New for old Laptop

B3cky5

Hi all. I recently broke my laptop 😭 and have claimed on the house insurance to have it repaired. Unfortunately, they have informed me today that it cannot be repaired and will be replaced. My question is what kind of replacement will i get? The old laptop was used for gaming (amongst other things) and quite expensive, so had an i5 processor, albeit a fourth gen one. The insurance company are saying that a lower spec processor will do the same job. I however, have no idea. I just bought the processor that was recommended at the time. Can anyone advise? Many thanks 😊 

TheRightOne

Post the model number of the old laptop. Then we can peruse the full spec and make a comparison with a more modern device.

B3cky5

The laptop is an acer aspire V5WE2

debitcardmayhem

did the insurance co say what they are offering ? Did your acer have a graphics card

B3cky5

No, just an acer 3, but none were in stock so they are going to ring me tomorrow. I just don’t want to accept something that isn’t equivalent.

B3cky5

TheRightOne

They aren't entirely wrong as of course processors have moved on. Though since yours was a mid-range laptop at the time, so it may have a superior build quality. Accordingly, I would press for something in that category, if they offer something lesser.
Ryzen 5 preferable. But minimum Ryzen 3. Same with Intel. i5 preferable, but minimum i3.

Spank

Have you asked if they will give you money? Then you can put that with some of your own and get at least a Quad core and an ADD 

Cisco001

What is the model number of the new laptop they offer?
Used laptop with similar spec on ebay could be found under £200

B3cky5

They haven’t said which model, just series 3. Apparently they will ring me today. 

B3cky5

ACER ASPIRE 3 A317-52- NX.HZWEK.004 (BLACK)

This is what they have offered. I cannot post a direct link but it’s on ao.com