

Original post by therandomperson

I know you would want a brand new laptop but what about a refurbished laptop?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Professional-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01MQ53RI0/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1535072178&sr=1-3&keywords=lenovo+x220+i7

the x220 may not be the sleekest laptop but it does the job well. Some come with built in fingerprint readers. This one includes an SSD

Wow that is a rugged laptop! Actually I wouldn't mind buying a certified refurbished laptop! I would prefer the screen to be slightly bigger though (sorry screen size is basically the most important factor for me unless there's an ultra light 15.6 laptop!)

Thanks for your help!

Reply 6

username612415

21

Original post by yyst

Thank you for your help, I really appreciate it!

Unfortunately, the laptop size is one of the most important things for me, I'm 5 foot 1 and lugging my 15.6 laptop to school has been a real pain so I can't imagine taking it to lectures everyday! The top end of my budge is probably £600 ish, I'm willing to pay slightly more just for the size.

What do you think of these two?

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-14-intel-core-i5-laptop-128-gb-ssd-gold-10180825-pdt.html

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-14-bk154sa-14-laptop-gold-10174100-pdt.html

Thanks!

Affordable
Good specs
Thin & light

You get to pick two when it comes to laptops- you can get solid specs for a given price point but it's going to be a conventional bulky 15" machine, you can get a low price 13-14" model that will have to compromise on specs, or you get a well spec'd thin & light by paying a solid chunk more than a conventional laptop of that spec would cost.

This would be my suggestion for a little under your max budget;

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/NX.GQGEK.001-Acer-Swift-3-SF314-52-581R_2306144.html

Reply 7

username3547856

OP

2

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