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Bruce Wayne

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There are some techie type people on here, I need your help. My current laptop (a HP G61) is showing signs of impending destruction, so I'm on the lookout for a replacement.

I'm not a gamer so don't need anything too whizzy. I don't run MS Office, but do have Open Office installed. No issues with going cloud based, but I'm not sure if Chromebooks limit what else you can install on the machine (are you as limited to Google products as Macs are to Apple products?).

The current machine has 4gb of RAM and a 15" screen. I'd like something at least that really.

Any recommendations?
 

You can get a office 365 account for less than £6 a month for both chrome books and macs btw
 


For your budget you should look for an i5 laptop.

I use Apple at work and they are absolute rip off:) You can get double if not triple the spec for about 1/2 the price if you stick to intel chips - AMD are even cheaper and if all you are doing is word processing or watching vids online that might be a good option.

Of all the laptops I have owned over the years my favorite are Acer - my current laptop is an e1-571 i5-3230m 2.6ghz with turbo boost 3.2ghz, 4gig ram - I use it for after effects and editing no problems. I got mine for a steal - £349. ( best way to search for a good laptop is to go by the intel chip and try and find the best laptop in your price range with the highest spec.

My last i3 acer lasted for years and was literally on 24hrs a day.
 
applecrumble said:
For your budget you should look for an i5 laptop.

I use Apple at work and they are absolute rip off:) You can get double if not triple the spec for about 1/2 the price if you stick to intel chips - AMD are even cheaper and if all you are doing is word processing or watching vids online that might be a good option.

Of all the laptops I have owned over the years my favorite are Acer - my current laptop is an e1-571 i5-3230m 2.6ghz with turbo boost 3.2ghz, 4gig ram - I use it for after effects and editing no problems. I got mine for a steal - £349. ( best way to search for a good laptop is to go by the intel chip and try and find the best laptop in your price range with the highest spec.

My last i3 acer lasted for years and was literally on 24hrs a day.
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applecrumble said:
For your budget you should look for an i5 laptop.

I use Apple at work and they are absolute rip off:) You can get double if not triple the spec for about 1/2 the price if you stick to intel chips - AMD are even cheaper and if all you are doing is word processing or watching vids online that might be a good option.

Of all the laptops I have owned over the years my favorite are Acer - my current laptop is an e1-571 i5-3230m 2.6ghz with turbo boost 3.2ghz, 4gig ram - I use it for after effects and editing no problems. I got mine for a steal - £349. ( best way to search for a good laptop is to go by the intel chip and try and find the best laptop in your price range with the highest spec.

My last i3 acer lasted for years and was literally on 24hrs a day.
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