Laptop recommendations?

pstones578

Hi,

I'm looking for a laptop.

6-8GB RAM
15 inch ish screen
Windows 7

Anyone know of any good deals that fit the bill?

Tropez

Hard to find laptops that come with Windows 7 preinstalled at this point that aren't used or refurbished. Are those laptops acceptable?

If you don't want Windows 8/8.1 based on the user interface, there's plenty of ways to make Windows 8 appear and act like earlier versions of the operating system while keeping the vast speed improvements of Windows 8. Based on personal experience, 8 is vastly superior and I never see the "Metro/Modern" UI now.

But if it is a simple preference for Windows 7 there are some options. A lot of it depends on what you want the laptop for?

Amazon has this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-1-65GHz-DVD-Super-Windows-Premium/dp/B006WXQ3PU/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1415545658&sr=1-5 - but it isn't a "new" laptop. It also wouldn't be up to more intensive tasks, although would be fine for Office, web browsing etc.

Slightly cheaper Amazon also has - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-C50D-A-11Q-15-6-inch-E1-1200/dp/B00OQO7THI/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1415545658&sr=1-1

I couldn't really find anything listed as "new" on Amazon fitting the 15" display and 6-8GB RAM requirement that wasn't more expensive than a Windows 8 version.

I found this on another site though http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/HP_Probook_455_G1_A4-4300M_750GB_15.6_Windows_7_Pro_Laptop__G6U92EA/version.asp#maindesc - should be new and again, okay for basic computing tasks.

And from the same store, if you wanted something a bit meatier then there's http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Hewlett_Packard_HP_450_I5-4210U_8GB-750GB_W8.1-7P64_J4S20EA/version.asp

Cisco001

What do u use the machine for?

pstones578

General day to day us.

Got a core i7
8GB
1TB
Dell
£419 not bad really.

itGuyUK80

Don't forget to check the hard disk speed... You can have fastest CPU and huge amounts of RAM, but the OS Hard disk is slow..

Recommend either 7,2000 rpm SATA III, Hybrid SSD or SSD (more expensive)..

Looking at some of the links provided in the thread not found one that mentioned hard drive speed or type...

pstones578

5400rpm

Should be okay.

Mr_Toad

itGuyUK80 wrote: »

Don't forget to check the hard disk speed... You can have fastest CPU and huge amounts of RAM, but the OS Hard disk is slow..

Recommend either 7,2000 rpm SATA III, Hybrid SSD or SSD (more expensive)..

Looking at some of the links provided in the thread not found one that mentioned hard drive speed or type...

You seem obsessed with HD spindle speed, you clearly don't know as much as you think you do.

Have a read of the following.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ou/how-higher-rpm-hard-drives-rip-you-off/322

Yes they're faster but not by enough to make a huge difference in everyday use.