Laptop recommendations please

[vickster]

Friend needs a laptop, business uses, MS office, webcam for vid calls, email, Internet, bit of streaming on iPlayer perhaps etc
(deffo no gaming)

Must have:
fast boot up
good screen and sound
13-14” screen
good webcam
not 2 in 1 convertible nor touch screen
good build quality
min i5 processor, 256 SSD
hdmi, couple USBs etc
Max £700
Needs to be available for delivery now (so nothing out of stock)

Thanks, any suggestions gratefully received 👍👍

 

[Grant Fondo]

Friend needs a laptop, business uses, MS office, webcam for vid calls, email, Internet, bit of streaming on iPlayer perhaps etc
(deffo no gaming)

Must have:
fast boot up
good screen and sound
13-14” screen
good webcam
not 2 in 1 convertible nor touch screen
good build quality
min i5 processor, 256 SSD
hdmi, couple USBs etc
Max £700
Needs to be available for delivery now (so nothing out of stock)

Thanks, any suggestions gratefully received 👍👍

I have had an i5 Aspire for a couple of years, really pleased and fast
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...l-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-silver-10198869-pdt.html

 

[vickster]

Thanks 👍

 

[BoldonLad]

In the days when I used Windows laptop (business) I usually bought Dell or Acer. I have now become an Apple (MacBook), convert. The MacBook is over £700 of course.

 

[vickster]

In the days when I used Windows laptop (business) I usually bought Dell or Acer. I have now become an Apple (MacBook), convert. The MacBook is over £700 of course.

Dell are costly for spec and her experiences of them as a work machine are poor. I’ve passed the Acer details from above across (Curry’s also have a deal on Office which is also attractive)

She doesn’t do any Apple products and the spec on a £700 one would be pitiful even if it existed (I’m an Apple user but I could never justify the premium for their laptops)

 

[MartinQ]

The lenono ideapads are decent and within your price range.
256 ssd ~ £550 at currys, but sometimes a bit cheaper. The 512 ssd is within budget as well.

 

[vickster]

The lenono ideapads are decent and within your price range.
256 ssd ~ £550 at currys, but sometimes a bit cheaper. The 512 ssd is within budget as well.

I’ve never heard good things about Lenovo build quality, have they improved of late?

 

[MartinQ]

Fine from what i can tell. Had more issues with previous acer/toshiba than the current lenono. However, backup is always recommended (and easy these days).

 

[fossyant]

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...i5-laptop-256-gb-ssd-silver-10193618-pdt.html

I really like our HP Envy, but ours was a 17". Weve had it 5 years and it still flies (i7, 16GB ram, 1TB SSD, 1TD HDD, Nvidia graphics)

 

[fossyant]

I’ve never heard good things about Lenovo build quality, have they improved of late?

Bit agricultural looking, but we have them at work, and build quality really good.

 

[vickster]

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...i5-laptop-256-gb-ssd-silver-10193618-pdt.html

I really like our HP Envy, but ours was a 17". Weve had it 5 years and it still flies (i7, 16GB ram, 1TB SSD, 1TD HDD, Nvidia graphics)

I have an Envy, that’ll be too much as she needs peripherals too

 

[gavgav]

I’ve never heard good things about Lenovo build quality, have they improved of late?

My work Laptop is a Lenovo and I’ve had nothing but trouble with it since I first had it. Their engineers have been out to it 3 times. The docking station is even worse.

 

[sleuthey]

I got a Lenovo for £120 from Argos on Black Friday which is superb. It’s only 11” 64gb but we dock it to a large monitor and use bus sticks for storage

 

[Milkfloat]

If it is a business laptop does she need next day business support? If so that will narrow her options significantly.

 

[vickster]

If it is a business laptop does she need next day business support? If so that will narrow her options significantly.

No, personal but professional type uses rather than just surfing