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Laptop for uni

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  • skullncrossbones
    skullncrossbones Posts: 167 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    I didn't plan on going to PCW, where would be a good shop to buy one from if any? lol Or better to buy them online? Yes 15inch would be fine I'm sure.

    Thanks again
  • pww2004
    pww2004 Posts: 146 Forumite
    John Lewis
    When cycling, I pay the same road tax as any other zero carbon emission vehicle.
  • andrewjf
    andrewjf Posts: 285 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    pww2004 wrote: »
    John Lewis

    I thought this was Money Saving Expert. JL is the last place I'd go if I wanted to save money.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Seriously, don't waste your cash. Argos Outlet have a range of functional latops from as little as £200. Notably Toshiba C850.C855. If you have the need for a more powerful processor, they have i3 machines from £270.

    Unless you are into gaming and/or 3D design, most people don't even need an i3. I'm still on my old dual core Celeron.
  • Taverman
    Taverman Posts: 20 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    HP have a £100 cash back offer on various Windows 8 laptops until the end of April. The HP 650 is an intel i3 with 4GB memory and costs £269 (after the cashback).

    This should leave you enough money to buy Microsoft office 2013 Home & student. Alternatively look at the deals for Microsoft Office 365 for home, which is a subscription service costing approx. £79 each year (5 licenses of office 2013 included)

    Regards

    Tav
  • andrewjf
    andrewjf Posts: 285 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Taverman wrote: »
    HP have a £100 cash back offer on various Windows 8 laptops until the end of April. The HP 650 is an intel i3 with 4GB memory and costs £269 (after the cashback).

    This should leave you enough money to buy Microsoft office 2013 Home & student. Alternatively look at the deals for Microsoft Office 365 for home, which is a subscription service costing approx. £79 each year (5 licenses of office 2013 included)

    Regards

    Tav

    Alternatively, install Libre Office, which is completely free, and leaves the £100 cash back available for beer in the student union bar :beer:
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    andrewjf wrote: »
    Alternatively, install Libre Office, which is completely free, and leaves the £100 cash back available for beer in the student union bar :beer:

    I would just get an i3 from the Outlet and not bother with the palaver of having to claim my £100 back.
    The HP is a bit ugly. Perfect for the office. :)
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