which laptop to run xbmc and general stuff

pedrothefish

what sort of laptop do I need? I also want to connect to the tv via hdmi. is a i3 processor needed?
I dont mind a refurb or is new best?
thanks in advance

bengalknights

Any refurb or new laptop will do go for the cheapest one that has hdmi output

jaydeeuk1

I'd suggest avoiding the hotter AMD processors - fan noise will get in the way. Shame, as the built in radeon chips are often better than the intel 3000/4000 for media use (if it was a desktop I'd go for AMD). Low powered i3 would be my choice. Failing that, a pentium dual core, perhaps something like this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-K53-Intel-Dual-Core-Processor-6GB-RAM-640GB-HDD-USB3-HDMI-Windows-7-/271150645449?clk_rvr_id=453944585049

2nd gen i3 but still pretty good for the price

http://www.ebuyer.com/419625-fujitsu-ah512-lifebook-vfy-ah512m33a2gb?utm_source=b2c_monday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_monday

banger9365

get a raspberry pi for your tv ,cost you £50 for pi ,case,sd card and leads,the dearest part will be the remote for it ,
and then watch all the films catch up stuff using the pi