Is January a good time to buy a new Laptop?

arciere

Cisco001 wrote: »

But that is £650 to start with...

Not suitable for games then
If you buy anything with an integrated graphics card, you simply cannot play games, unless they are very very basic and low demanding.
If keeping cost down is a priority, then go for a desktop computer, rather than a laptop.

danthemoneysavingman

Actual gaming laptops with 1060 card are bloody pricey so suggest you determine what specs you want before looking for a laptop.

For me, the better the processor the longer the laptop will not be a massive irritation to use, so I tend to focus on that (as you cant upgrade it later).

Best not to look at a "deal" and try to determine if its good - instead, determine what you want then go looking for "deals".

Best of luck!

WBCPB

Possibly go for a brand that does not infect your system:
https://thehackernews.com/2015/09/lenovo-laptop-virus.html

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/security-failings-demonstrate-avoid-lenovo/

https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/researcher-discovers-superfish-spyware-installed-on-lenovo-pcs/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mi6-and-mi5-refuse-to-use-lenovo-computers-over-claims-chinese-company-makes-them-vulnerable-to-8737072.html

these reports date back to 2015,maybe they have finally cleaned up their act,who knows?

Regards