Decent laptop for school work up to £600

HokkaHokka · 26 Dec 2020 at 15:22

Hello,

Ideally working well for 5-6 years if this is realistic.
Would like Windows O/S & screen not too small.
Also minimum 8GB Ram
Recommendations would be great if possible ..particularly seasonal bargains!
Thanks
HH

HokkaHokka · 26 Dec 2020 at 19:18

https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/cty...rationid=d37aaae4-e32b-40ba-bc75-a41c7429bc2a

Any good? Thanks

HokkaHokka · 26 Dec 2020 at 19:37

Or
https://ao.com/product/82a1005juk-lenovo-laptop-grey-78284-251.aspx

or https://www.hihonor.com/unitedkingdom/product/honor-magicbook-15

timmy222 · 27 Dec 2020 at 11:02

Acer - aspire 5 a515-44, I got one yesterday and very impressed how fast this laptop is.
And the screen is very good full hd 1080 cost was 549.00 from the curry shop.
8gb 512 ssd 6 core 6 thread CPU Amd 4500u.

HokkaHokka · 27 Dec 2020 at 13:58

timmy222 said:
Acer - aspire 5 a515-44, I got one yesterday and very impressed how fast this laptop is.
And the screen is very good full hd 1080 cost was 549.00 from the curry shop.
8gb 512 ssd 6 core 6 thread CPU Amd 4500u.

Thanks for your help.
This looks really good so I think I'm going to go for it.
Kind Regards
HH

HokkaHokka · 27 Dec 2020 at 17:02

Thanks again. I've collected it and set it up and it's lightning quick so far! Really appreciate your help with this.

timmy222 · 27 Dec 2020 at 17:11

Good choice, just remember to remove all the bloat wear bro.

timmy222 · 29 Dec 2020 at 11:04

Also noted the following, the memory is 4 gb on the motherboard and 4 gb in a slot.
I have purchased a 8 gb to go into the slot for 12 gb.
Not worried about dual channel as this laptop is for non gaming only - even though you can do some nice light gaming on this apu.
The multi tasking on this laptop is great - running 4k you tube and running a few spread sheets with no problems at all.

LeoK · 26 Jan 2021 at 23:50

Hi,

Sorry for the slight necro on this thread. I just have a similar question for my son. If I should have started a new thread, I am sorry.

I was thinking of ordering him a Lenovo Flex 5. He qualifies for a student discount. Specs along the lines of:

i5-1135G7
16GB ram
512GB TLC SSD
WiFI 6
MX450
Pen/ backlit keyboard / fingerprint, etc.

Whole thing is about £730ish with his discount.

I heard the screen is poor but he is not going to any graphic design work. Mainly MS Office, 6+ hours of battery, and occasional light gaming. Is there any other better options? He is not in a rush so don't mind the wait times.

Many thanks