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Need a new 2-in-1 laptop

So, my old laptop is getting abit long in the tooth and the time has to come to take it out back of the barn and... be merciful.
Which is a long way of saying I'm planning on buying a new laptop, the thing is though is that I'm not sure what to get.
I don't need a desktop replacement or gaming beast, but I do have a pretty tight list of things I do want. Basically, I'm after a 2-in-1, or something in the style of the Surface Pro, it doesn't need to be too serious specced and ideally I want a price that is 500 to 600 ish (GBP)
I saw a couple that seem along the right lines, a dell one https://www.dell.com/en-uk/shop/2-in-1-laptops/new-inspiron-14-5000-2-in-1/spd/inspiron-14-5491-2-in-1-laptop/cn51901
and a lenovo https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-c-series/Lenovo-IdeaPad-C340-14API/p/88IPC301189
The lenovo seems to have more ram of the bat, although a google tells me that the intel processor is slightly better performing. I know that I can pop the back of the Dell and increase ram and storage, assume that the lennie is the same.
Normally I'd head out to a store and have a poke and prod, but human malware has put a stop to that, basically this just a sanity check to make sure I haven't missed anything obvious.

(PS. By total coincidence I have a HP pavilion laptop for sale)

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So a surface pro but cheaper?

Not a pro, not even very good.  I’m just old and have time currently.  Assuming I know a lot about computers can be a mistake.

 

Life is like a bowl of chocolates: there are all these little crinkly paper cups everywhere.

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Basically, yes

I accept I won't get the tablet with keyboard case that the surface has, but a 2in1 style is what I'm after.

The only two I've seen at a reasonable price are the Dell and the Lennie, was wondering if I've missed any

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15 hours ago, pcw123 said:

You may need to read this article: https://pcworld.site/2-in-1-laptops.html

Thanks for the heads up, but of the five that article features 2 are chrome books, which i don't want. two are ones that region variants of the ones I'm looking at, and I did go check HP. but they don't sell any that are at my price point.

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