Please help me choose a new laptop for my wife. Revised Requirements.

Cisco001

For your consideration, £550 @ ebuyer.

ASUS Vivobook 15X OLED M1503QA Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6" Full HD OLED, AMD Radeon, Windows 11 Home, Silver

chrisw

I wanted a new laptop for my wife but they said they didn't do part exchange...

Cisco001

chrisw said:

I wanted a new laptop for my wife but they said they didn't do part exchange...

CEX.......

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Cisco001 said:

For your consideration, £550 @ ebuyer.

ASUS Vivobook 15X OLED M1503QA Laptop, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6" Full HD OLED, AMD Radeon, Windows 11 Home, Silver

Currys sell what seems to be the intel version @ £599

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/asus-vivobook-15-oled-x1505za-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251638.html

That yoga I have that tries to burn me is a Ryzen, I prefer Intel.

The i5-1230U is faster, more cores and less power.

READY4

Cisco001 said:

chrisw said:

I wanted a new laptop for my wife but they said they didn't do part exchange...

CEX.......

Whoooooosh...

READY4

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Cisco001 said:

For your consideration, £550 @ ebuyer.

Currys sell what seems to be the intel version @ £599

/products/asus-vivobook-15-oled-x1505za-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251638.html

That yoga I have that tries to burn me is a Ryzen, I prefer Intel.

The i5-1230U is faster, more cores and less power.

Currys OOS

READY4

Cisco001 said:

For your consideration, £550 @ ebuyer.

Vega 7 graphics and PWM utilised for screen dimming..
Though neither may be an issue for a particular user..

Neil49

READY4 said:

Neil49 said:

A recommended laptop in Computer Active magazine is the Acer Swift 3.

I'm using an oldish Swift 3 and have been very impressed with it. 

I should add that I was referring to the £400 price point, rather than the 'up to £1000' budget.

Yes, I was looking at a price point mid way between the two figures! 

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READY4 said:

facade said:

Cisco001 said:

For your consideration, £550 @ ebuyer.

Currys sell what seems to be the intel version @ £599

/products/asus-vivobook-15-oled-x1505za-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10251638.html

That yoga I have that tries to burn me is a Ryzen, I prefer Intel.

The i5-1230U is faster, more cores and less power.

Currys OOS

It wasn't when I posted, and it was £100 cheaper than today. 

(Mind you, the usual way to tell if a Currys (or Argos) offer was a good one is if it is out of stock.........)

Belenus

Thanks everyone for your comments.

I have persuaded my wife that a 15 inch laptop is a better choice for her. We visited a few shops today so she could get a look and feel and she is now happy to switch to the larger screen 15 inch laptop.

We have decided that we want 16gb memory rather than 4gb or 8gb for Windows11. An SSD is essential but capacity is not too important. Anything 250gb and above would be more than enough.

She wants a black finish rather than silver, preferably with a black keyboard but grey is acceptable. She does not like the look or reflectivity of the silver laptops.

John Lewis has the below Lenovo Ideapad 3i on display which would at first glance be ideal for her.

Can we do better at that price? Is it worth spending more for something better?. We are happy to spend more ( a maximum of £1,000 but preferably a lot less) but, with her requirements being very basic, that should not be necessary.

Thanks