Laptop needed folks, any ideas ?

DCFC79

I have been asked to find a laptop for a relative, budget in mind is £500, OS is windows, screen size as big as possible really.

Just general use like emails, word processing, nothing fancy like games.

What are the recommended brands to consider/stay clear of ?
I had considered 1 from John Lewis as you get 2 years guarantee included, any other retailers I should consider ?

Thanks

Debbie_Savard

Amazon, eBuyer and of course avoid PC World/Currys

I doubt you'd get 17" screen and an SSD on the budget, so I'd drop down to 15" screen with SDD like this Lenovo V110- 80TL000RUK- 15.6" Display, Intel Core i5-6200U / 2.3 GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo) Processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 Professional at just under £500.

DCFC79

Debbie_Savard wrote: »

Amazon, eBuyer and of course avoid PC World/Currys

I doubt you'd get 17" screen and an SSD on the budget, so I'd drop down to 15" screen with SDD like this Lenovo V110- 80TL000RUK- 15.6" Display, Intel Core i5-6200U / 2.3 GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo) Processor, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 Professional at just under £500.

Thanks, that's bad, its 15.6 so not too small.

Yes forgot about Amazon, ill check out PC World/Currys.

Cisco001

http://www.very.co.uk/acer-aspire-5-intelreg-coretrade-i3nbsp8gb-ram-1tbnbsphdd-173-inch-laptopnbspwith-optional-microsoft-office-365-home-black/1600225927.prd?sku=sku20308177&cm_mmc=google-_-PLA+-+Generic-_-Electricals+-+Laptops-_-na_226448372131&utm_medium=cpc&k_clickid=cb817ebd-7356-4ad1-bbbf-c967643514d7&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Shopping_Electricals%20-%20Laptops&utm_term=na&utm_content=226448372131&profileid=402&keywordid=na&productgroupid=pg2444147&device=m&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInsv_iKnJ2AIV7BXTCh1b6QsoEAkYASABEgILHPD_BwE

cranford

Dont forget if you have not used |Very befor you can get 20% of if you sign up for paying over 3 months or more but if you do make sure you do otherwise you will pay a lot more in interest. I will ad this 15.6, I5 SSD with additional HDD which comes down to about £500.
http://www.very.co.uk/acer-aspire-5-intel-core-i5-8gb-ram-1tb-hard-drive-amp-128gb-ssd-156-inch-full-hd-laptop-blackgrey-with-geforce-mx150-graphics-and-optional-microsoft-office-365-home/1600202163.prd
I saved £180 on a laptop last year by doing this.

EveryWhere

A relatively powerful alternative; https://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-precision-15-3510-i7-6820hq-2-70ghz-16gb-360gb-sdd-firepro-w5130m-15-6-fhd-w10p-1yr-rtb-wty-prc187/

J_B

EveryWhere wrote: »

A relatively powerful alternative; https://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-precision-15-3510-i7-6820hq-2-70ghz-16gb-360gb-sdd-firepro-w5130m-15-6-fhd-w10p-1yr-rtb-wty-prc187/

But note the american keyboard ...
Not a big problem really, just need a marker pen!

Cisco001

J_B wrote: »

But note the american keyboard ...
Not a big problem really, just need a marker pen!

You can get keyboard sticker for £2-3

EveryWhere

Cisco001 wrote: »

You can get keyboard sticker for £2-3

I wouldn't put keyboard stickers on a backlit keyboard. But neither would I write on them with a marker pen.
If one can't get used to a US/Euro keyboard,layout, set it as a UK keyboard and go to the usual place.