£250 i3 laptop sought

50Twuncle

Are there any i3 laptops out there (new) for less than £250 ?
My father wants one and I have been tasked with locating one ...
i3 appears preferable to celeron or any alternatives
It must be 15" - so no miniatures
Thanks

Fightsback

To save you from actually having to type something into Google, here you go.........

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

50Twuncle

Fightsback wrote: »

To save you from actually having to type something into Google, here you go.........

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

I would be right in avoiding celerons etc wouldn't I ?

kwikbreaks

Depends what the laptop is used for. The current Celerons are not so badly crippled as the originals. That said I'd always pick one of the Core models processors these days unless there was some really good reason not to.

BTW The mini laptops are often more expensive than the 15inch ones.

gonzo127

if you are willing to go refurb (*still 12 month warranted) get a core i5 laptop http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-X555MA-15-6-Inch-4GB-1TB-Laptop-Windows-8-Black-/331718690966

MataNui

You will definitely be able to get an i3 in that price range. You may also want to look at AMD A6 and A8s which are commonly around that price.

Occasionally you will find some i5s and AMD A10s for that price (new) but they do tend to sell out very quickly.

Fightsback

50Twuncle wrote: »

I would be right in avoiding celerons etc wouldn't I ?

I wouldn't pay more than £50 for a current laptop with a celeron, yes they are that crippled.

50Twuncle

MataNui wrote: »

You will definitely be able to get an i3 in that price range. You may also want to look at AMD A6 and A8s which are commonly around that price.

Occasionally you will find some i5s and AMD A10s for that price (new) but they do tend to sell out very quickly.

How do AMD processors compare to Intel nowadays ?

wealdroam

What is wrong with any of the machines linked to in post#2?

The first one fits your specification exactly.

50Twuncle

wealdroam wrote: »

What is wrong with any of the machines linked to in post#2?

The first one fits your specification exactly.

Nothing is wrong with it ...
I agree - in fact, I have advised my Father to consider the second one (an extra £5 to have Win 10 pre-installed)
He only wants it for web browsing

NiftyDigits

Why not go for this Dell Inspiron 17-5749 It's just within budget and it should be 'as new'.

Intel Core i3 5005U 2.0GHz
Memory
8Gb
Hard Drive
1Tb
Video
Intel HD Graphics
Screen Size
17.3″

He might appreciate the bigger screen.