Need a new Laptop, help please.

[Ad93]

First of all I didn't know where to put this so feel free to move it is necessary.

 

My 'little' brother starts university in September doing an engineering degree course and needs a new laptop, his old one is Pentium 4 and a very slow one at that. He has swallowed his pride and come to me for help .

 

A desktop is out of the question because apparently he wants the 'portability of a laptop', even though his current one hasn't left the desk in about 4 years.

 

I have already told him about HP Probook's as we run a few at school and are quite impressed, but I have told him to look for any starting with the model number 6 because they have a locking catch and look sturdier which would be required for him as he's not brilliant at looking after things.

 

I have built up a list of things he would like to have and could do with some ideas as to suitable laptops so any help is appreciated.

 

 

• Intel i5 processor or AMD Equivalent
  
• Large hard drive or Solid State Drive
  
• HD Graphics or Dedicated Graphics
  
• 64-bit motherboard
  
• If possible 8gb or 16gb of memory (but I can always upgrade that for him if need be)
  
• USB 3.0
  
• Decent battery life
  
• Ideally strong and resistant to hits and knocks (student life)
  
• Ability to run high memory graphics applications
  

 

He's looking at a cost from anything around £350 (fat chance) to £900 (more like it)

 

That's it really if anybody can think of anything I should let him know then please let me know.

 

Thanks

 

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[HaleStorm]

I have an Acer Aspire 5755G which pretty much matches that description

 

2.5GHz i5

Nvida 630M dedicated gfx, with switch to intel HD4000 to save battery

64bit

8GB RAM

USB 3

up to 1TB HDD (depending on which model)

cost about £430 including next day delivery

 

the only thing it doesn't have is the locking catch for the lid...but a neoprene slip case will help with that if its an issue

 

Couldnt find the old model but this is the one thats superceeded it http://www.box.co.uk/Acer_Aspire_V3-571G_1289839.html

Edited July 15, 2013 by HaleStorm

[tommej]

Lenovo Ideapad Y500 15.6 inch Laptop-Black (Intel Core i7 3630QM, 8Gb RAM, 1Tb HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, BT, Webcam, Nvidia Graphics, Windows 8).: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

 

or if he can wait a while, the y510p which comes with haswell is likely being released in the UK soon.

[Ad93]

Thanks for the suggestion both those laptops look fantastic. The lid catches aren't a necessity it's just something I have always found useful on a laptop while it is being transported around.

 

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