Laptop Recommendations

[JoshPJ]

Can anyone point me to a laptop that would be good for work, doesnt have to be able to play any games but ive currently got a hp stream 14in and its so painfully slow at everything, im not very familiar with laptops, I dont want to break the bank on it so i'd say my budget is £300? not sure if that can get what Im looking for, but just to clarify, it just needs to be able to load its own operating system, some microsoft programs and some youtube without taking 2 hours per buffer.

 

Suggestions appreciated!

[Darkseth]

With that budget, i'd look for an older refurbished Thinkpad T (T430, T440, etc), Dell Latitude series and HP Elitebook series.

All with around Intel 3th Gen up to 6th or even 7th Gen if you're lucky.

Important Specs to filter: 1080p Screen (do NOT go below 1080p. Not 900p, not 768p) and SSD. Doesn't matter if it's 120 gb, or 256gb, you can upgrade. Same with Ram, most will have 8gb i guess.

 

Still very high end quality and durability, just a bit older hardware. But even older Dual Cores can do basic Tasks just fine with an SSD. And usually they have quite solid Linux support.

I think there is no better way than this in your Budget. There are new Laptops, but you will sacrafice quality and sometimes even performance (with some older Pentium Gold entry chips etc).

Also, older Devices won't have Windows 11 support.

[JoshPJ]

2 minutes ago, Darkseth said:

With that budget, i'd look for an older refurbished Thinkpad T (T430, T440, etc), Dell Latitude series and HP Elitebook series.

All with around Intel 3th Gen up to 6th or even 7th Gen if you're lucky.

Important Specs to filter: 1080p Screen (do NOT go below 1080p. Not 900p, not 768p) and SSD. Doesn't matter if it's 120 gb, or 256gb, you can upgrade. Same with Ram, most will have 8gb i guess.

 

Still very high end quality and durability, just a bit older hardware. But even older Dual Cores can do basic Tasks just fine with an SSD. And usually they have quite solid Linux support.

I think there is no better way than this in your Budget. There are new Laptops, but you will sacrafice quality and sometimes even performance (with some older Pentium Gold entry chips etc).

Also, older Devices won't have Windows 11 support.

thanks bud

[Crazichic]

IV GOT A 2ND DELL INSPIRON 1545 AS I WANTED SELF TEACH MYSELF TO USE THE INTERNET I DIDT GET A WINDOWS REINSTALL DISK ,i dont really feel confidant in making a disk myself plus im stuck on the login screen So cant get on cmd exe , i didt pay loads but im on fixed income so im looking for a disk or if anybody can put a clean windows install on a pen drive (if that makes sence) Can any1 help me