Processor - Intel Core i3 4030U - 1.9 GHz
4GB RAM
500GB Hard Drive
Windows 8.1 (64-Bit) Operating System (free upgrade to Windows 10)
DVD-RW
1 year warranty
Latest comments (21)
Matthaus
17 Nov 15#21
Hmmm not bad for the money at all.
Family need one for an xmas pressie, this on hang out till black Friday?!
dreamager
17 Nov 15#20
The argument is your confusion between faster and better :wink: people often get laptops because they want portability and not a lot of extra kit storing their stuff so that they can't look at it when on the move. So for that an SSD is not as good, so a blanket statement of better is incorrect. If the laptop has room for a second hdd to be put in though then better could well be applied
crazylegs
17 Nov 15#19
Ya don't say!
huangxq2
17 Nov 15#18
I gave both HDD and SSD options, choose your pick.
We really do not need to argue about this. SSD is a better hard drive, nothing to argue about that. Its price has come down over the last two years and become affordable. But it is price to GB ratio is much higher than a normal HDD. So if your priority is storage space over speed and you do not want to spend a lot, than HDD would suit you more. But that does not change the fact that SSD is a better type of hard drive.
In my opinion, I would always go for the SSD for £10 more.
I can store big files on my removeable, not a problem.
All my computer equipments are with SSD, not regret a bit, and will never come back to normal HDD.
someguy003
17 Nov 15#17
Agreed. It is a very good deal. I voted HOT
raglasher
17 Nov 15#16
I am using one right now, it is SUPERB for the money BUY BUY BUY.
huangxq2
17 Nov 151#10
The same laptop for £250 at saveonlaptop.
The better version with SSD for the same price at saveonlaptop. Would recommend SSD version over this one.
dreamager to huangxq2
17 Nov 15#15
Less storage space doesn't = better for someone who wants more storage
crazylegs
17 Nov 152#14
Yeah those celery laptops get stuck between your teeth
JohnPa
17 Nov 151#13
Last month bought this laptop for family usage, laptop seems OK. But returned as Windows 10 upgrade did not live to expectations. If you like Windows and a cheap laptop this is OK. I am now using a Chrome book and will try to stay away from Windows as much as possible.
For the same price, you can have the better version with 128GB SSD instead of HDD. Your text here
HueKuhn
16 Nov 15#1
are these any good for a mid range laptop?
xela333 to HueKuhn
16 Nov 15#4
Depends what your want to use it for?
huangxq2 to HueKuhn
17 Nov 15#8
It is good price for the specs.
From time to time, you will be able to find budget i3 laptop brand new for around £250 here.
It is not a mid range laptop.
rob1990
17 Nov 15#7
Ordered this for 249 from ebuyer last week
MrFizzy
16 Nov 15#2
Looks OK to me, not sure why it's cold. Looks a reasonable spec for the money. Maybe the much reported Lenovo 'Malware' is putting people off. Shouldn't worry though, you can upgrade the BIOS from the Lenovo website to get rid of any persistent Lenovo 'Malware'. I'd then upgrade to Windows 10 then download the Windows 10 Media from the MS site and do a completely clean install of Windows 10 on the machine. You'll then have a decent machine for the money. OK bit of a faff but, to be honest, I'd do a clean install on any new machine I bought.
mainetm to MrFizzy
17 Nov 15#6
My playa
toonarmani
16 Nov 152#3
Looks to be about the going rate based on a quick google...
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Blurb:
Processor - Intel Core i3 4030U - 1.9 GHz
4GB RAM
500GB Hard Drive
Windows 8.1 (64-Bit) Operating System (free upgrade to Windows 10)
DVD-RW
1 year warranty
Latest comments (21)
Family need one for an xmas pressie, this on hang out till black Friday?!
We really do not need to argue about this. SSD is a better hard drive, nothing to argue about that. Its price has come down over the last two years and become affordable. But it is price to GB ratio is much higher than a normal HDD. So if your priority is storage space over speed and you do not want to spend a lot, than HDD would suit you more. But that does not change the fact that SSD is a better type of hard drive.
In my opinion, I would always go for the SSD for £10 more.
I can store big files on my removeable, not a problem.
All my computer equipments are with SSD, not regret a bit, and will never come back to normal HDD.
The better version with SSD for the same price at saveonlaptop. Would recommend SSD version over this one.
Seller is gogodigital-ltd
http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/gogodigital-ltd?_trksid=p2047675.l2559
Your text here
For the same price, you can have the better version with 128GB SSD instead of HDD.
Your text here
Depends what your want to use it for?
From time to time, you will be able to find budget i3 laptop brand new for around £250 here.
It is not a mid range laptop.