Help choosing laptop please for work

squibbs25

Hi,
I've just secured a new job which I need to get a laptop.

It will be used purely for email, spreadsheets, internet, (and what ever else the boss wants it used for).

Also what do I use for spreadsheets, I used excel many years ago (but only as a tester for about 1 month) so I'm blind to it all now.

Can anyone recommend a laptop, budget is £500 (but will go lightly dearer for the right one)
We have HP's at home.

Thanks in advance.

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Where will you be using it?

In the office only?

At other company's offices?

On/in transport, such as trains, aeroplanes, cars etc.?

What about size (including screen size) and weight?

squibbs25

It will be used between 3 sites (2 offices and home)
Won't be used on transport.
As for screen size something reasonable (15" /17") not sure if 13 " would be too small.
What size would be best for spreadsheets?
Not sure if our own laptop is 15" or 17" although I don't very often use it I mainly surf on the ipad.

buglawton

You need approx 15" screen

jshm2

As you'll get a far better screen and battery life than most i3 machines in your price range.

As far as specs go you're not after anything that requires special functionality. So try before you buy in PC World but find a better price elsewhere.

Cisco001

Since it is a work laptop, I assuming you don't need lot of storage?

HP 250 G5 Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz 8GB 256GB SSD 15.6 Inch Windows 7 Professional Laptop £470
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/hp-250-g5-intel-core-i7-6500u-2.5ghz-8gb-256gb-ssd-15.6-inch-windows-7-10-x0n34ea/version.asp?refsource=LDadwords&cr!!!!!LD&refsource=ldadwords&gclid=CIOI0tTAp84CFUE_GwodppQJvA

GunJack

so, who's paying for Office for this laptop? You, or work? Clarify this before you buy a laptop, you may find your hardware budget is reduced by approx. £120 to allow you to buy Office 2016..... if work are paying, then you can up the hw budget but you won't need to spend £500 on a laptop for your stated useage