I have just been contacted by an elderly friend whose PCs I have supported over the years, you know, THAT kind of friend! He's wanting to change his AIO PC, (No, I didn't get to advise him on his last upgrade, AND the old one was sent to the tip with a perfectly useful 240GB SSD in it!), for a laptop. I don't really like laptops, as they are a pain to work on, so don't keep up with what's good. He's suggested buying a Dell Inspiron 15 5502 15.6" 256GB, which looks to be £649 for the i5 CPU and 8GB. **EDIT** Looked at a review and the whole bottom plate unscrews and everything is accessible. It can take 2x M.2 drives, which is good news. Please let me know if you have a better option at the same money. It will be mainly used for office tasks, surfing and sometimes taken to meetings.
Check out the dell outlet, www.dell.co.uk/outlet. Often can find bargains. While Dell has done a lot of work unifying their ranges, it has been my experience that the work range (latitude) is a little more robust, Couple of cavets; The 3310, 3390 and 5310 have been a major pain in the backside with regards to sound: 1) The onboard MIC is rubbish 2) Lots of issues when users use a headset connect via the jack. I've been issuing laptops with USB headsets to compensate, Dell claims that the XX20 range is much improved, but I havent had one to hand to verify.