Decent budget laptop for around £300.

onejontwo

I know this has been asked a million times but can somebody recommend a budget laptop for around £300?
My daughter has managed perfectly well with a Advent Quantum Q200 laptop running windows 7 for the past five years but unfortunately the hinges have now broken away and we've decided to get a new one. As this served the purpose for uni work and playing the odd "Sims" game,(so an optical drive is preferable) something of a similar spec. should be suitable.
She's been to PC world but they seem to want to sell her the most expensive ones, which would be more than she needs. So apart from the odd light game and surfing the web, her needs are not that great. She's not interested in the latest chrome books so an os running windows would be ideal.
Thanks in anticipation.

grumbler

laptop under 299.99 - a recent thread

I_have_spoken

Good value here at £285, if you are OK with a refurb business grade laptop - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Thinkpad-Professional-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B0114TT2BI/ (Intel Core i5 2.50GHz, 8GB Memory, 120GB SSD, 14.1" Screen, DVD/RW)

Close to £1000 when new. Free upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows Pro 7

This is the HP laptop I use day-in-day out and it's tough as old boots, £219 refub (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B011GTSC1W). I know it takes Windows 10, as I upgraded mine

whattochoose

See this.....
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5299110

[Deleted User]

How about this, for £296?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MD-98476-i3-3120M-processor-Bluetooth/dp/B00GQUICIK/ref=sr_1_60?ie=UTF8&qid=1439151105&sr=8-60&keywords=Medion+laptop

I've owned several Medions, and always found them reliable, and reasonably priced.

NiftyDigits

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

How about this, for £296?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MD-98476-i3-3120M-processor-Bluetooth/dp/B00GQUICIK/ref=sr_1_60?ie=UTF8&qid=1439151105&sr=8-60&keywords=Medion+laptop

I've owned several Medions, and always found them reliable, and reasonably priced.

Poor value at £300.

This model is better value:
MEDION AKOYA E6241 Laptop (MD98892) as is this MEDION AKOYA P6653 Laptop (MD99024) with dedicated graphics.

But there is really no need to spend £300

onejontwo

Thanks for all the above. Are there any makes to avoid and recommend, and any feedback on refurbished ones would be welcome as in the past I've only bought new (one laptop and two desktops in total).

fenlander_uk

This Asus is rated the most popular non-Apple laptop on Amazon and was no.1 in PC Advisor's review of budget laptops last week.

Interestingly, Amazon sell the model with a 1TB HD nearly £100 cheaper than the model with 500GB.

grumpycrab

If you have a functional XP computer (any age - to be used as tradein**) this HP is £145 after cashbacks.
http://www.technoworld.com/hp-probook-455-g2-g6w44ea-qc-a8-7100-4gb-500gb-dvdrw-15-6in-bt-cam-win7-8-1-pro

Lots of info here www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-probook-455-g2-laptop-g6w45ea-amd-a8-7100-4gb-500gb-15-6-windows-7-pro-319-97-2243281
(the July £150 tradein cashbacks are just coming through now)

(**) other allowed tradeins is a fully functioning laptop(10"+), tablet (9" +) or desktop, under 6 years old

onejontwo

Anybody rate these from John Lewis?



http://www.johnlewis.com/compare-products?1949118[:234391572]=lenovo-g50-laptop-amd-qc-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-black&1854170[:234178354]=lenovo-g50-laptop-intel-pentium-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-black&1759617[:234023815]=lenovo-g50-45-laptop-amd-a8-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-black

pmduk

I bought this http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4131566.htm use the code TECH10 at checkout for a further 10% off bringing the price to £341.