New laptop for University

[embalse]

Any thoughts on the best/economical 15" laptop for use at University for my son? No gaming

 

[Snapshot]

What is he going to be doing there? Will he need a PC for coding or just for research/writing?

 

[embalse]

Business and Spanish, so no need for an intensive GPU

 

[Snapshot]

Budget?

 

[embalse]

Budget?

Under £700

 

[Philtor]

I would have a look at the Dell Inspiron range personally for that price.

Mind you, Lenovo has some good offerings also in that price bracket.

 

[DJMK4]

I picked up an immaculate conditioned Dell Latitude 5330 a couple of months back, a 2022 laptop for £250,

i5 12th Gen laptop, 16gig ram , SSD, windows 11

Still has dell warranty until oct 2025 this year

it was an ebay job though and had to be careful to pick a good example, i was very lucky and the condition it was in is almost brand new looking, not a single mark on it



I am very happy with the laptop,

 

[embalse]

I picked up an immaculate conditioned Dell Latitude 5330 a couple of months back, a 2022 laptop for £250,

Shall take a look....

 

[EdwardTeach]

You could look second hand. I am using a 9yr old dell xps as my main laptop. It is still a really nice laptop for the kind of uses you describe. Progress in laptops has stalled somewhat, a high end laptop from a few years ago will still be really nice today.

 

[DJMK4]

Shall take a look....

If your going used get one with manufacturers Warrenty if you can

 

[Minstadave]

Dell Inspiron 16 is on offer at the moment and would be a solid choice.

Yoga Pro 7 Gen 9 AMD also a great buy with a 14.5" screen.

 

[mattyfez]

£663.97

ASUS ExpertBook B3 Flip B3402FVA Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 258GB SSD 14 Inch Touchscreen Convertible Windows 11 Pro Academic Laptop​

SKU: B3402FVA-ECI582XA Quickfind Code: 1950461

 

[Minstadave]

£663.97

ASUS ExpertBook B3 Flip B3402FVA Intel Core i5 8GB RAM 258GB SSD 14 Inch Touchscreen Convertible Windows 11 Pro Academic Laptop​

SKU: B3402FVA-ECI582XA Quickfind Code: 1950461

That looks really poor for the money.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Slightly above budget but if you've got a Costco nearby and a card or know someone who has, this is very solid for the money.

https://www.costco.co.uk/Computers/Laptops-MacBooks/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Slim-5-Intel-Core-Ultra-7-32GB-RAM-1TB-SSD-14-Inch-OLED-Laptop-83DA005PUK/p/501392

Double checked and OCUK don't sell this model so no competitor hinting.

 

[radderfire]

I would also recommend the Dell Inspiron range. If you want a higher spec, then Dell also do refurb laptops at the Dell Outlet.

 

[Jupiter]

Dell Inspiron or a Chromebook IMO.