Cheap but good laptop?

~Daisy_81~

I'm looking to get my boyfriend a laptop for Christmas but don't have a big budget, he uses it to check emails, go online, for his business, photos, etc

Are there any good laptop's for under £150 please that anyone can recommend?

I have a chromebook but that doesn't have a OS so he wouldn't be able to do some things on one of those, files and pictures wise etc.

Thank you for any help.

~Daisy_81~

Or under £200 at a big push

~Daisy_81~

https://www.cheaplaptopcompany.co.uk/Laptops-under-£200

Are any of these any good? I do want a decent one. Thanks.

forgotmyname

You want a decent one but dont want to spend much money, those laptops could be 6 or 7 years old.

I clicked one that was over your (big push) budget and its CPU was released May 2011. So thats what your buying. Are you based in Ireland? that company is.

Chromebook does have an OS its the Chrome OS. Why do you have issues with files and pictures?

Install the software you need to open them. I cant see why it would have issues with what he needs.

grumpycrab

For new this just fits the bill
https://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/hp-14-bp059sa-14-laptop-accessories-bundle-10167355-pdt.html

Should be usable but limited space for music,pics, films, docs. If you have an existing external drive that would be one solution - or use a cloud service.

NineDeuce

I would recommend getting a second hand one. If you buy on CeX then they give you a 2 year warranty.

You can then get much more for your money. You will get peanuts in comparison for under £200

[Deleted User]

I'd go for a decent second hand laptop like a Thinkpad for £200 over a low budget new one any day.

toshi

NineDeuce wrote: »

I would recommend getting a second hand one.

https://www.encore-pc.co.uk/about-us
Their own Black Friday sale is gone, but may start a Christmas sale ?

Business Model notebooks (Dell Latitude, Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Elitebook, Toshita Portege/Tecra) are far better quality, durablity than consumer models. Consumer model mouse pad is fairly awful; in a couple of years, mouse button would become less responsive. it won't happen with a business model.

Don't forget 2 upgrades, they are MUSTs

Upgrade Your hard disk : 120GB SSD £35
(SSD makes computer blazinly faster) Don't buy any hard disk (60 years old technology) computer at 2017!!
Memory upgrade : 4GB + £20

Warranty (option) + £25

I bought a HP elitebook from their ebay shop bofore, and I was quite impressed with the quality of the product and their service.

Recently I have helped a DELL latitude 6400 series notebook at my volunteer work. I really liked its sleek look and solid keyboard/mouse pad etc. They are much much better than any consumer models (Pavilion, Satellite, Inspiron etc)

Happy Computing

[Deleted User]

toshi wrote: »

https://www.encore-pc.co.uk/about-us
Their own Black Friday sale is gone, but may start a Christmas sale ?

Business Model notebooks (Dell Latitude, Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Elitebook, Toshita Portege/Tecra) are far better quality, durablity than consumer models. Consumer model mouse pad is fairly awful; in a couple of years, mouse button would become less responsive. it won't happen with a business model.

Don't forget 2 upgrades, they are MUSTs

Upgrade Your hard disk : 120GB SSD £35
(SSD makes computer blazinly faster) Don't buy any hard disk (60 years old technology) computer at 2017!!
Memory upgrade : 4GB + £20

Warranty (option) + £25

I bought a HP elitebook from their ebay shop bofore, and I was quite impressed with the quality of the product and their service.

Recently I have helped a DELL latitude 6400 serious notebook at my volunteer work. I really liked its sleek look and solid keyboard/mouse pad etc. They are much much better than any consumer models (Pavilion, Satellite, Inspiron etc)

Happy Computing

All consumer grade tech is crap in my eyes. It's why I use an ex corporate desktop PC also. Solid and whisper quiet.

toshi

toshi wrote: »

https://www.encore-pc.co.uk/about-us
Their own Black Friday sale is gone, but may start a Christmas sale ?

Business Model notebooks (Dell Latitude, Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Elitebook, Toshita Portege/Tecra) are far better quality, durablity than consumer models. Consumer model mouse pad is fairly awful; in a couple of years, mouse button would become less responsive. it won't happen with a business model.

Don't forget 2 upgrades, they are MUSTs

Upgrade Your hard disk : 120GB SSD £35
(SSD makes computer blazinly faster) Don't buy any hard disk (60 years old technology) computer at 2017!!
Memory upgrade : 4GB + £20

Warranty (option) + £25

Happy Computing

How about this ? Black Friday discount is gone now, but they often do a promotion, if you are lucky, you would get the same spec around 200 pound ?



Dell Latitude E6430 - i5-3340M 2.70GHz

SKU: ENC-DEL2288-GRADEC
Upgrade Your Hard Drive 120GB SSD £35
Memory Upgrade 4GB £20
Operating System Windows 10 Home - Installed as stand
1 Year RTB Warranty £25

total £228.50

Ziyodamir

Hello,

I recommend you Acer A315-51-380T 15.6″laptop. This is a good laptop for basic work and some video experience.