Cheap Metal Body Laptop

[Tomthedrum]

Hi guys,

I am looking for a cheap laptop, for school use.

I want a metal body or at least someting comparable to the XPS 13,

but it dose not have to particulary powerful.

My budget is around 600€.

(Pls no Chromebooks and OSX)

[dizmo]

I don't think you'll really find a full metal laptop, especially on the cheap side.

You can look at used Samsung Series 9s. They have a metal lid, plastic base.

Have you looked for XPS13s on eBay? In the US they go quite cheap.

[Tomthedrum]

4 minutes ago, dizmo said:

I don't think you'll really find a full metal laptop, especially on the cheap side.

You can look at used Samsung Series 9s. They have a metal lid, plastic base.

Have you looked for XPS13s on eBay? In the US they go quite cheap.

Unfortunately I live in Germany, where the XPS 13 is still like 999€ used

[dizmo]

4 minutes ago, Tomthedrum said:

Unfortunately I live in Germany, where the XPS 13 is still like 999€ used

What about Zenbooks? 

You don't need super new. Even my i5-3317 can smash school work. 

[Tomthedrum]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

What about Zenbooks? 

You don't need super new. Even my i5-3317 can smash school work. 

Still like 900€ here

 

[Scionyde]

Maybe buy a refurbished HP Elitebook? Typing on an EliteBook 8460p right now since it's what they give us at work, and the all-metal build quality is pretty nice even if the specs/screen isn't impressive. Dropped it in the parking lot once and it still works fine lol

 

EDIT: I used to see refurbs of these models online for like $300 USD, so they're cheap enough.

[Tomthedrum]

1 minute ago, Scionyde said:

Maybe buy a refurbished HP Elitebook? Typing on an EliteBook 8460p right now since it's what they give us at work, and the all-metal build quality is pretty nice even if the specs/screen isn't impressive. Dropped it in the parking lot once and it still works fine lol

I will check that out, but since I am kinda spoiled with my parents working with the XPS 13 I kinda want one with such thin bezels

 

[NinJake]

I recommend the HP Elitebook or maybe it was the Probook, take a look at them. They were our old model of laptops used at work and tbh I loved the build quality on them. I don't really understand why newer, more expensive laptops are made out of flimsy plastic...

[Scionyde]

7 minutes ago, Tomthedrum said:

I will check that out, but since I am kinda spoiled with my parents working with the XPS 13 I kinda want one with such thin bezels

 

Heh, gotcha. Yeah, the EliteBook, while nice, wasn't designed with style in mind. I still have a fondness for it though.

 

I suppose another option might be the Acer Aspire V? I bought a refurbished Acer Aspire V3 for ~$480 USD (not sure what prices will be like where you are). All metal, reasonably thin, 1080p screen, white-backlit keyboard, surprisingly decent speakers... though I can't say I remember what the bezels are like since I don't have it in front of me. My only real complaint is that opening it up to swap out the HDD for an SSD was a real pain. 

 

I'd recommend it if you could get a good price.

[dizmo]

18 minutes ago, Tomthedrum said:

I will check that out, but since I am kinda spoiled with my parents working with the XPS 13 I kinda want one with such thin bezels

 

Me thinks that it's simply too far out of your budget

Either save, or get something plastic.

[Tomthedrum]

14 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Me thinks that it's simply too far out of your budget

Either save, or get something plastic.

How about something plastic, but with reasonable build quality and thin bezels?

 

[Dackzy]

18 minutes ago, Tomthedrum said:

How about something plastic, but with reasonable build quality and thin bezels?

 

You do know that some of the most durable laptops are made with a plastic shell right?

Material =/= build quality.

 

A used Business laptop seems to fit nicely herem something like a T440s or X250, both of them are way better build than any macbook and blade. A elitebook would also be a good option, I just can't remember the exact models.