ripped_fear Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Evening guys Time has come for me to get another laptop. I dont have a good track history with them I need something Cheap, cheaper the better, and must be brand new so I have a warranty. I simply use it browsing the net mainly, but also like to play with vegas pro and photo shop. This is honestly all I use it for, never use it for gaming or any fancy programs. Not to fussed about a huge hard drive I store most my stuff externally anyway. Would need an SD card slot and a usb port and id be happy. Stumbled on this- http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-stream-11-r050sa-11-6-laptop-blue-10137770-pdt.html http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-es1-411-14-laptop-black-10138732-pdt.html Somthing between £100 and £150 would be ideal didnt even realise you could get one so cheap! I have no clue when it comes to computers so any advice appreciated. Thanks in Advance Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I just sold my hp stream on ebay today! For £100. Looks identical to that one, and almost identical spec. It was an ok laptop. Quick enough for youtube and basic stuff. But no CD drive (although not massively needed in todays world). But main reason I didn't like it was lack of HD space. By time you install office 365 and I used google drive I was constantly running out of space. Drove me nuts! But if its for youtube and basic words processing you'll be fine. I also didn't like the spacing between the keys of the keyboard. I touch type and those gaps were a massive irritation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I would personally go for a 2nd hand business laptop, for example the Dell E6220 or E6420, there great laptops and built to last. We use them at work and take abuse, those laptops you linked to are base spec and probably have cheap components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brom86 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Iv commented on your thread on chrome parts mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I would personally go for a 2nd hand business laptop, for example the Dell E6220 or E6420, there great laptops and built to last. We use them at work and take abuse, those laptops you linked to are base spec and probably have cheap components. Exactly what I did. I went for a used Lenovo thinkpad. They may not look as snazzy but functionality and robustness they beat the hp stream every day of the week. They were £1400 new for a reason. Not £150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Cheap for a reason, spend another £50 adn get one with a better processor and more memory. 2GB is barely enough to run an OS adequately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 My missus was a nightmare with laptops, tried two new budget price ones from Ebuyer and they never lasted much more than a year or two and always had one problem or another during that time. 2 years ago I took a gamble on a HP Chromebook that I saw on offer and its been brilliant. Like you Jake she uses it pretty much for the web, a bit of work stuff (exel, word), and photos. Its been faultless, battery life is great, it's stayed virus, popup, adware free, opens just about everything you throw at it, lots of aps and for us a real plus point is that it has a full size HDMI socket built in. Boots up and ready for use in seconds too, all for less than £200. I know serious PC users don't like Chrome and obviously it's pretty reliant on a internet connection for a lot of stuff, but nowadays that's not an issue anyhow. Most people can create a wifi hotspot from their phones if needed. I cant think of anything she had running on previous windows machines that she cant use on the chromebook to be honest. I guess its not going to suit people with loads of windows os based programs but for most application it seems to be fine, and has lasted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Don't buy from curry's is my honest opinion. As I feel they rip you off. Cyber power or pc specialist online is your best bet. Alot more for you money I find. Also cheap is never always better. 250 can get you a good solid laptop but if you only browse ect why not a tablet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 try waitrose 2 yr warranty and never had a problem with their equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonyboyo Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Scan.co.uk is good for laptops and help is alway's there where needed..or just buy one from Argos on Black Friday with a minimum i3 4 gig of ram though in this day and age tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 You will want to go more than budget if you plan on making some decent videos or will be using Photoshop. They are power hungry apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 could have one for sale around the £200 mark mate, if your interested PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Photoshop and Vegas use a LOT of raw power. You'll be wanting at least an i5 IMO. I'd save up and get something decent. Budget at least £350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I could be tempted to sell my PC too, fancy an upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Supes Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Go desktop if possible. You'll get more bang for buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 Thanks for all the advice, I guess the general consensus is spend a bit more. In which case I shall wait till after Chrismas as I have spent a small fortune on the new build over the last month. If anyone has any recommendations for laptop for me to be looking at though please feel free to link a few. Just to give me an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanya Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 My personal opinion: If you are just browsing ebay, amazon, mkivsupra.net, etc. Devices you have mentioned are ok. (I cant even call them laptops my phone is more powerfull and have more memory then these) However, if you want to watch movies, store pictures or process some other video or images, you need a proper Laptop. For now I would not look at anything below 8GB RAM, at least 4th gen i5 chip, and at least 500GB of storage I would recommend these basic requirements and you choose all the other stuff, bearing in mind if you are going to work with heavy visual stuff you also need a decent graphics processor (GPU) or it will frustrate you to bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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