Published on 12, July, 2020
I'm hoping there are some autistic computer geniuses here who can help me decide between 3 REFURBISHED laptops. I am so not a computer genius, quite the opposite.
These all cost £250 and they are from a seller I trust:
1. Dell XPS 13 L322X Core i7-3537U 2.00GHz 8GB DDR3 128GB SSD FHD Webcam Laptop
2. Dell Latitude 3550 Core i5-5200U 2.20GHz 8GB DDR3 128GB SSD Webcam HDMI Laptop
3. Dell Latitude 6430u Core i7-3687U 8GB DDR3 128GB SSD Webcam Windows 10 Laptop
EDIT- just found another candidate Dell Inspiron 15 5520 Core i5-3210M 2.50GHz 8GB Ram 500GB HDD Webcam HDMI Laptop at £220. I like the Inspiron I've got, so maybe?
I can provide the links to eBay if you want, that's where I copied those descriptions from^
What I want is a laptop to replace my current Inspiron 5558, which is really on its last legs, it's about 7 years old. I want as much RAM as possible, a screen of *at least* 13 inches, an SSD.
I do not play any games on my laptop, I mostly use it for writing in Word; going on social media; sending emails; shopping online.
Is there anyone who is able to advise me?
Thanks.
i've actually gone other way and got an old fashioned desktop computer. better bang for buck than laptops IMO!
Was very tempted to do this when I got a new laptop recently... then ended up going with a dell laptop again. I've always had Inspiron laptops... but getting a 4gb one for £299 was a big mistake! Can't run my favourite computer game very well, and I'm anticipating having to upgrade again at some point in the next year. Have had since October...
Ah you see I don't run any games at all. My laptops are for writing, internetting, emailing. I don't do games at all.
I got a Latitude 5540 from the same eBay guy and it's brilliant. It's a lot tougher than the Inspiron, a big butch thing.
In I.T. a truism is that "if the service is free, then YOU are the product".
Apache Open Office (originally Sun systems Open Office) is a quite useable and free alternative to MS office. With cloud based services, you are at the mercy of the service provider.
Has made a massive difference. I started using it when I got a Google Pixel... alas I dropped it and didn't have insurance, so am on a cheap replacement I bought to tide me over till contract renewal... however... I found Google docs and a Google pixel were an immense combo! I was managing a bunch of websites, working remotely, using just the pixel phone. Total game changer! Camera on it was cracking as well!
I organise my life with Google Drive. Just amazing.
Yes, I use Google docs for my work but I want a non-work laptop for internetting, emailing etc. I can't have my work and my play on the same laptops, it's too much of a risk.
Not a hard-core gamer, there's only one I like, a football manager simulation, it's not even got any 3d graphics, just a huge database of stats for a few 100k of players... but yeh I get the writing etc and portability issue.
BTW, have you, or anyone for that matter, used Google docs, sheets etc? Ive only just started but I'm getting rather used to it, and saves a lot of cash compared to Microsoft options...