New portable laptop?

[Tazman192]

Hi.

 

In the market for a new laptop for uni. Kind of sick of relying on the pc's in the labs at uni so decided I'll buy a new laptop. I'm a cs student so a lot of programming goes on - half decent processor and good battery life (7h+) is all I need, with a screen size no bigger than 15". Budget of around £700. Any suggestions?

 

Cheers.

[Opeth747]

I'd get a Thinkpad.

[ciprian97pop]

Hi.

 

In the market for a new laptop for uni. Kind of sick of relying on the pc's in the labs at uni so decided I'll buy a new laptop. I'm a cs student so a lot of programming goes on - half decent processor and good battery life (7h+) is all I need, with a screen size no bigger than 15". Budget of around £700. Any suggestions?

 

Cheers.

tell me one or two sites from which you'd trust buying

[comicsansms]

Minimum specs I would recommend

- is anultrabook

- Has 750gb sshd or 1th hdd or 256gb SSD.

- 6+GB's of ram

- Dedicated graphics

- a8, i5, a10, i7 or FX-APU. one of these for the CPU.

[Tazman192]

tell me one or two sites from which you'd trust buying

 

Amazon.co.uk, PC World, John Lewis

[Tazman192]

Minimum specs I would recommend

- is anultrabook

- Has 750gb sshd or 1th hdd or 256gb SSD.

- 6+GB's of ram

- Dedicated graphics

- a8, i5, a10, i7 or FX-APU. one of these for the CPU.

 

Not worried about dedicated graphics as I won't be gaming or doing anything graphics related in my degree. 8gb+ ram is standard on most ultrabooks. Rest I agree.

[ciprian97pop]

here are some strong options

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-R7-371T-13-inch-Touchscreen-Notebook/dp/B00NWHVEEE/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1439948667&sr=1-7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-P30W-B-108-13-3-inch-Notebook/dp/B00LFLNUHI/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1439948667&sr=1-6

 

here's another good option but it's too heavy for what i'd like

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-yoga-500-14-2-in-1-white-10133027-pdt.html

 

but anything under 1,5kg is awesome. being able just to grab your laptop with one hand and taking it with you without even feeling it's weight it's awesome

[Tazman192]

here are some strong options

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-R7-371T-13-inch-Touchscreen-Notebook/dp/B00NWHVEEE/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1439948667&sr=1-7

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-P30W-B-108-13-3-inch-Notebook/dp/B00LFLNUHI/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1439948667&sr=1-6

 

here's another good option but it's too heavy for what i'd like

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-yoga-500-14-2-in-1-white-10133027-pdt.html

 

but anything under 1,5kg is awesome. being able just to grab your laptop with one hand and taking it with you without even feeling it's weight it's awesome

 

First one has quite low RAM (I already run out of 8gb ram when developing some certain applications) so would probably avoid that. I know I can get an extra stick or get 2 8gb sticks but thats extra cost. Second one seems good however, will read reviews.

[ciprian97pop]

First one has quite low RAM (I already run out of 8gb ram when developing some certain applications) so would probably avoid that. I know I can get an extra stick or get 2 8gb sticks but thats extra cost. Second one seems good however, will read reviews.

i also thought that the second one is the better option and it looks pretty awesome

[Tazman192]

i also thought that the second one is the better option and it looks pretty awesome

 

 

Quite like the 3rd one aswell but battery is a bit of a letdown.

[vembutech]

I would suggest this two ;

 

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