Computer, Laptop or tablet . . . . . . . . ?

Robisere

The_Salad wrote: »

We're thinking about updating our creaking laptop and don't know whether to get another laptop or maybe purchase a tablet. We use it for email, t'interweb, writing of occasional letters and doing some spreadsheets, so Word and Excel often useful.

What do you use and can you recommend anything . . . . ? Budget up to £1000.

Laptop would be best IMO. But you don't need to spend that much to satisfy your requirements.
These, for example:
https://www.ebuyer.com/791517-lenovo-thinkpad-e570-laptop-20h500bcuk

https://www.ebuyer.com/778727-dell-vostro-15-5000-5568-series-laptop-29h4g

Or something that will fit your requirements but is less expensive:
https://www.ebuyer.com/805720-hp-250-g6-i5-laptop-2sy46es-2sy46es-abu

You don't have to spend £1,000 to get a laptop that will suit you and do what you want. If you need extra storage and/or backup, use some of the budget for an external hard drive:
https://www.ebuyer.com/664373-toshiba-canvio-basics-1tb-portable-external-hard-drive-hdtb310ek3aa

All of the above are just ideas: you might want to shop around a bit yourself.