Hey guys, so someone I know needs a new laptop. It is supposed to be used for internet browsing, word processing and those type of tasks. I'm thinking something like an i5/i3, 4GB RAM, an SSD. Can you guys help me find a good quality laptop with these king of specs? The budget is 750 Euros, but less would be better. Thanks in advance.
750 Euro Laptop
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Feronix
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What about the size? Ultra portable or as big as possible?
Tbh though, you can get decent i3, 4GB RAM laptops for around £400 nowadays, just toss in another 100 for a 250GB SSD and you'll be more than happy. I have one of those specced laptops (well, still have to get an SSD for it but even with the mechanical HDD it's alright), and it's perfect, even does a bit of PhotoShop. Only downside is that it's originally a budget laptop so the casing/shell is plastic-y and not great (Toshiba).
Something from the Dell Inspiron 15 3000 line-up would probably be alright.
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3542-laptop/pd.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn
Or if you want to go for a bit more quality all-round, the Inspiron 14 5000:
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-14-5447-laptop/pd?oc=fncwl2514b&model_id=inspiron-14-5447-laptop
Could also have a look at the PCSpecialist website and see what kind of configurations you can come up with.
That second one, looks really good for his needs. Ill ask him what he thinks. Thanks!
Edit: Apparently he wants a 17 Inch screen? Any more suggestions?
Another Edit: Dell Inspiron 17 5000 Any opinions on this?
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Feronix
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The 17 5000 is basically the same as the 14 5000, except for the screensize (17=17" and 14=14") I guess? Why would he want such a big laptop though? Laptops are for portability.
Ive no idea really. I guess he wants it to be large, but also moveable.
Feronix
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Fair enough I suppose. Gotta say though, considering I'm going to be dragging my 15.6" laptop to courses, I kinda wish it was smaller.
Yeah I also lug around a seemingly huge 15.6" laptop. I use it for gaming as well, so I dont mind the large screen and heavy weight.
Hes in the Czech Republic.
Feronix
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But ultrabook are generally 11/13.3/14", and he wants a 17" one. Besides, why would he need an i7 for web browsing and typing documents? That's just spending money on things he doesn't need.
This is true. Also ultrabooks are usually fairly expensive.
barnsley
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Ultrabooks aren't just i7s with small screens nowadays
.Then again all of the 17'' ones are above £1k. I'll retract my statement
