texter657, as a PC sales specialist, how do you think a Dell Inspiron from Currys or John Lewis compares against a used HP 440 or 840 G5 off ebay?
What do you think of the school of thought that one should never buy from Currys unless it's an absolute emergency and you must have something right now today? Otherwise, other sources, such as ebay will give you far better deals.
For the OP, HP, Dell and Lenovo all make good business models. This is a highly competitive market. Business laptops tend to be a cut above consumer grade laptops.
The consumer gradeHP laptops that I've seen have been disappointingly built down to a price. HP business laptops on the other hand are well built.