Is this a good buy ?

Andy_L

John_Gray said:

If you use it at home, why not buy a PC with a sensibly-sized large screen?

Because you can't just fold a PC up and put it away to free up the dining table for...er...dining when you're done.

MouldyOldDough

facade said:

It looks ok, provided you are using it at a desk/table. (You won't use a laptop on your lap because they are awkward, heavy and set your legs on fire)

A 17" screen is about as small as you'd want to go for more than a few minutes use, unless you are a young'un with fantastic eyesight, rather than one of us seniors with dim eyes...

If you want something to use in your lap, get a tablet pc.

Tablet PCs are generally under developed compared to laptops 
Unless you pay huge amounts - you get a slow but light device
I use an overbed table anyway so weight is not an issue 

MouldyOldDough

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

if you just use it at home why not just plug into mains, forget about battery?

That's what I HAVE to do now 

cerebus

Not on the screen of your current device , but the one you want to buy will be much crisper

The 3rd gen i5s are no slouch in Web surfing and emails and you won't notice a huge difference in speed , if you do video editing you will

The m.2 hard drive is way faster than an ssd and you will notice a difference in boot up and shut down time

Also usb ports are much faster than they used to be so you will notice a difference if you back up your hard drive regularly as long as you buy the correct usb stick

And of course you get a nice new battery!

cerebus

Missed out "sure" on the first paragraph , no idea how to edit posts 

[Deleted User]

Hi,

cerebus said:

Missed out "sure" on the first paragraph , no idea how to edit posts 

hit the wee gear wheel top of post.

cerebus

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

cerebus said:

Missed out "sure" on the first paragraph , no idea how to edit posts 

hit the wee gear wheel top of post.

Can you point it out to me please can't see it

[Deleted User]

Hi,

should be top right of your post.

cerebus

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

should be top right of your post.

Thanks for that , weird though as I can't see it , probably a glitch in the matrix.....

[Deleted User]

Hi,

did a search, seems "You have not posted enough times and are still caught in the spam prevention measures".

No idea how many posts you need to be 'clean' so just keep posting to build up your numbers.