Which Laptop?

[Jay500]

Hi,

I've not had much respone in the computer section so i thought i ask for some more local help.

As a result of my technological deficiency I’m after some help if possible.

My wife’s laptop has just stopped working and as a result she needs a new one. She uses it almost entirely for work and therefore it needs to be more robust than have fancy graphic cards etc. She likes HP, or should I say the buttons on her HP so unless there is a really good reason not to buy one she’d probably like to go for one again.

Our visits to 2 well known superstores has resulted in a realisation that they don’t care which laptop we buy as long as we buy all their extra products that go with it.

Budget is about £400-£450, has anyone got any suggestions as to which may be a good model and where to buy it from?

Oh and also is there any difference between Intel and AMD?

Many thanks

[Mark.]

Lenovo, no contest. Good plan is to visit www.dabs.com see which you like, spec it a bit then Google a bit but I've usually found Dabs quite competitive. Lenovo website is quite good too.

Any other laptop just feels rubbish IMHO

[S7Paul]

Or you could see what Novatech can offer; they're usually highly rated.

[Crafty_]

Lenovo have a good reputation.

We use Dell stuff at work and whilst many criticise them we don't have any problems.

[Mark.]

S7Paul said:

Or you could see what Novatech can offer; they're usually highly rated.

We have a Novatech one here - it's used regularly and has not lasted too well to be honest, but they are good value for the spec.

[mgbond]

You should aim for an Intel I5 and at least 4GB RAM. If that is too pricy (plenty on eBay) then an I3 processor.

[Jay500]

Thanks to all of you for your help - Now sorted Intel I5 4g of something and 500g's of something else. off to collect it - any excuse to take the TVR out!