Cheapest wat to get an 8gb RAM laptop
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emperorstevee
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Hello,
I am looking to get a new laptop that runs on Windows, with 8gb RAM and a disc tray. I would like to spend no more than £350. Where am i best to look?
Thank you
I am looking to get a new laptop that runs on Windows, with 8gb RAM and a disc tray. I would like to spend no more than £350. Where am i best to look?
Thank you
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Are these refurbished? They are very cheap0
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What is driving you to need 8Gb of RAM?The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.0
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I would be reluctant to but anything with less than a Full HD screen.
So even though this; http://mcscom.co.uk/product/dell-vostro-14-5468-i3-7100u-2-4ghz-8gb-500gb-14-hd-win-10-1yr-rtb-wty-mlv025/ fits your spec @£250 inc, the standard screens puts me off somewhat.
The same with all of the options in post #2. Plus they are a bit old.
On looking at images of the machine, there does not appear to be an optical disc drive. So seems a mistake.0 -
Why do you need an optical drive? There are many cheap external USB DVD/CD drives, available cheaply:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=s9_acsd_hfnv_hd_bw_bT8Wgp_ct_x_ct01_w?_encoding=UTF8&node=430559031&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-3&pf_rd_r=VZ75PFKR932M21AMQ6Y8&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=08a84770-6d10-5201-9239-f771efb6a517&pf_rd_i=430546031
This would bring down the price of a laptop and allow you to have another drive, say an SSD.
I bought a Sony external DVD drive about 6 years ago. I may have used it more than 5 times, there is no need for discs nowadays.I think this job really needs
a much bigger hammer.
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A couple of 8GB laptops via Amazon (Prime) 20% off warehouse deals.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B01HU6E4OE/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
£211 (£264 x 0.8)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B01N7P3QFL/ref=dp_olp_used_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=used&m=A2OAJ7377F756P
£243 (£304 x 0.8)If you put your general location in your Profile, somebody here may be able to come and help you.0 -
This Dell Vostro 3568 fits your criteria. But again just a normal HD screen.0
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I would like to be able to run total war games
And I'd like multiple web pages to run smoothly. I bought a 4GB one and it was slow, though i think there was just something generally wrong with it. 0 -
emperorstevee wrote: »I would like to be able to run total war games And I'd like multiple web pages to run smoothly. I bought a 4GB one and it was slow, though i think there was just something generally wrong with it.
Remember that you shouldn't just look at the amount of ram when deciding on what laptop to get. You also need to look at the processor, graphics card, HDD/SSD etc.0 -
Not sure how I would find laptops without a disc tray on the internet. I've googled "8gb laptop no disc tray".0
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emperorstevee wrote: »I would like to be able to run total war games And I'd like multiple web pages to run smoothly. I bought a 4GB one and it was slow, though i think there was just something generally wrong with it.
How much RAM is the last thing to consider when getting new laptop.
It is one of the thing easy to upgrade yourself.
You should concentrate on CPU and GPU.
What is the spec of your existing laptop?0
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