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Needing New Laptop
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If set on new laptop rather than refurbished then personally on your budget and projected usage (limited multi-tasking), I'd prioritise SSD and RAM over processor. So I3 + 8Gb RAM + 256Gb SSD.TheBunting wrote: »Should I be going for an i5 instead of i3 processor? Does that make a big difference. Also the memory doesnt really matter either, I will be using an external hard drive as I will have a lot of important documents etc I dont want to have saved onto the laptop I can store the EHD in a safe.
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WaywardDriver wrote: »If set on new laptop rather than refurbished then personally on your budget and projected usage (limited multi-tasking), I'd prioritise SSD and RAM over processor. So I3 + 8Gb RAM + 256Gb SSD.I'm of the opinion you have missed the boat. This is the season where many have to buy, the desperate get out their wallets in panic the last few weeks before Xmas. Businesses know this and often cream the market. Think the week around black friday and cyber monday are the end of cheapness. till next year. having checked the last two weeks from the last few years, they generally went up, but the dross got put on the market under the bargain banner, which they weren't, just to separate fools from their money.
You could do much worse than this one which is a grade 2 machine. Check beforehand it had no marks on the screen, like blemishes, bubbles or dud pixels or other screen issues. £139.99 was $1795 four years ago.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Latitude-E7240-Core-i5-4300U-1-90GHz-4GB-Ram-128GB-SSD-Webcam-HDMI-Laptop/323560465412?
depending on the age of the i3, it may outperform an i7. compare apples with apples, and not slugs with race horses
If you must have new, personally would buy next year... if you can wait.?
If this is a bad time of year to buy one then I can definitely wait until next year to maximise what I get for my money. Thanks for all your help. Goal is to Retire before I'm 40 (currently 30yo)0 -
this is not a bad deal. Spend £400 and you will get a new laptop with a full hd screen, but it probably will no be built as well, but about £160 cheaper
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T450-Core-i5-5300U-2-30GHz-16GB-Ram-240GB-SSD-Windows-10-Laptop/232949763168?0
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