[Spec Me Please] Laptop to treat my poor old mum...

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Hey there forum,

My mum recently had some bad news and subsequently we're spending a lot of time in hospitals. I want to treat her to a new laptop, normally I'd enjoy researching to catch up on the tech, but life has become more than a little hectic.

I would be really grateful if anyone could suggest any laptops that are reasonably close to my requirements... but I'm quite flexible. I'm a little out of touch with laptop tech but here we go...
  • Budget ideally less that £500, sub £400 would be preferable, but the cheaper the better for me as I'm on unpaid leave to care for her.
  • The lighter and slimmer the better, screen size around 13-15"
  • Decent build quality as it's going to be getting lugged about a lot, and no doubt my little nephew will get his perpetually chocolate covered hands on it at some point.
  • Good battery life, maybe 6 hr+ so she can watch a movie and do some browsing.
  • Performance capable of 4k playback (for connecting to TV), and something capable of remaining snappy when browsing Facebook whilst also supporting her love of creating unnecessarily large numbers of tabs for no apparent reason.
  • High resolution not a major factor, her eyesight is pretty bad, decent viewing angles would be nice tho so I can watch Downton Abbey too :p.
  • SSD (minimal storage requirements).
  • Webcam
  • Windows OS
Thank you kindly.

All the best for 2018 folks :)
 
The HP 15-bs157sa 15.6" Laptop seems a good start at £400 with a gen8 i5 in it.




OVERVIEW
Type Laptop
Operating system Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
SPECIFICATION
Processor - Intel Core i5-8250U
- Quad-core - 4 Core 8 Threads
- 1.6 GHz / 3.4 GHz (Turbo boost)
- 6 MB cache
RAM 4 GB DDR4
Storage 1 TB HDD, 5400 rpm
SCREEN
Touchscreen No
Screen size 15.6"
Screen type WLED
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Screen features - SVA anti-glare
- WLED-backlit
CONNECTIVITY
Wireless - Wireless-AC
- 1x1
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2
USB - USB 3.1 x 2
- USB 2.0 x 1
Video interface HDMI x 1
Audio interface 3.5 mm jack
Other connections Miracast
MEDIA
Optical disc drive No
Memory card reader SD card reader
SOUND
Speakers Dual speakers
FEATURES
Camera HP TrueVision HD Camera
Microphone Yes
Mouse / trackpad Multi-touch trackpad
Keyboard Full-size island-style keyboard with numeric keypad
Security features Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
POWER
Battery type 4-cell Lithium-ion
Battery life Up to 11.5 hours
GENERAL
Colour Empress red
Box contents HP 15-bs162sa 15.6" Laptop
Dimensions 23.8 x 253.8 x 380 mm (H x W x D)
Weight 2.1 kg
Guarantee 1 year
Software included - McAfee LiveSafe
- Netflix app (subscription required)
- HP Audio Switch
- HP JumpStart
- HP Sure Connect
- HP CoolSense
- HP Orbit
 
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