The dastardly red Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 Just after a bit of advice on getting a new laptop, current one is dying a slow and painful death. Budget's around £500. Been using windows 7 for years and not too keen on switching to 10 but that's what everything's got now. Anyone bought something decent recently they can recommend? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 I’ve found HP to be pretty good. Depends what you’re using it for but my HP Pavillion G6 has been very good. I run a few reasonably high spec programs and games and it manages them well. https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-g6/specs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 4 hours ago, The dastardly red said: Just after a bit of advice on getting a new laptop, current one is dying a slow and painful death. Budget's around £500. Been using windows 7 for years and not too keen on switching to 10 but that's what everything's got now. Anyone bought something decent recently they can recommend? Cheers I can't understand why Tomarse has not replied. Essentially he is OTIB's answer to Which? Have you pissed him off recently, as he does bear grudges?? tfj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 15, 2017 Report Share Posted October 15, 2017 What do you use it for? to be honest the average user can get a laptop for pittance, most are miss sold expensive laptops when they are not using hardly any of its compute power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 17 hours ago, TRL said: What do you use it for? to be honest the average user can get a laptop for pittance, most are miss sold expensive laptops when they are not using hardly any of its compute power. Porn and shopping. That is why he wants a laptop, not a mainframe. Filthy beast. tfj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted October 16, 2017 Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Taxi for Johnson said: Porn and shopping. That is why he wants a laptop, not a mainframe. Filthy beast. tfj Make sure its got a bloody gurt screen, or better still invest in a top quality OHP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 15/10/2017 at 15:31, Phileas Fogg said: I’ve found HP to be pretty good. Depends what you’re using it for but my HP Pavillion G6 has been very good. I run a few reasonably high spec programs and games and it manages them well. https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-g6/specs/ Thanks PF, will look into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 22 hours ago, TRL said: What do you use it for? to be honest the average user can get a laptop for pittance, most are miss sold expensive laptops when they are not using hardly any of its compute power. Video editing, music making and just the average stuff really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted October 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2017 On 15/10/2017 at 17:40, Taxi for Johnson said: I can't understand why Tomarse has not replied. Essentially he is OTIB's answer to Which? Have you pissed him off recently, as he does bear grudges?? tfj Don't think so but I can never be too sure I haven't pissed someone off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 13 hours ago, The dastardly red said: Video editing, music making and just the average stuff really Video editing = porn Music making = making music = porn Average stuff = porn vortex. Just ****** say it. tfj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 13 hours ago, The dastardly red said: Don't think so but I can never be too sure I haven't pissed someone off You have not pissed anyone off. You need help and we are giving it freely. tfj & Andrea Leadsom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 have a look at Ebuyer you can pick up some good ones there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 20 hours ago, The dastardly red said: Video editing, music making and just the average stuff really That model of HP should be perfect for that. Pretty good specs for a good price. Echoing what @Monkeh said, Ebuyer is a good place to find bargains. Think I picked up mine for around £300 and it's been a brilliant buy. I do a lot of games, audio editing and music making myself and couldn't recommend it more highly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted October 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 22 hours ago, Phileas Fogg said: That model of HP should be perfect for that. Pretty good specs for a good price. Echoing what @Monkeh said, Ebuyer is a good place to find bargains. Think I picked up mine for around £300 and it's been a brilliant buy. I do a lot of games, audio editing and music making myself and couldn't recommend it more highly. Great, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted October 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 23 hours ago, Monkeh said: have a look at Ebuyer you can pick up some good ones there Thanks, will do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Your video work will determine what computer you need. Look at the video editor specs (not the minimum, if you go for the minimum specs, you'll be tearing your hair out) and work from there. Ebuyer and Amazon are probably the best places to buy - Costco aren't too bad either and they give extended warranties. If you can wait for it, Black Friday, November 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted October 19, 2017 Admin Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 My old laptop was getting slow and painful to use, in a pique of temper I launched it across the room,the screen broke and it was no more. Apart from the inconvenience of having to buy a stand alone hard drive reader to access my info, it worked out well, I bought a new laptop with a solid state drive, now my life isn’t spent waiting for the thing to boot up, its up and running in seconds, I thoroughly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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