I've had a dell precision tower since 2010 but it's old and now we've moved I could really do with a laptop to save on space.
New MacBook Pro is steep and I'm not convinced by the lack of ports anyway.
budget is around the £1k mark but I could stretch slightly over if it was a good machine. Want it to last a few years aswell!
not to concerned about portability as it will spend most of its time in the house would rather get something a bit larger that has better cooling.
requirements:
- Decent screen, at least HD and LED would be nice
- 8GB RAM minimum as that's what my current tower has.
- SSD 256GB minimum.
- 13" minimum screen size, 15" preferable.
- Decent build quality(macs always win here)
Bonus:
- Built in SD card reader
- Dual HDD(second drive can be spindle)
Not a fan of the place but
this is in PC world and is the best option I can see so far.
anyother suggestions?
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If that's not required I'd just advise a £500max i5 chip laptop....Lenovo, HP, etc...
Been using i7 machines since I got this tower so im finding it hard to judge whether an i5 etc would be ok.
Needing a machine to run solidworks is unlikely now but photoshop etc would still be required.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/
I got a big old 24" IIyama LED 1080p E2483HS as well for another £60 and the whole lot is great, especially for £260.
Saw this today: http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-500s-14isk-core-i5-6200u-8gb-256gb-ssd-14-inch-windows-10-laptop-80q3008kuk/version.asp
These dont look to bad but without seeing them in person it's hard to assess build quality
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If your gonna spend a lot of money try and get a 3 year warranty
http://www3.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/yoga/900-series/Lenovo-YOGA-900-13ISK2/p/88YG9000750
Marvellous thing. Very light, very powerful, 3200x1800 screen and the multi-mode doodad is lovely.
www.utopiacomputers.co.uk
Their base 15" model would probably suit nicely.
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Adam
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There is an Acer on page 2 which is not quite the spec that d8m wants.....but it is £299....and it has a 1080p screen.
I would always go for the deal......not for a particular brand. Have bought Lenovos for family and friends and they were cheap and impressive....after removing all Bloatware with a fresh install.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Envy-13-d004na-Core-i7-6500U-2-5GHz/dp/B01CO1JP7G/ref=sr_1_10?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1485990275&sr=1-10&keywords=qhd+laptop
Core i7 CPU, 512GB SSD, SD reader, and the kicker - a QHD screen. I honestly can't say enough about how great it is having a stupidly-high-res screen - For example, I run my Yoga 2 Pro at 2048x1152 even though the native resolution is 3200x1800, and you can't see any pixellation but it's so clear you'd swear the image was painted on the screen.
I'd never though about touchscreen laptops before as I never thought it would be something I'd need and it's always another thing that can go wrong.
wish I could see one in the flesh though, so hard to judge using pictures and videos.
Then again, it's the price of progress. A thin/light laptop is worth a bit of speed stagnation in my view (and it's not like these laptops could ever be described as "slow" - mine's like shit off a shovel).
did the same thing as you are thinking:
got a Dell Laptop workstation precision i7 with 32GB, etc
both times bought them 6 months old with 3 year warranties
have a look on ebay at the top top end Dell workstation laptops
The Pro 2 (DS has my old one) was really nicely made; the 900 is just as solid but a bit flasher - the watchband hinge is just lovely. I didn't buy it for the touchscreen, but I actually really like it. A bit heavy vs a tablet, but the ability to use it as one from time to time is ace.
3D performance is a useful chunk better, but you're right; the Pro 2 was/is very capable.
As an alternative view, work got me a Dell Precision 5510 (I made a light, powerful laptop a condition of coming back) and that's pretty darned good. No touchscreen, no folding backwards, just solid, light and fast. Decent full HD screen, USB-C for 4k60 Displayport plus a 4K30 HDMI output...