Seems like a great deal for a standard size laptop with 8gb ram.
Am i missing something or does this offer seem to be too good to be true?
2 year warranty included.
£280 at Amazon
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yrreb88
27 Nov 154#14
COLD! No dedicated graphics card, 1080p screen, SSD or i7.
Spend a little extra, maybe treble, and you might get something worthwhile. :stuck_out_tongue:
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daniq
27 Nov 15#1
CPU slow, screen low resolution and average battery. At this price with 2 years warranty very hot!
Burgainhunter
27 Nov 151#2
That seems a decent bit of kit for the money. OK, CPU isn't the greatest but for £200 you really can't complain. Other specs are up there and above the usual offerings we've seen today unless I've missed other bargains. I think it's worth some heat
dat800
27 Nov 15#3
Awesome thanks man hot !
Richief
27 Nov 15#4
Paid £220 for this a few days ago on Amazon lightening deal. :disappointed:
sonofaah
27 Nov 15#5
Do you think this can handle GoPro studio and allow for decent video editing whilst running other bits and bobs? Tata
damadgeruk
27 Nov 15#6
At this price it goes without saying the resolution is 1366 x 768 pixels though looks like a decent price.
choc119
27 Nov 15#7
But what about mine craft? Is it too slow?
eudriver
27 Nov 15#8
Was planing to post it in the morning,but was't sure is it deal or not-very often standard prices are better than those saving deals.Hot from me.
jono8
27 Nov 15#9
CPU is pony but not a bad price. Got an i3 5010u with 4gb ram, 1tb ssdhd for ~£210 a few days ago. The i3 is vastly superior and there have been deals for i3's near or at this all this week.
But not many people with £200 laptops sit running Cinebench on them. What they do is have a browser open with a couple of dozen tabs rather than using bookmarks and for this lot's of ram, a quad core with the ability to turbo to 2.4ghz and a Lenovo keyboard will probably offer a nicer user experience than benchmarks might suggest.
dat800
27 Nov 151#10
Warranty is what pushed it for me especially with my nationwide adding another year :smiley:
jpoolfitz
27 Nov 15#11
I still reckon this deal is one of the best laptop deals today when you compare the value for money between various models
JimmyLevvy2
27 Nov 15#12
Nice find. Hot!
Kingsworth
27 Nov 152#13
Processor is garbage, so is the screen resolution. MUCH better off spending a little bit more. You'll regret not.
sotomonkey to Kingsworth
27 Nov 151#18
It's odd because I've never used a resolution higher than this on a laptop and I don't think I've suffered terribly because of it but then the last new laptop I bought was in early 2011.
On the plus side I've saved a bit of money but oh the anguish I've suffered from not having those extra pixels. :disappointed:
MarkShopper to Kingsworth
27 Nov 152#20
The processor is an N3700 which scores 1824 points on http://www.cpubenchmark.net which is twice a similar priced laptop listed on here today scored. With 8GB RAM and a two year guarantee, this is a great price. The screen resolution is standard without spending twice as much money. Up to 4 hour battery life is not the greatest, but you can't have everything.
yrreb88
27 Nov 154#14
COLD! No dedicated graphics card, 1080p screen, SSD or i7.
Spend a little extra, maybe treble, and you might get something worthwhile. :stuck_out_tongue:
Munchie75 to yrreb88
28 Nov 15#44
You sound like you have some knowledge.
Would i be able to source a laptop for £400 (approx) with:
SSD min 128 (or smaller but upgradeable)
HDD 500gb min
Seperate Numeric Keypad
15 or 17" screen
Basically used for browsing (upto 100 tabs in chrome) at a time
and spreadsheets etc.
Gaming graphics not required.
Looking for fast and powerful browsing really
Thanks
Benny5 to yrreb88
28 Nov 15#45
Help please!
My 5 year old Thinkpad Edge (Intel® Core™ i3 Dual Core (350M, 3MB Cache, 2.26 GHz) is really struggling, slowing down, USB ports failing as is the touch pad. So I was thinking of this one for internet use, spreadsheet work some photo editing and light video editing, no gaming.
Sorry I am actually 188 points short! :smile: so yeah, 10.30% slower than this monster :smile:
jono8
27 Nov 15#23
But i3's have been going for this money or near this money all week and they are almost double the performance of this.
It is a good price but not that hot in my opinion.
