Laptop spec advice

400ixl

If the budget is around £500 from the Dell Outlet site, although slightly over budget I would probably pick https://www.dellrefurbished.co.uk/item/dell-latitude-7400-618bdfb9/dell-latitude-7400/1.html?child=dell-latitude-7400-000008&p=1

Dell Latitude 7400 - i7 8th Gen 4 Core CPU, 16Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD, 14" FHD Display £539 or £549 with touch screen

The Asus Vivobook is a good alternative and is a better spec.

getmore4less

trying__2b_good said:

Thank you. I find it all totally unfathomable . I know £500 isn’t a lot of money in the laptop world but it’s a lot of money for me, especially if I end up with something rubbish.  

Don't rush into anything, get a feel for the tradeoffs and monitor some of the main sites for what's on offer.

£500 will get something decent might even get something new,  nearly new or higher spec a bit older.

Any reason for a laptop.

I am pondering my next machine a leaning towards the micro boxes and regular screen(s)

Hp 800 mini is an example

For portable day to day I have migrated to a phone,  sit at a desk for proper stuff.

trying__2b_good

Thanks again for the responses. I’ve been wanting something for a while but just totally stumped. 

I’ve been quite unwell  and need it for consultations and some rehab therapy that’s done on teams. Trying to hold my phone for them is a nightmare so it’s become something that I need asap really. 

Think I’ll just have to make a decision and get something from a reputable seller then at least it can go back if there’s a problem 

getmore4less

Here is another lenovo offer, not checked the specs against the other options so far.
(Might not be upgradable from 8GB ram though)

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-ideapad-5-14-amd-laptop-ryzen-7-5700u-8c-16t-8gb512gb-1080p-ips-ps49499-delivered-brand-new-using-code-at-lenovo-3887096

cx6

In answer to your question, yes Dell Inspiron are excellent and affordable. As per my link you can get a new one for your budget.

trying__2b_good

https://www.johnlewis.com/acer-swift-1-sf114-34-laptop-intel-pentium-processor-4gb-ram-128gb-ssd-14-inch-full-hd/silver/p5860135#product

I presume this isn’t going to be great?


 

getmore4less

agree Inspiron are solid bits of kit.

should be some codes around to get some money off 


The outlet will have some, pot luck what's in stock though (often returns so close to brand new)

https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?brandId=7&c=uk&cs=ukdfh1&l=en&s=dfh&dgc=IR&cid=296386&lid=5667687

400ixl

If all you want to do is a bit of browsing and email it would be ok and just about do the job.

If you are going to tax it in any way with photo editing etc then the processor is not good, lacks memory and has very little onboard storage.

cx6

400ixl said:

If all you want to do is a bit of browsing and email it would be ok and just about do the job.

If you are going to tax it in any way with photo editing etc then the processor is not good, lacks memory and has very little onboard storage.

What is it? ie to what laptop are you referring