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Penc1l's Laptop recommendation thread

Penc1l's Laptop recommendation thread


Budget
£700

Subject being studied
Biomedicine (Placement Year)

Software that will be used
Microsoft Office, chrome/web browser

Screen size
14 inches

Operating system preference
Windows

Minimum amount of RAM
16GB

Minimum storage requirement
Minimum 256GB (Hopefully more)

Weight limit
Not a major issue

Used for playing games?
Yes

If yes, what games?
Minecraft, maybe more

Touchscreen needed?
Don't mind

Are there any specific ports you need?
HDMI, USB-C

What devices do you have currently?
Phone

Laptops researched:
Laptop 1 -

Laptop 2 -

Laptop 3 -

Additional Comments:
(Budget can be higher, using £700 as a baseline)
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by Penc1l
Penc1l's Laptop recommendation thread


Budget
£700

Subject being studied
Biomedicine (Placement Year)

Software that will be used
Microsoft Office, chrome/web browser

Screen size
14 inches

Operating system preference
Windows

Minimum amount of RAM
16GB

Minimum storage requirement
Minimum 256GB (Hopefully more)

Weight limit
Not a major issue

Used for playing games?
Yes

If yes, what games?
Minecraft, maybe more

Touchscreen needed?
Don't mind

Are there any specific ports you need?
HDMI, USB-C

What devices do you have currently?
Phone

Laptops researched:
Laptop 1 -

Laptop 2 -

Laptop 3 -

Additional Comments:
(Budget can be higher, using £700 as a baseline)


A used premium business laptop will suffice. You can get a HP 840 G8 for up to £300 and it would last you for the whole course and beyond.
(edited 1 month ago)

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