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Can anyone recommend a cheap laptop (ie. 400 or less) which will be good enough for everyday + uni use.
I don't mind the specs..
Two points:
Check to see if your university has student deals for hardware and software (then see if Aria can price match?)
Don't forget insurance!
As to what to buy, last year's model or "open box" could be a good bet. I wouldn't recommend second hand, though. You don't know what it has been through.
Win 10 Pro 64-bit + Asus Z-170-K + Intel i5-6500 + 512GB Samsung M.2 PCI-e SSD + 16GB DDR4 2400MHz Memory
Win 10 Pro 64-bit + Asus M5A88-M EVO + AMD Phenom II X6 + 8GB Corsair XMS3 1600 + Radeon HD 6450
Win 10 Home 32-bit + Asus M2N-SLI DeLuxe + AMD Athlon 64 X2, Dual Core 5400 + 4.0 GB Memory + NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Check to see if your university has student deals for hardware and software (then see if Aria can price match?)
Don't forget insurance!
As to what to buy, last year's model or "open box" could be a good bet. I wouldn't recommend second hand, though. You don't know what it has been through.
Just found out the uni I'm going to have an asus laptop with i3 processor for £100 off
One thing to consider, as well as insurance, is not to ponce about with a bag that says "I contain an expensive computer: please nick me."
A friend of mine got mugged with his flashy "Dell" handbag. This prompted the company he worked for to advise stuff to carry laptops in something less obvious.
Win 10 Pro 64-bit + Asus Z-170-K + Intel i5-6500 + 512GB Samsung M.2 PCI-e SSD + 16GB DDR4 2400MHz Memory
Win 10 Pro 64-bit + Asus M5A88-M EVO + AMD Phenom II X6 + 8GB Corsair XMS3 1600 + Radeon HD 6450
Win 10 Home 32-bit + Asus M2N-SLI DeLuxe + AMD Athlon 64 X2, Dual Core 5400 + 4.0 GB Memory + NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
One thing to consider, as well as insurance, is not to ponce about with a bag that says "I contain an expensive computer: please nick me."
A friend of mine got mugged with his flashy "Dell" handbag. This prompted the company he worked for to advise stuff to carry laptops in something less obvious.
thats a good point, somthing like this could contain anything for example, would be good to carry a laptop and be discrete at the same time
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