Advice about which laptop to buy

amk515

Hi all,

The wife is after a laptop for her work courses she has to do. It won't be used for any editing of photos or videos (that I know of).

I've shown her three and she has seen one (the first one below). Does anyone have any advice about which one is better?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-ab254sa-15-6-laptop-white-10137891-pdt.html
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/results/
https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/results/
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-envy-13-d050sa-13-3-laptop-aluminium-10137767-pdt.html

Thanks
Andy

Cisco001

What size of screen she want? Is she travel a lot?
What size of harddisk she need?
Will she want a small SSD with external HDD?

amk515

Screen size is at least 13 inches.

Hard drive isn't an issue, I've told her to get an SSD and I have a 1TB portable hard drive she can use if needs be.

Cisco001

Cheap alternative
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/N0Z48ESABU-HP-ProBook-450-G2_1797453.html
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/80J200MTUK-Lenovo-E50-80_1807416.html


The 13.3" Lafit! II similar to 13.3" HP, but £20 cheaper with IPS screen...
Chassis & Display
Lafit! Silver Aluminium Chassis: 13.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080)

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 Dual Core Processor i5-6200U (2.30GHz, 2.8GHz Turbo)

Memory (RAM)
4GB Kingston SODIMM DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 510 [Pentium] | INTEL® HD GRAPHICS 520 [Core™]

Memory - Hard Disk
250GB Samsung 850 2.5" EVO SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

Memory Card Reader
Integrated 2 in 1 Memory Card Reader (SD, MMC)

Sound Card
Realtek 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack

Bluetooth & Wireless
WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) + BLUETOOTH

USB Options
1 x USB 3.0 PORT, 1 x USB 3.1 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD

Battery
Lafit! Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (6,300mAh)

Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 40W AC Adaptor

Keyboard Language
LAFITÉ SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE

Webcam
INTEGRATED 720P 30 FPS HD WEBCAM

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days

lilyalvin

my suggestion is to buy the HP Pavilion 15-ab254sa 15.6.

Fightsback

I'd buy this one from ebuyer, £309:

http://www.ebuyer.com/724689-hp-probook-450-g2-laptop-p5s40es-abu

You can then add your own 250GB M2 SSD drive (note this is a 42mm ssd slot so look for M2.2442) and an extra 4gb of memory so you have both an SSD drive, a 500GB HDD drive and 8gb of memory all for about £400. Note the spare M2 slot next to the Wifi card.

Neil49

If you don't mind going up to £549 then this HP at PC World may interest you.

It is currently getting very hot on Hot UK Deals

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-15-ak085na-i7-6700hq-1920x1080-8-gb-ram-2tb-549-currys-pc-world-2376203

robmar0se

Just be careful with HP laptops, they have had a lot of probs with glued hinges, which strangely come unstuck - just google it. having said that the ones suggested above might be fine.