Cheapest laptop I could buy for general use?

MarkAlexander18

Hi guys, I am looking for a new laptop. I currently have a samsung RV511 laptop and it is an intel core i3, windows 7. I am looking to spend maybe £100 or less on a laptop for general use. Would this be possible if I bought a refurbished one?

that

good new laptop for £100... and I'm looking for a brick of gold for £10

Just put in a SSD into the current one, It will probably be faster than any sub £300 one

MarkAlexander18

that wrote: »

good new laptop for £100... and I'm looking for a brick of gold for £10

Just put in a SSD into the current one, It will probably be faster than any sub £300 one

Problem is, I can't afford a good laptop right now. I am looking at buying a much better one later in the year as I have a chunk of money coming my way. For now I am looking at just replacing my current one as the battery needs replacing and parts of it have broken off. It's a bit of a mess now. What kind of price would you say is more likely for a similar type of laptop?

joeypesci

What is general use? Internet and e-mail? If so just check out Ebuyer for the cheapest one's they sell. But as you're probably already aware a cheap laptop will last about a year to two before being stupidly slow.

An SSD would help but will be more than £100 so that idea is out the window.

You'll struggle to get anything decent for the price you want. Unless you look on Gumtree or Ebay.

Carrot007

joeypesci wrote: »

What is general use? Internet and e-mail? If so just check out Ebuyer for the cheapest one's they sell. But as you're probably already aware a cheap laptop will last about a year to two before being stupidly slow.

An SSD would help but will be more than £100 so that idea is out the window.

You'll struggle to get anything decent for the price you want. Unless you look on Gumtree or Ebay.

Cheapest one will no doubt be one or the 'orrible 16/32/64 crapdrive nonsense and not worth picking up! And non swappable.

In my view.
There are refurbs around £150, but you would also need to addin anew battery if you want to use it like that as they will come with a you are lucky to get 30 mins battery.

marcarm

Chromebooks are down to £200 at Argos at the mo, no idea if this would suit your needs?

that

good, reliable second hand is dell e6410, e6420, e6430 - higher the number the better the laptop. Fairly robust, should be able to get a 4gb one for under £100, but they are not light weight. probably very simlay spec to your current one

Toshiba r930 are the next level up and start around 150... if you look long and hard on ebay. Yours with an ssd would probably still be faster than one of these. They are light and quite decent. Dell e6230 are also not bad, but think a bit heavier, thinner, but need special thinner than standard hdd

ssd has come down in price a bit an you can get a 120gb for about £40 and a 256 for about £55 from ebuyer

Probably very similar spec to current one

telemarks

MarkAlexander18 wrote: »

For now I am looking at just replacing my current one as the battery needs replacing and parts of it have broken off

You can pick up replacement "compatible" batteries for most laptops for £10+ on eBay if you are not to fussy. Might get you through for a few months?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laptop-Battery-for-Samsung-R480-RV408-RV511-RV515-RF410-RF510-NP-R418-AA-PB9NS6B/273133180648

grumpycrab

MarkAlexander18 wrote: »

For now I am looking at just replacing my current one as the battery needs replacing and parts of it have broken off. It's a bit of a mess now.

If its plugged in, does it work? What parts "have broken off"?

that

I would suggest a desktop. Although not portable, you are going the get the best value for money from them.

Much harder to break bits off too


Idea 1: me, if I were in your situation I would live with a tatty laptop. Nothing looses value as fast as technology.

Idea 2:I would but in the 120GB ssd, remove the DVD and get a carousel fro ebay £10 and out your old hdd in that

joeypesci

telemarks wrote: »

You can pick up replacement "compatible" batteries for most laptops for £10+ on eBay if you are not to fussy. Might get you through for a few months?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Laptop-Battery-for-Samsung-R480-RV408-RV511-RV515-RF410-RF510-NP-R418-AA-PB9NS6B/273133180648

I wouldn't trust any battery from Ebay. Especially as that battery is coming from China. No doubt a knock off that could burst into flames at any moment.