Non Gaming Lappy

[Stappa]

Hi all

I'm looking for a quick non gaming general purpose lappy,15" minimum decent screen, 120gb ssd etc(dont need a hhd)

what spec do u guys suggest and do i go for win 8? as I'm used to Win 7?

I have no upper budget but want to spend as little as poss lol

thx in advance

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

Hello Stappa,

What are you using it for? Photos or Video editing etc or just general web, office and Video viewing? Do you need 1080 resolution or you not too bothered about that?

 

[Stappa]

as i posted I'm looking for a general purpose lappy(90% usage will be internet),all editing/gaming etc is done on my main rig,i guess a full HD screen would be good thou?

 

[SmokeDarKnight]

You could get a 17" like this

Chassis & Display
Voyager: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£49)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i3 Dual Core Mobile Processor i3-3120M (2.50GHz) 3MB Should be fine for non gaming non editing purpose
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB) 4GB Ram should be more than enough for your needs
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB If you wanted a dedicated GPU its an extra £69 but really dont think you need it
Memory - Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 540MB/sR | 490MB/sW) You could go for a 500GB 7200 RPM instead and get fast access, more capacity at a £95 reduction
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9) Keeps system running cooler
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N135 802.11N (150Mbps) + BLUETOOTH
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Voyager Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 90W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79) If you go windows 8 you'll get faster boot up times, i personally love windows 8 but some hate it, you can upgrade from 7 to 8 but returning to 7 can be a problem sometimes
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Intel Anti-Theft Technology
FREE 90 Day Intel Anti-Theft Trial - Prevent Data Access upon Theft
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £667.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/Voyager/SknDX3hg5J/

Hope this helps a bit

 

[Stephen M]

If you are looking to save a bit a cash and not needing to run any specific Windows stuff why not take the no OS option as you will get a 30-day trial of Win 7 or 8 which you can buy if you decide to keep it. In the meantime check out a couple of free OS. Ubuntu is very popular and easy enough to use, although Zorin (http://www.zorin-os.com/) was put together with migrating Windows users in mind. It is quite good, I am currently putting my CD collection on to a hard drive and I find it rips (with Asunder) quicker than Ubuntu, plus you have a good choice of music file formats.

You can find other distros here (http://distrowatch.com/). Wioption.th most, possibly all, you don't need to install but can run live while you look at them, although that way they are slower than and installed OS, so dual-booting may be a better