winnie&bezza Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 Need a laptop asap to do business stuff like quotes, accounts etc and will be going to get one tomorrow evening. About £350-500 to spend on one so do any pw'ers recommend any? Usually when I go to currys etc, they say I've got just the one and then take you to the one on offer and want to get rid of. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon1 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 anything with a price ending in £---.97p is end of line clearance in Currys, FYI. Feel the laptops underneath - and reject the hotter ones. The cooler ones will have better battery life typically & are more pleasant to use on your lap/sofa/bed etc. You only need powerful power hungry processors for video editing & games. If you don't want to store many photos then don't pay more for a large hard disk - consider a SSD only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I would necessarily go to Currys. Google best laptop for under £500 and look at the best customer reviewed ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 windows or apple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) anything with a price ending in £---.97p is end of line clearance in Currys, FYI. Feel the laptops underneath - and reject the hotter ones. The cooler ones will have better battery life typically & are more pleasant to use on your lap/sofa/bed etc. You only need powerful power hungry processors for video editing & games. If you don't want to store many photos then don't pay more for a large hard disk - consider a SSD only. Interesting. Would never of thought about feeling for the heat. Yeah well as I say it will be used for mostly business stuff and the odd internet surfing. Probably PW surfing mainly haha. Thanks I would necessarily go to Currys. Google best laptop for under £500 and look at the best customer reviewed ones. Yes we've done that but you still feel a bit unsure. I know the money I'm spending isn't gonna get me a fantastic one though.windows or apple?Windows. You can't get apple under £500 can you? Edited February 18, 2017 by winnie&bezza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I bought an Argos refurbished Acer from their ebay shop. Plays games, videos, internet has 6+ hrs battery life depending on how its being used. Cost £270 saved about £100 compared to buying new. That would leave you with £130 for shooting related items. The model I have is Aspire E 15, easily cope with what you require and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I do the same as you, basic busines stuff emails and some surfing, Bought basic Asus 249 on line. As my windows machines seem to get clogged up and rarely last more than 3 years this works for me. A new machine at this price point was a craker 3 years ago, plenty fast enough. I buy without office pre installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Why do you want a laptop? A desk top would have a much longer life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 I bought an Argos refurbished Acer from their ebay shop. Plays games, videos, internet has 6+ hrs battery life depending on how its being used. Cost £270 saved about £100 compared to buying new. That would leave you with £130 for shooting related items. The model I have is Aspire E 15, easily cope with what you require and more. Nice. Like the shooting items bit ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 +1 for Argos online got a Toshiba Satellite for under £300 ,12 months cover fulled loaded .Skype, built in webcam if u need to face to face someone,can copy record dvd/c.d etc huge memory couple of U.S.B ports for printer,s and built in blue tooth whats not to like and £200 is better in your pocket atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 RefurbThat: Refurbished Laptops and Computers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 What do you actually need it to do mate? Ive just thought and I've got an old netbook that's sat gather dust that I and the mrs don't need, I think you'd have to buy a charger for it tho. Yours if you want it, it's an Acer Aspire something. I bought it when I was travelling abroad a lot and wanted a small portable netbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Sorry chaps I've been in a bad signal area all day. Well I've really got a bee in my bonnet about getting it tonight as I need it asap. Thanks for all help. Lloyd that is a lovely gesture and thank you but I need something a bit bigger for quotes,accounting etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 What software will you use as windows 365 may be a better option (if you have access to Wifi everywhere) as you can use it on multiple devices etc. Large Tesco etc sometimes have some good deals watch out for cut down units designed for kids homework etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 What software will you use as windows 365 may be a better option (if you have access to Wifi everywhere) as you can use it on multiple devices etc. Large Tesco etc sometimes have some good deals watch out for cut down units designed for kids homework etc I really don't know mate but it will only be home use so wifi is always here. I presume we would just be using Microsoft office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) If you only need to use it at home desktop is cheaper better and more reliable Office 365 is the new office package, you pay per month not one off fees, but it includes cloud storage and other facilities you can add it later if required to any machine Edited February 18, 2017 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Open Office is free and will do pretty well everything you need for software instead of Windows 365. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 If you only need to use it at home desktop is cheaper better and more reliable Office 365 is the new office package, you pay per month not one off fees, but it includes cloud storage and other facilities you can add it later if required to any machine You and tightchoke have probably swayed me to a desktop actually as the more I think about it, the more suitable it would be. Like the sound of the 365. Cheers Open Office is free and will do pretty well everything you need for software instead of Windows 365. David. What's the difference between the two? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Apache open office keeps working ,Windows will go do dally and not recognise your activation key and if your really lucky it,s going to tell you its a fake and report u to micro steal.Open office does all windows does and cost £0 ,nil zero .My windows lasted two months and locked me out so some kind person on here said download Open Office 2 years later still fine no issues ,no viruses just lets you read and print and do your paperwork atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Open office is free been around a long while not up to speed on the latest version. So can't comment but you can do doxuments and spreadsheets and it's free not sure what it's cloud service or mail Application is like but if you use gmail etc that probably doesn't need to worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted February 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 Well all I can say is you've all helped me loads. A little confused by some if it but have still learnt haha. Thanks all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 This is what I use for my business on iPad and iPhone- cracking and free up to a point although I have never had to pay anything https://www.waveapps.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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