Which laptop?

[CORK]

I would like to buy a laptop for home use. It won’t be needed to run a space station but needs a big screen, good speed, ability to connect wirelessly to printer.

Personally don’t like HP stuff.

Any suggestions? Dell have been good to me over the years.

 

[tepapa]

I'm in the same boat.
I'd like to know who are the good specialist companies who will custom build a laptop without all the guff that comes as standard. A good quick machine but not flash.

 

[Chris F]

Lenovo Thinkpad - best laptop I've every had for light use. I have a T580, with SSD. 14 inch screen. Was £525 plus vat, so cheaper than my last Iphone.

 

[Chris F]

This for instance is in the sale £356 + vat

Refurbished LENOVO 20LTS3V500 | Encore PC | Encore PC

Buy a Refurbished LENOVO 20LTS3V500 from Encore. Great prices and high quality. Free next day delivery in the UK and 90 day warranty.

www.encore-pc.co.uk

 

[Tomr10]

Lenovo tip for home working with big screen hdmi cable into your tv

 

[Chris F]

Lenovo tip for home working with big screen hdmi cable into your tv

“home working” ?

 

[Hilly]

Mac

 

[CORK]

Thanks for the help folks. Ended up getting this. Seems good. https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computin...l-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10199737-pdt.html

 

[Chris F]

Looks like a nice bit of kit @CORK

 

[JeepJeep]

I've a 14month old HP here... Does the Job brilliantly but the build quality is utter sh!t was bought in a bit of hurry with next day delivery.

It's been apart for things like mouse pad , hinges and chassis repair no less than 12 times under warranty in that time... I go back to the 10 year old Toshiba when I cant work with it.

I'm ready to contact them again due to a dodgy mousepad but it works and the ballache involved with them is putting me off.. they'll turn up with wrong parts , half the parts or send the parts to the wrong end of the country and sat around waiting pisses me off.

Lenovo next when the HP warranty expires.

 

[Timbo]

Thanks for the help folks. Ended up getting this. Seems good. https://www.currys.ie/ieen/computin...l-core-i5-512-gb-ssd-silver-10199737-pdt.html

Nice spec, plnety of £££ for what it is though. Thought you wanted a big screen? 15.6" would be standard size, and tiny when alot of us are on 22/24" monitors or three...

 

[ollie989898]

Won't go wrong with Lenovo.

Asus, Microsoft also worth a look.

 

[An Gof]

Blow the expense, you only live once so the answer has to be a MacBook Air or Pro if you are feeling extravagant. Nothing else comes close

 

[CORK]

Nice spec, plnety of £££ for what it is though. Thought you wanted a big screen? 15.6" would be standard size, and tiny when alot of us are on 22/24" monitors or three...

Well it’s a laptop that I wanted - not a 3 screen setup that you describe.

Looking at the choice of laptops, this screen size would be larger than most I’ve seen - therefore it’s relatively big to my mind. I think the largest I saw was 17” or so (and this was above my budget for the brand and spec I wanted).
I preferred Dell based on previous experience.

A few bob more for the Dell doesn’t come to much when the VAT is claimed and the remainder entered as a business cost (which it is in this case).

Just my view but I’m no IT expert.

 

[Hilly]

Won't go wrong with Lenovo.

Asus, Microsoft also worth a look.

I’ve had two Lenovo one great second one utter junk top spec but slow as they come worst laptop I’ve ever had .

 

[Hilly]

Blow the expense, you only live once so the answer has to be a MacBook Air or Pro if you are feeling extravagant. Nothing else comes close

That’s what I getting next defo .

 

[Tomr10]

Not a apple fan at all I think you are or arnt I have a I phone for work and think its crap

 

[ollie989898]

Not a apple fan at all

Mirosoft, Lenovo and the like make machines based on PC architecture partnered with kick a33 hardware that rivals any Apple product.

 

[Jim B]

MacBook Pro here. 7 years old and still going strong and performs well!

Every Windows based laptop I’ve owned in the past has lasted probably half that time before it’s ground to a halt?