billytheghillie Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Going to get a new laptop on black Friday deals. Looked at some at Currys, are they okay to deal with? Have budget of £300. Also what virus/ threat protection do i need as they will likely try and flog me one, is there any free ones? Please talk in laymans terms as i am a auld *** and not computer literate. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 I think Black Fridays a con they put the prices up then mark them down better waiting till the January sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 12 minutes ago, Bigbob said: I think Black Fridays a con they put the prices up then mark them down better waiting till the January sales Exactly👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Watch all the dafties screaming and shouting running into shops to grab bargains they return on monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B391 Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 If you want good security and a simple laptop and don't do heavyweight spreadsheets, photoshop, gaming etc then i'd suggest you look at a Chromebook. I'm ex IT and for everyday use, streaming, browsing, etc you'll should get a better Chromebook laptop than a Microsoft Windows laptop or Apple. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted November 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, B391 said: If you want good security and a simple laptop and don't do heavyweight spreadsheets, photoshop, gaming etc then i'd suggest you look at a Chromebook. I'm ex IT and for everyday use, streaming, browsing, etc you'll should get a better Chromebook laptop than a Microsoft Windows laptop or Apple. Hope this helps Thats just all i use it for, Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Curry's are always keen to sell you extra insurance protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 Laptops.. old school daarrling. It depends on what your doing with it. I don't think that you are the sort of bloke that is up to the axles in databases or spreadsheets. I've got a 28inch imac, a couple of laptops AND A SAMSUNG A7 PAD. And a lot of the time I use the pad for most things. Don't bother with the insurance. The laptop is a weight and HOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatie Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 3 hours ago, B391 said: If you want good security and a simple laptop and don't do heavyweight spreadsheets, photoshop, gaming etc then i'd suggest you look at a Chromebook. I'm ex IT and for everyday use, streaming, browsing, etc you'll should get a better Chromebook laptop than a Microsoft Windows laptop or Apple. Hope this helps Totally agree and it’s simple to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbers Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 got a new laptop from currys and in september and decided to go with vodaphone for a change in broad band and land line .through currys ,its now November and to cut a very long story short i,m still not online and landed up with BT plus two dongles one from o2 and one from ee ,,its a nightmare ,laptop is ok a lenovo,300 odd quid but dont take any other deal from them,just buy the laptop ,maybe insurance thats up to you,also i use bitdefender security which i pay for as free stuff is rubbish,also have a vpn from bitdefender, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 It’s the up selling that the deals are there to catch you! cclonline are worth a look but I did get a fabulous deal on a Lenovo gaming PC for the teenager in my life from amazon! agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 I bought a Mac Mini from Costco that has arrived today. My lad has a job doing editing for YouTubers (just started) but is going away to Norway on Friday for 11 days and is going to take it with him as he will have access to a screen and keyboard/mouse and will be the equivalent of his Windows system so he can do some while away i am hoping he likes it and switches as it will reduce his energy usage of his tower!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 Argos is ok for laptops etc. No real hard sell. Plenty of free antivirus/security type stuff about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith RW Posted November 26, 2023 Report Share Posted November 26, 2023 Went through same motions earlier in the year and ended up going with Stone Refurb for a used A+ condition Lenovo ThinkPad L380 Yoga - Intel Core i5-8250U - 8GB RAM - 240GB SSD - Win 11 Pro for just under £215 Suits my needs and replaced previous Lenovo Thinkpad from curry's that cost over £500 some 10 years or so previous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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