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MittensK
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Hi,

 

Are there any suitable laptops that are relatively cheap that can be used for work/school based tasks? I also draw so a touchscreen display would be preferable.

If the storage is a bit limited on respectable models, that is fine as I should be able to upgrade the storage (preferably of the 2.5" variety).

 

Thanks in advance.

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Budget? What are you going to be doing, web browsing and document editing or heavy video editing or some other heavy/intensive tasks?

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14 minutes ago, MittensK said:

Hi,

 

Are there any suitable laptops that are relatively cheap that can be used for work/school based tasks? I also draw so a touchscreen display would be preferable.

If the storage is a bit limited on respectable models, that is fine as I should be able to upgrade the storage (preferably of the 2.5" variety).

 

Thanks in advance.

II would take a look at the ASUS UX360CA-AH51T ($679.00) or the Lenovo Yoga 710 ($569.00).

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Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

Budget? What are you going to be doing, web browsing and document editing or heavy video editing or some other heavy/intensive tasks?

Budget would be at around £750.

On it, I will mainly do word processing tasks, VOIP calls, internet browsing, and potentially some light video editing.

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Just now, MittensK said:

Budget would be at around £750.

On it, I will mainly do word processing tasks, VOIP calls, internet browsing, and potentially some light video editing.

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I'm not sure how the laptop market is in the UK, but I'd get something with a recent i5 or i7, 8gb of RAM, and an SSD.

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Wait for laptops with 8th gen i5/i7 ULV CPUs + MX150 GPU

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