Laptop help

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Davros1987

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Hi guys,

My parents are looking at buying a new laptop after their second in a about 2 years bit the dust (they are the laptop destroyers!) and they refuse to let me build them a budget PC, however I'm pretty clueless when it comes to laptop specs, so can anyone help suggest something that might be suitable?

They will be using primarily for internet browsing, online finances etc some light officey type stuff and all that other s**t that old timers do on computers....(watch videos of penny farthings?...i dunno)

I told mam to run any contenders past me first so they weren't getting bent over on the price to specs ratio, but in fairness I'm not even sure myself.

Mam mentioned the "Toshiba Satellite Pro L870-172" which seemed pretty suitable for their purposes, but if anyone can suggest anything better or more worth while for their criteria, id appreciate the heads up.

Thanks.
 
just look for something that uses a graphics chip, no need for a real gpu, it will just get hot.
then maybe a hybrid drive or a high capacity SSD, it's always nice when the PC is fast and stays fast.
everything else pretty much doesn't matter, i mean who cares how fast your CPU is if all you do is web browsing. go for who has the best customer service.
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my mom just recently bought a laptop, some HP 300€ thing. does fine for web browsing, if it had an SSD it would be pretty fast as well.
 
Look for an Intel CPU, they use less power (and therefor produce less heat = generally a longer lifespan). Other than that, pretty much what SeekaX said.

Avoid brands like Acer and Packard Bell. Brands like Dell, Asus and HP are generally pretty good :)
 
that seems good enough for browsing and should be fine till they break it ;)
i have had 3 and a bit years from my samsung r720 and its a simular spec to that now but was quite expensive then but 400 quid is not to bad.

Samsung 350V5C Core i5 Windows 8 Laptop
http://www.debenhamsplus.com/DE_Sam...ce=DXfroogle&gclid=CMvErfq_5bUCFUTItAodkUAAiw
Samsung 350V5C Windows 8 Laptop
http://www.bhsdirect.co.uk/BH_Samsu...ce=BHfroogle&gclid=CNznq8u_5bUCFfLLtAoduzUAqQ
Sony E Series 4GB 500GB 15.5 Inch Laptop.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5088340.htm?CMPID=GS001&_$ja=cgid:5897047862|tsid:41408|cid:130172942|lid:47486388542|nw:search|crid:22247953622

there are some competitors hope that helps give you choice
 
I would try and get as much RAM as possible and as the others have said an Ivy bridge CPU with integrated graphics rather than a GPU. Also make sure your parents don't install every bloody toolbar imaginable..

Asus, Lenovo and Samsung i've found make decent laptops but avoid Acer and the lower end Dells although the Dell XPS laptops are quite nice
 
WillSK said:
I would try and get as much RAM as possible and as the others have said an Ivy bridge CPU with integrated graphics rather than a GPU. Also make sure your parents don't install every bloody toolbar imaginable..

Asus, Lenovo and Samsung i've found make decent laptops but avoid Acer and the lower end Dells although the Dell XPS laptops are quite nice
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if you was looking at xps they should of asked for a decent pc instead ... cheaper lol
 
remember300 said:
if you was looking at xps they should of asked for a decent pc instead ... cheaper lol
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very true. But when my parents bought their last laptop they were given a bursary to use on a laptop so they only needed to spend like 100 quid to get a relatively high end xps at the time
 
I'd just say something with an i3 or i5 - preferably Ivybridge, but if there's a decent deal on Sandy, go for that.
Then buy an SSD for it.

Should be able to do that for under £450.
 
Basic use eh?

I'd say an i3 processor with 4gb of ram would do fine. No need for anything more. SSD would be nice (low temps and high speed/reliability) but in reality thats just extra £££.

We found at work Dells have dropped in build quality, Asus are generally nicer to service (hardware wise) as usually the whole bottom panel comes off exposing everything you will need. Toshiba make some solid budget laptops and I just got the family a lenovo (no longer part of IBM just so you know) with i3 and 4gb of ram for £200 off a customer (hardly used) and it seems alright.

Dont worry too much about the brand though, they pretty much use the same hardware (different specs of course) but do differ in build quality (we had an asus in where the screen hinges literally bend as soon as you touch them - needless to say they had been severed at the base and hence cracked all the bezel!)
 
mrapoc said:
Basic use eh?

I'd say an i3 processor with 4gb of ram would do fine. No need for anything more. SSD would be nice (low temps and high speed/reliability) but in reality thats just extra £££.

We found at work Dells have dropped in build quality, Asus are generally nicer to service (hardware wise) as usually the whole bottom panel comes off exposing everything you will need. Toshiba make some solid budget laptops and I just got the family a lenovo (no longer part of IBM just so you know) with i3 and 4gb of ram for £200 off a customer (hardly used) and it seems alright.

Dont worry too much about the brand though, they pretty much use the same hardware (different specs of course) but do differ in build quality (we had an asus in where the screen hinges literally bend as soon as you touch them - needless to say they had been severed at the base and hence cracked all the bezel!)
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a few days ago i talked to a dude who was working for a company that assembles macs for apple and he said that they'd remove a screen if it had more than 3 dead pixels. those screens would then go to dell. couldn't believe it.
 
haha feasible i guess. although dell would risk customers then sending it back to them at a loss!

pretty much all laptop manufacturers use the same screen manufacturers too so in a way you only have to concentrate on the raw specs than worrying about who makes what.
 
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