Best laptop for around £800-£1000

ISIOTB · 4 August 2009 at 7:48PM

Can somebody tell me what the best I can expect for around £800-£1000 please? Any specific recommendations?

Thanks

macman · 4 August 2009 at 8:21PM

For that budget you can get a very good laptop.But you need to say what you want to do with it in order to get any meaningful recommendations.
Screen size, portability, programs you will be using?
Otherwise it's like saying, 'what's the best car I can buy for £8-10K?

[Deleted User] · 4 August 2009 at 8:24PM

Marty_J · 4 August 2009 at 9:11PM

I'd go for a 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro. Or maybe a 15-inch model from the Apple Refurb Store. You can also get quite a big discount if you can avail of Apple's student discount (and get a free iPod Touch).

Fantastic build quality, excellent battery life, beautiful displays, and great software. Probably not much use if you're a gamer though.

[Deleted User] · 4 August 2009 at 9:21PM

Marty_J wrote: »

I'd go for a 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro. Or maybe a 15-inch model from the Apple Refurb Store. You can also get quite a big discount if you can avail of Apple's student discount (and get a free iPod Touch).

Fantastic build quality, excellent battery life, beautiful displays, and great software. Probably not much use if you're a gamer though.

Surprise

Kavanne · 4 August 2009 at 9:26PM

I'd also recommend a MacBook Pro for general usage. Do you have anything specific you wish to do on the computer?

Marty_J · 4 August 2009 at 9:49PM

Deleted_User wrote: »

Surprise

Hey, if he'd said he wanted a computer for between £300 - £400, I'd have recommended a Dell too.

As it is, Apple own the high-end PC market.

ISIOTB · 5 August 2009 at 9:41AM

Some clarification - this is for a small business. I'm looking for the laptop to be as quick as possible and able to multitask easily.

I don't want an Apple because I'm not used to it and I need to fileshare easily between another laptop I have (slow cheap one)

This laptop will be my main business laptop, so reliability and speed is key.

I want a 17" screen ideally so I can retain reasonable portability when I work away from home.

Bowling_4_Gold · 5 August 2009 at 10:26AM

Marty_J wrote: »

You can also get quite a big discount if you can avail of Apple's student discount (and get a free iPod Touch).

You can't do that really, unless the OP is a student. The student discount is meant for students because they can't afford a £900+ laptop... it's not meant for people who could perfectly well work with any other brand of computer, but get an Apple because they can sneakily knock a few hundred quid off Apple's already inflated prices.

cymrugirl · 5 August 2009 at 10:32AM

You might be able to get a thinkpad in that price range. Very sturdy - ugly as hell but solid. Great screen, powerful, and for me, I find it has the best keyboard layout.

DCodd · 5 August 2009 at 11:09AM

I'd go down the Lenovo route. 15.4 laptop but get a monitor for the office and maybe even a docking station for that price ex vat of course. as said previouly not the best looking but strong and reliable business machine. Some models come with HDMI.

Best laptop for around £800-£1000

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