Help to choose new laptop/tablet

maggiesoup

Hi guys, too much choice out there for a relative luddite and really need your help.

I've had a Dell Inspiron laptop for about 3 years and it's worked fine but (a) the battery's now dead and I have to have it plugged it all the time and (b) loading Internet pages now taken an age so I guess it's time to move on and buy a new one.

Went up to PC World today and had a look at Tesco online but my head is sore with choice.

Basically all I use a computer for is (1) Surfing the net (2) occasionally streaming films (3) emails and (4) as a word processor.

Can anyone whittle it down to what I should be looking for. I'm hoping to get one for around £300-£350 but will pay more if I need to.

Thanks.

Weird_Nev

I'd do a clean up of the computer and buy it a new battery for £80 or so. And that's an official battery. If you're willing to take a 'risk' with a copy, you can get them for less. Check Ebay.

Computers don't slow down over time - well, the hardware doesn't. It's just that the software gets bloated.

There is a sticky guide in this section on how to clean up your computer. Give it a go, and you might get a couple of years yet out of your laptop. Any basic computer should meet your needs, including your current one.

Cisco001

tablet/ laptop convertible
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/ipad-tablets-and-ereaders/tablets/asus-transformer-book-t100-touchscreen-2-in-1-21765509-pdt.html

For standard laptop, you could after something with intel i3.

But I do agree battery is easily replacable

danthemoneysavingman

agree you should try a clean-up and remove software you don't need / use / got on there by accident. you could post a hijackthis log and closed will pop along with some cleanup advice

closed

backup, factory restore, new battery (if you really need to use it on battery), is £300 cheaper.

loading internet pages slowly is nothing to do with the age of it, a 3 year old machine should have another decade of life left in it.

samsmoot

Lenovo make reliable laptops and will have some in your price range.