Laptop for Business Use

Dedre88

Member
Hi all,

I am after a laptop for business use. Primarily this will be emails, word and excel which I understand are all pretty non-demanding. However, I also want to be able to merge PDFs and have multiple browser windows, pdf, excel and word opened without and drop in performance.

I would like a large screen and decent sized keyboard, so thinking a 17 inch laptop.

One wildcard requirement is to be able to use AutoCad 2018 or later. I use this occasionally for business, but I am thinking I may just install this on my new gaming PC and use the PC when I need to use AutoCad. However, if for a few extra £ I have the back-up option of running Autocad on the laptop then that would be great.

Finally, I want a docking station so that when I work from home I can just connect one wire and mouse, keyboard etc,. remain connected to this rather than having to disconnect and reconnect them all each time.

Budget wise - it would be good to get something for £800.

Thanks for your help.
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
You won't be able to get anything at that budget, currently there is only one non gaming 17" laptop that comes close to your budget, I wouldn't go any lower than this, it's already making sacrifices to RAM and SSD which would be worth upping:
Chassis & Display
Cosmos Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS 60Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-10510U (1.8GHz, 4.9GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Storage Drive
512GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
Ultra Slim 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 40W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery
Ultranote Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 GEN 2 PORT (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 GEN 1 PORT + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS
Keyboard Language
ULTRANOTE SERIES MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo NJ70CU (UMA, i7-10510U, 60Hz FHD N7)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 10 working days
Price: £825.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/ultranote-17/scjZ!AzYvY/
 

SpyderTracks

We love you Ukraine
With regards to docking station, the chassis above has usb, but it doesn't carry video, so you'd have to plug the monitor in separately to HDMI.

PCS don't stock docks, best to look for a USB one on Amazon or somewhere, you can get ones that output video through standard USB, but they're not very good, would suggest plugging in the monitor to HDMI.
 

Dedre88

Member
Thanks Spydertracks. Sorry for delay in responding, hadn't realised my budget was a bit light, I may try and bump it up and improve the RAM and SSD.
 
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