Good laptop for no more than £200

Carrot007

elsien wrote: »

Mine had the full 12 months you would get with a new laptop. Looking at the ebay argos store, all the refurbs have a 12 month guarantee.

Indeed but you get better spec elsewhere for the same price, and anything major would show pretty much immediately. Though I guess it depends on your ability to deal with it yourself (not that any warranty is going to support user error).

EveryWhere

hubb wrote: »

Ok but its a bit of a gamble only having 3 months warranty.

For something with a one year warranty; https://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-latitude-14-e5470-i5-6300u-2-40ghz-8gb-128gb-m-2-ssd-14-fhd-win-10-pro-1yr-rtb-wty-mll011/

If she wants new, perhaps better she stretches her budget.

Neil49

hubb wrote: »

Ok but refurbished ? I think she said nothing second hand, just new.

In that case you will have to consider a Chromebook.

There will be lots of responses saying don't buy one but at the price level you are talking about your options for a new Windows laptop are limited.

that

Neil49 wrote: »

In that case you will have to consider a Chromebook.

There will be lots of responses saying don't buy one but at the price level you are talking about your options for a new Windows laptop are limited.

At a push, I would prefer a CloudBook. Like A chromebook, also has poor spec hardware, just runs windows instead of chrome, but after typing this thought.... "and then are the updates to be added "

hubb

So all the links in this thread for refurbished are rubbish ?

elsien

Carrot007 wrote: »

Indeed but you get better spec elsewhere for the same price, and anything major would show pretty much immediately. Though I guess it depends on your ability to deal with it yourself (not that any warranty is going to support user error).

I wasn't particularly recommending any, just showing that you can get refurbs with a decent guarantee.

that

hubb wrote: »

So all the links in this thread for refurbished are rubbish ?

Not rubbish, just it came across you wanted new, warranty, and cashback. I want a round the word trip withe 15 stop-off places for the same price as a flight to Spain, think we will both be out of luck

It is also getting to the time where the sales sharks feed on the uninitiated 'have to buy now' crowd. Even the Disk I was interested in had gone up £52(325 to 387 - increased on 30 Nov) - I probably will purchase next year.

this is still quite good:

EveryWhere wrote: »

For something with a one year warranty; https://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-latitude-14-e5470-i5-6300u-2-40ghz-8gb-128gb-m-2-ssd-14-fhd-win-10-pro-1yr-rtb-wty-mll011/

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I bought a decent spec Del laptop from CeX for £210. Has 8gb ram 256 gb ssd and is in perfect condition. The battery is still excellent and comes with a TWO YEARS guarantee. If you’ve any old tech you could trade that in and get something similar for even less money. I’ve never had any problems using CEX.
I still think an iPad would be better for your mum, far less complicated and nicer for streaming, email and web browsing.

GDB2222

I bought an Atom powered laptop a few years ago for £150, brand new from Dell. It’s rather slow, but it does all the things the OP wants. 15” screen. 4GB RAM. Windows. The only thing I have against it is the poor screen resolution.

It’s slow, but it runs for ages on a single charge of the battery.

Do they not do deals like that any longer?

EveryWhere

GDB2222 wrote: »

I bought an Atom powered laptop a few years ago for £150, brand new from Dell. It’s rather slow, but it does all the things the OP wants. 15” screen. 4GB RAM. Windows. The only thing I have against it is the poor screen resolution.

It’s slow, but it runs for ages on a single charge of the battery.

Do they not do deals like that any longer?

Sounds like a bargain :eek::laugh: