Buying a laptop (I know nothing Help)

VintageBelle

Hello

I need a new laptop but don't know where to start.

I have been told I need an optical drive if I want to watch dvd's.

I want a windows laptop, but don't want to spend more than around £170.00 if possible.

Where would you recommend looking?

I've seen a couple on the pc world website but you can't play dvd's. I went on amazon but there is so much that it was completely over whelming.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

London50

I know I am answering then running {busy afternoon} but apart from watching dvd's what else will you be using it for {h/drive size ect??} you can get a standard laptop without an optical drive cheaper than a fitted one then buy an external one for around £20 on Amazon/ebay.
For 170 you are not going to get much if the dvd drive is fitted in so an external one COULD be a better choice

I am no expert on PC's/laptops so just my opinion

I_have_spoken

£170 is too low unless you are OK to go with a refurbished laptop.

Buying new, this Lenovo ideapad 100 15.6 inch Laptop Notebook (Black) - (Intel Celeron N2840, 4Gb RAM, 500Gb HDD, DVDRW, WLAN, BT, Camera, Integrated Graphics, Windows 10 Home is as cheap as I would go at £225.

NiftyDigits

Dell Inspiron 15 3521 £162 plus delivery.

CPU
Intel Core i3 3217U 1.80GHz
Memory
4Gb
Hard Drive
250Gb
Video Brand
ATi
Video
Intel HD Graphics, 1Gb ATi Radeon HD 7650
Screen Size
15.6″
Screen Resolution
HD 1366 x 768
Touch Screen
No
Webcam
Yes
Ext Video
HDMI
Optical
DVD-RW
USB
1 x USB 2.0, 3 x USB 3.0
Sound
Waves MaxxAudio
Card Reader
8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Bluetooth
Yes
WiFi
Yes

Kernel_Sanders

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Dell Inspiron 15 3521 £162 plus delivery.

Excellent RAM and USB provision at that price, but what's the OP going to think when s/he sees it has no OS ?

AJXX

I_have_spoken wrote: »

£170 is too low unless you are OK to go with a refurbished laptop.

Buying new, this Lenovo ideapad 100 15.6 inch Laptop Notebook (Black) - (Intel Celeron N2840, 4Gb RAM, 500Gb HDD, DVDRW, WLAN, BT, Camera, Integrated Graphics, Windows 10 Home is as cheap as I would go at £225.

Personally, I wouldn't pay £225 for something with a Celeron processor, I know they're not as bad as they used to be but I'd rather sway more towards an i3/i5 processor instead of a Celeron.

NiftyDigits

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Excellent RAM and USB provision at that price, but what's the OP going to think when s/he sees it has no OS ?

She doesn't need to worry about it.

Fightsback

AJXX wrote: »

Personally, I wouldn't pay £225 for something with a Celeron processor, I know they're not as bad as they used to be.......

They are, try an OS upgrade on one compared to an i3+ and it's the difference between walking to London and catching the train, avoid them at all costs unless it's £20 and you're really broke.

VintageBelle

Thanks for all the replies. I hadn't thought about playing the dvd on a separate device that's a great option. I don't mind refurbished. I'd only use it for browsing the internet and using office so don't particularly need it to do a great lot.

Kernel_Sanders

VintageBelle wrote: »

OI don't mind refurbished. I'd only use it for browsing the internet and using office so don't particularly need it to do a great lot.

Just make sure the refurb‘s got a year‘s warranty.

VintageBelle

Kernel_Sanders wrote: »

Just make sure the refurb‘s got a year‘s warranty.

I will do, thank you