New Laptop, which one?!

Tayus

Hi all,

I'm going to buy a new laptop and would like your opinion on these two:

http://www.very.co.uk/samsung-np535u3c-a02uk-amd-a6-processor-6gb-500gb-133-inch-ultra-thin-laptop---silver/1165555356.prd?browseToken=%2fb%2f1225%2c4873%2fr%2f100

or

http://www.very.co.uk/samsung-np350e7c-a04uk-intelreg-pentiumreg-processor-6gb-750gb-173-inch-laptop---silver/1164761200.prd?browseToken=%2fb%2f1225%2c20413%2c4873%2c60%2fr%2f100

I sometimes watch skygo on my laptop and was considering buying Football manager to play on it. Other than that I just use it for the internet.

Trillionaire

Hi.

Laptop buying is a minefield! I had a look at the two laptops you mentioned but a laptop buying is dependent on what you're actually going to use it for.

There is a thread titled 'Help choosing a laptp /i pad /tablet please' and one of the laptops you mentioned was showing here with a free Samsung galaxy note

http://www.hotukdeals.com/search?act...sung+ultrabook

I read the reviews for the laptop on Amazon and not all were favourable.Both processors - AMD A6 and B970 - are old ones with AMD A10 and i3-i5-i7 being more upto date.

Anyhow, I think it's best that you say what you'll be using the laptop for and then maybe you may get more responses?

Tayus

I'll only be using it for Internet browsing (I use betfair quite a lot) Watching skygo and playing on Football manager

Would this one be better?:

http://www.very.co.uk/sony-vaio-svezs2fs-intelreg-coretrade-i5-processor-4gb-ram-640gb-hard-drive-155-inch-laptop---white/1164760969.prd?browseToken=%2fb%2f1225%2c21876%2c4873%2fr%2f100

nearlyrich

You have picked a 13.3 screen and a 17 screen there is a world of difference in weight etc, are you fixed on buying from Very because the first one is £25 more expensive than at various other places ?

Tayus

yes i need to purchase from very, how about the Sony one i put up? Will that be suitable for what i have said i will be doing?

nearlyrich

Any of them would do what you want but you are probably spending at leat £100 more than you need to

Tayus

well this is the list i can choose from:

http://www.very.co.uk/electricals/laptops-netbooks/e/b/1225,4873/r/100.end

Any suggestions?

Trillionaire

From the list these are the ones that I would buy

Samsung NP350V5C i3 £379
Packard Bell EasyNote TS Intel Core i5 £399
Asus K53E Intel Core i3 £349
Samsung 350V5 i5 £499

nearlyrich

Tayus wrote: »

well this is the list i can choose from:

http://www.very.co.uk/electricals/laptops-netbooks/e/b/1225,4873/r/100.end

Any suggestions?

You should check the minimum spec required to run the football game you fancy and I presume Skygo runs on the internet so anything on that list will be fine that is at least as high spec as the min spec required for the game...

You should be able to get what you need under £400 even from Very....in order of processsor power lowest is Celeron, then Pentium Dual core, followed by Core i3, i5 i7...you really don't need core i5 or i7 but core i3 would be good and the latest i3 is better than the previous i3 on graphics etc so Intel® Core™ i3-3110 processor would be better than® Core™ i3-2328M.

Windows 8 has just been launched and whilst it's a good Operating system(OS) it is really optimised for touch devices like tablets so if a Win 7 model is available for less I would go for it, not checked all the specs...anyway if you want win8 you can get it cheap or even free on many devices with a new PC purchase and a bit of downloading ...

Ratty43

I bought this one last week http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-350V5C-15-6-inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B009SJCX5Y/ref=cm_pdp_rev_itm_title_1 and very pleased with it. I play Football manager and it runs well

Trillionaire

Ratty43 wrote: »

I bought this one last week http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-350V5C-15-6-inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B009SJCX5Y/ref=cm_pdp_rev_itm_title_1 and very pleased with it. I play Football manager and it runs well

I've said in my previous post that that laptop is one that I would buy.

Samsung NP350V5C i3 £379
Samsung 350V5 i5 £499

Yes they are Windows 7 laptops (from Very) but it should only be an extra £14.99 if you want to upgrade to Windows 8 (which sounds like a simple process. If you get stuck there are loads of lovely helpful people on here - MSE- who will help you to upgrade).