New Laptop Help

Sarah2021

Hi


I need to purchase a laptop for work purposes as I am a Freelance Trainer.


It needs a good battery life, not to big a laptop so it is easy for me to carry around in a bag, I need to have Microsoft office on it, I need to be able to use a USB, hook it up to a projector, have wifi access and Internet....


I would really appreciate some ideas as I am not really up to speed with what laptops are best for this.


Many thanks in advance


Sarah

steviebabes

What is your budget? I would say battery life is the most important criteria for your use.

Sarah2021

I don't really want to spend any more that £300

Fightsback

Here's a couple to give you an idea:

It's a 13inch which is great for lugging around however £50 over budget but has a very long battery life. I personally prefer a smaller and lighter laptop for travelling business use. Note it does not come with a cd/dvd drive but IMO cd/dvd drives are now going obsolete and takes up space and adds weight.

http://www.ebuyer.com/722730-asus-tp300la-touch-convertible-laptop-tp300la-dw175h

alternatively at £300 as 15.6 inch laptop with i5 processor.

http://www.ebuyer.com/724984-hp-250-g4-laptop-n1a92ea-abu

Buy a laptop with at least an i3 processor, avoid celerons.

jshm2

You don't really need anything special in your case. Just ensure it's a sturdy machine (that rules out Packard Bell and HP crap) and has a decent battery life and typing keyboard (rules Lenovo and Medion crap)

A 13-15" lappy isn't going to be too big or heavy. You can get Office 365 on a yearly subscription if you don't want to pay £130 up front for Office 2016.

Any laptop will let you use a USB, hook it up to a projector, have wifi access and Internet.

Another thing to look at is if your projector supports HDMI and VGA. If it's the latter, then you'll need to get a laptop with a VGA connection as well. This narrows you down as most new laptops only support HDMI.

Cisco001

Lenovo ThinkPad L440 @ £300

http://www.tesco.com/direct/lenovo-thinkpad-l440-14-laptop-intel-core-i3-4000m-240ghz-4gb-500gb-windows-81-pro/345-3721.prd?skuId=345-3721&pageLevel=sku&sc_cmp=ppc_sh-_-sh-_-bg-_-345-3721&gclid=CjwKEAiAkb-zBRC2upezwuyguQ4SJADZG08vxp2SX25LiQ3llWvfBnuX4k09yhgXpxezNwF0UuCtLxoCodLw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

May not delivery battery requirement, but it is on budget and sturdy

Reviews (the £300 machine above have slower CPU, but it will enough for office work)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-L440-Notebook.107632.0.html

albionrovers

Tesco have a Dell i3 for £299 at the mo.

claimback

Have you thought about going 'used'?
You can pick up very good used laptops (2 years old) with i3 processors, 3gig ram, fresh instal of windows 10, for £250
Ebay
Gumtree
Local shops

Fightsback

claimback wrote: »

Have you thought about going 'used'?
You can pick up very good used laptops (2 years old) with i3 processors, 3gig ram, fresh instal of windows 10, for £250
Ebay
Gumtree
Local shops

You can buy a brand new i3 laptop for £250 or less if you look hard enough.

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Products/cat/Laptops/refine/46562~144411

baxie

Bought this recently - http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-ab269sa-15-6-laptop-white-10137876-pdt.html

can heartily recommend it.