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Buying a laptop

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  • cerebus
    cerebus Posts: 677 Forumite
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    DigSunPap said:
    DigSunPap said:
    I made the change from a standard laptop to a Macbook in 2016 and it is still going strong today. Of course they are more expensive but it depends what the primary use of the laptop will be - and I don't think Macs are made with CD trays anymore so perhaps something else would work better
    My friend from work this week has told me that she bought a new laptop last week and that it has been great for her. She sent me the link so I thought it would be worth dropping in here if you are still looking - good price too!

    https://www.currys.co.uk/products/hp-15sfq2571sa-15.6-laptop-intel-core-i3-128-gb-ssd-silver-10250741.html
    Not really enough ram to run Windows 11 so that would need upgrading and Windows 11 in s mode would need sacking off immediately 
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