good laptop under £250 for an OAP

koiboy

My father currently runs an acer laptop with windows 7 on it the screen is going on it. So we want to get a new laptop running windows 10 he mainly uses it for facebook and eBay whats a good laptop to get him ???

Cisco001

What is the spec of existing laptop?
Can you upgrade it?

If u after new laptop, I personally won't get anything less than Ryzen 3.

Ryzen 3 laptop is around 280

https://www.ebuyer.com/912688-lenovo-v155-ryzen-3-3200u-8gb-256gb-ssd-15-6-vega-3-windows-81v50004uk?utm_source=hotukdeals&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hotukdeals

Neil49

If that's all he tends to use it for then I would be inclined to consider a Chromebook rather than a Windows 10 laptop.

There are plenty in the price range you mention, they are easy to use and you don't get all the hassle of the endless updates.

debitcardmayhem

Neil49 wrote: »

If that's all he tends to use it for then I would be inclined to consider a Chromebook rather than a Windows 10 laptop.

There are plenty in the price range you mention, they are easy to use and you don't get all the hassle of the endless updates.

No don't, they come with a best before date. search google for "chromebook no longer updates"


Edit: look for a refurbished in the price range
Edited again: :beer: and don't be tempted to buy a crippled "laptop" with a 32/64 Gb of storage

that

You go down the chrome book route, and facebook and eBay, plus web bits are all they are really good for. You get a 'Final software update' message and then the updates stop, a bit like running xp today, but with limited use, possibly not an issue?

You are going to get a better value from a laptop. I would personally as mentioned above choose either a Ryzen 3, or intel i?-8??? (intel 8th gen like i5-8250U) that sell for approx £170-ish upwards, but you could get cheaper from a private seller too.

pramsay13

+1 for a Chromebook

grumpycrab

This is close - £280 - https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/another-laptop-bf-deal-from-ebuyer-home-laptop-lenovo-v155-ryzen-3-3200u-8gb-256gb-ssd-156-vega-3-windows-10-3341988

Neil49

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

No don't, they come with a best before date. search google for "chromebook no longer updates"


Edit: look for a refurbished in the price range
Edited again: :beer: and don't be tempted to buy a crippled "laptop" with a 32/64 Gb of storage

Check this link to find out how long a specific Chromebook is supported for.

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/chromebook-6-years-expiration

The starting point is 6.5 years

debitcardmayhem

Neil49 wrote: »

Check this link to find out how long a specific Chromebook is supported for.

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/chromebook-6-years-expiration

The starting point is 6.5 years

I have a laptop that is nearly 10 years old and it runs Win 10 and Linux in a dual boot scenario
From that link

That wouldn't be a problem if Chromebooks were frequently refreshed. However, some older models, especially budget notebooks like the Samsung Chromebook 3, have been selling as new for years. In fact, Google's documents show that the Chromebook 3, one of our favorite budget Chromebooks, will receive support for only two more years.

neilmcl

Something like this should be OK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z6MZSZN/ref=s9_acsd_bw_wf_a_Net_cdl_2

debitcardmayhem

neilmcl wrote: »

Something like this should be OK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Z6MZSZN/ref=s9_acsd_bw_wf_a_Net_cdl_2

And then follow this link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4456067/windows-10-switch-out-of-s-mode
if you buy one,saves coming back here to ask about windows S mode :cool: