Notebooks Help with laptop ideas

Oh wise Bit-Tech community I seek guidance.

My gf has a crappy old laptop that is a bout to give up the ghost, needless to say she wants a new one.

Her requirements:
- Lightweight and portable (she will be taking it to and from lectures and on the train)
- DVD drive (annoyingly hard to get both this and lightweight )
- Reasonable spec, doesn't have to play games or anything, just not an over-priced paperweight

Budget:
up to ~£600

Prefer a lower price tag, but if worth the money can go up to max.

Her use:
Internet and office (normal stuff)

Any and all help is greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance,

Matt

 

80 views and no one has anything to say at all? That's kinda shocking guys........

 

There's this dell for £650:
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15r-se-7520/pd

Its has a quadcore i7, 8GB ram, 1TB HDD, full HD screen and an optical drive. Seems pretty good value to me.

Or a cheaper version:
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/inspiron-15r-5521/pd

 

Look at the Sony Vaio Fit and Fit E.

Also it sounds like the type of laptop you are looking for is whats called a subnotebook.
http://notebookcheck.net for reviews.

 

Ok, thanks for the help guys. Will check them out

 

If size and weight is key then have you considered looking at used Macbook Airs? You should be able to pick up something very nice for under £600 and third party USB drives are available for under <£20.

The airs are low spec but enough for (normal stuff) and have awesome battery life. Nothing comes close to them on the spec / size / weight / battery life / resale value combination.

Just a thought...

 

I agree with fdbh96. Revise Dell laptop. They answer quality-price. I consider this one http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15r-5521/pd