genesis Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Hi I would like to buy a 14inch Laptop with SSD and my budget is £250 inc Vat and want it to be lightweight between 1.3 and 1.4Kg battery life 10-15 hours. Please post me links for suitable laptop if yiu are aware. Thanks
3s-gtech Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Operating system? You’re right on the bottom edge of Windows machines there without going for refurb - I think a Chromebook may be the only thing that hits your requirements.
DalekSec Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 For that amount you are very limited, Refurb or Chromebooks! And doubt any of them will be lightweight and have decent specs. It will be one or the other. Lots of powerful Lenovo refurbs that are cheap but weight the same as a small caravan 1
genesis Posted December 4, 2019 Author Posted December 4, 2019 I would like to install windows 10 OS and my budget is £250 excluding VAT
mavhc Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Can't get lightweight and that cheap without a trade in or 2nd hand, are these for school or yourself?
network41 Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Look at ASUS laptops from John Lewis , I have just bought one for £270
genesis Posted December 4, 2019 Author Posted December 4, 2019 This laptop is for students to use in the school. Do you know any particular Asus model that is in John Lewis. Thanks
HTCPCP Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 I would give ICT Direct a call and see what they suggest, as with that price range, to get something with decent performance, it may well be best to go for a refurb.
CHiLL Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) Have you thought about looking at refurbs? We purchased quite a few ex-business HP EliteBook 2570p laptops a couple of years ago and they were second hand then. i5 processors, 8GB RAM, 120GB SSDs and extended life batteries (which have actually degraded quite badly and don't last too long, though replacements are still available)...but for £165 a piece, they're still going very strong and extremely responsive, especially given that they are 2012 models! Edited December 4, 2019 by CHiLL
network41 Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 Possible option https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-vivobook-14-x420ua-ek019t-laptop-intel-core-i3-processor-4gb-ram-128gb-ssd-14-inch-full-hd-transparent-silver/p4245313 But if for a student maybe a refurb as mentioned earlier
Garacesh Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 For that kind of money you're going to get older hardware that won't really stay reliable or responsive for much longer. Older i3's, tiny SSD's and the bare minimum of RAM. You're much better off going with a certified refurb and getting the spec pushed up a bit. 1
DavR Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 I think the only devices you'd be looking at brand new for that kind of money would be the Microsoft Education range, formerly Microsoft Hero devices. These are Chromebook spec'd, but loaded with Windows. I got given a leaflets for these, all in the £200-300 bracket, last week - https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/education/devices I'd be reluctant to buy a Celeron though, and expect it to do full domain functionality. Anyone else have any experience with these devices?
yac2016 Posted December 4, 2019 Posted December 4, 2019 HP 250 G7, i3, 4gb or 8gb with SSD around £250 ex VAT Lenovo V145 with AMD processor around the same. All budget style laptops.
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