Hi guys, Im currently looking for a laptop for a mate of mine at work, she's after something in the £150 mark now ive said no way your going to get one for that so im looking for something dual core Windows 7 on there 4GB Ram 500GB HDD looking maybe £250 range now. So just looking for a little help on what to look for and what to go get Thanks Edit also refurnish ones are an option
Assume your shopping online Most laptops in that price range are going to be cheap Eco boxes that are laptop in name only. Chromebook is probably the best in its price range biggest issue it's not windows
It's either that or a refurb unit. You can get Lenovo's/IBM's around that price but you'll be sacrificing something in terms of spec.
Plenty of Dell D630 laptops banging about around those specifications. Just get a Windows 8 key for £24.99 direct from Microsoft and Start8 from Stardock and you have a Windows 7 ish OS, or at least close enough for less money!
http://asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Asus_X401A-WX089V_Laptop Not the fastest thing on the planet but more than fine for internet browsing as long as she doesn't start watching HD content ( which the screen resolution doesn't support anyway.)
Thanks just taken a look at some could do with a HDD upgrade and Ram upgrade for the cash realy worth it though
Web pages are so heavy nowadays that just any system might not cut it. You can also forget future proofing. Not to mention build quality -- she will likely have to buy another laptop next year when this one breaks right after the 1-year warranty runs out. It doesn't really matter which laptop you pick for her. They are all crap at this price point.
Have a look here: Mcscom, His machines are Dell refurbs, so you maybe able to pick up something decent. Prices are EX VAT. Sam
Chromebook is best low priced laptop as i said before. Its the best by a country mile as well. None of the others are worthy of consideration unless you must have windows.
John Lewis have been selling some refurbed Lenovo IdeaPads for around the £250 mark the last couple of weeks, if that helps?
£250 after cash back for a half decent laptop with windows 7. http://www.ebuyer.com/398053-acer-aspire-v5-thin-and-light-nx-m2cek-003
ASUS A53Z-AS61 , features as follows: AMD A6 3420M Processor 1.5GHz 4 GB DIMM RAM 750GB 5400rpm Hard Drive 15.6-Inch LED Screen, ATI HD 6520G Graphics Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, includes a DVD/RW Burner, integrated webcam and microphone, USB 3.0 port Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit This is in your price range, if you are interested, you can google the recent price
