help choosing between 2 laptops for daughter! 31 October 2013 at 10:51AM in Techie Stuff 23 replies 1.2K views

happymummy24-7

good morning everyone,
could I ask your advice on which laptop has the more preferable 'bits' lol....that's about the height of my techie knowledge!!
our eldest is 14 and needs a laptop for school work but also one that will allow he to plug into a tv to watch films etc,plus she uses facetime a lot so something similar webcam wise! heres the 2 I have found that seem to tick the boxes (has to be under £400!) but if someone could sway me to the preffered operating system etc..I would very much appreciate it!
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/dell-inspiron-15-3521-15-6-laptop-21427853-pdt.html#longDesc

OR
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-touchsmart-15-n070sa-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-21729450-pdt.html#longDesc

a disk drive is also preferable by the way
thank you for your help

danthemoneysavingman

disk drive? do you mean DVD drive?

happymummy24-7

yes lol

danthemoneysavingman

I would suggest you take DD down to PC world and try them out, see which she prefers. keyboard differences, trackpad positioning, etc may be different / make a difference. Try out the aspects she's keen on etc. Its the best way to decide!

happymummy24-7

I was hoping to keep it as a surprise....but the real surprise will be its not an apple MacBook lol......shes one of 4 daughters so just no way!
thank you I will probably have to do that,i was just abit worried that one of those was better eg the intel bit?
At a guess she would pic the touchscreen...

penrhyn

Don't buy a Dell they smell of cat pee.:rotfl:

NiftyDigits

The DELL is no longer available and really isn't anything special for the price and I'm not that keen on HP.

bob_a_builder

Watch out for the up-selling at PC World !

of course that can't happen if you buy on-line

bob_a_builder

How about an Asus ?

Has ...
DVD
HDMI for TV connection
Webcam

LINK

+ a bit less than £400

NiftyDigits

bob_a_builder wrote: »

How about an Asus ?

Has ...
DVD
HDMI for TV connection
Webcam

LINK

+ a bit less than £400

Or Touch screen version BUT no DVD

LINK

Come on bob, the second one has a 10.1" screen and the first is a bit far from a MacBook.

For a similar spec you can pay £100 less.

bod1467

Obviously an edit while you were posting.