MarkShopper
27 Nov 15#24
I don't think anyone is claiming this is lightning speed, but with 8GB RAM it is good value for money. You must have bought the T7800 when it just came out and I suspect it cost you several times what this one cost.
MarkShopper
27 Nov 15#25
But with half the RAM and half the guarantee.
DuWolfy
27 Nov 15#26
This is a great deal for a £200 Laptop. The olde dear was after a new one and this is perfect.
Gj OP
cpfc
27 Nov 15#27
is this any good for streaming films please
jono8
27 Nov 15#28
Ram can actually be upgraded though. A cpu upgrade in a laptop is not so easy! Granted the warranty is good ( though the medion deal had 2 years as well)
I am not saying it is a bad deal. I would just rather have an i3 if i was spending this much.
Krizzo3
27 Nov 151#29
You would not notice any difference if this was a 4gb or 8gb model, given that the purpose for this laptop is to surf web, watch youtube, netflix and chill. + word processing.
Running windows 7, browsing the web and typing assignments, I only use 1.3GB out of 2GB this laptop has.
I have another desktop with 8gb ram (1600mhz), processor scoring 7500 points, I know how a fairly quick computer works.
For 200 quid, this is a good option if you need a laptop for basic tasks, but if your laptop is the main work station, I would not recommend anything below 4000 points.
If you have a half decent laptop that has become slow over time, it is more cost effective to have an IT guy service it for 30-40 quid rather than purchase this.
usetheforceluke
27 Nov 152#30
computer hobbyists LOL
Hot Deal all day long
DuWolfy
27 Nov 15#31
Depending on your browser like Firefox/Mozzila and have multiple tabs open you will notice the difference between 4GB and 8GB. I have 16GB on my main PC and when you have 30+ tabs open (Cause im lazy and have multiples open for various jobs on that day) you notice that is starts soaking memory up.
For example I have had my PC on 12hrs since the last restart and 1.1GB of ram is taken by the browser. Have to restart once a week as it fills up.
Krizzo3 to DuWolfy
27 Nov 15#32
I have a friend who does this, and his computer is no rocket either :smile: I don't keep more than maybe 6 tabs open most of the time.
DuWolfy
27 Nov 15#33
When I get to 60+ tabs open and Ram is @ 8GB ... its time to close some tabs lol
*SOLD OUT NOW*
Rakers
27 Nov 15#34
heat added ordered cheers OP
Luffa1111
27 Nov 15#35
Out of stock..
rohitmkiller
27 Nov 15#36
OOS please expire
gchild
27 Nov 15#37
Missed it!
Rakers to gchild
27 Nov 15#38
back to stock be quick
squirrel17
27 Nov 151#39
****! I really must stop procrastinating and just buy a laptop! I need a machine that will easily run minecraft, Sims and Stream. Help!
supermansimon
27 Nov 15#40
More than 10 in stock apparently
azza87 to supermansimon
27 Nov 15#41
It said that when I went to order and it states this on the confirmation email:
Wizadora87
27 Nov 15#42
Ordered but payment pending... Now oos again. Expecting my payment to be rejected :disappointed:
kullyxo
27 Nov 15#43
Can you please tell me which i3s have been going for this price? the ones ive seen are over £230. Thanks
eudriver
28 Nov 15#46
in stock from time to time but watch the price as now is 299.95
jpoolfitz
1 Dec 15#48
Mine arrived yesterday. Very impressed with it so far!
sonofaah
3 Dec 15#49
got mine a few days ago...whilst it doesnt feel as sturdy as my 5 r old Viao - its a decent piece of kit and for the money and warranty its a good "Bridge" laptop for my kid
dans1972
3 Dec 15#50
got mine, well for a friend, but decent kit for the money I think...
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Opening post
Am i missing something or does this offer seem to be too good to be true?
2 year warranty included.
£280 at Amazon
Top comments
Spend a little extra, maybe treble, and you might get something worthwhile. :stuck_out_tongue:
All comments (50)
http://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i3_5010u-473-vs-intel_pentium_n3700-510
On the plus side I've saved a bit of money but oh the anguish I've suffered from not having those extra pixels. :disappointed:
Spend a little extra, maybe treble, and you might get something worthwhile. :stuck_out_tongue:
You sound like you have some knowledge.
Would i be able to source a laptop for £400 (approx) with:
SSD min 128 (or smaller but upgradeable)
HDD 500gb min
Seperate Numeric Keypad
15 or 17" screen
Basically used for browsing (upto 100 tabs in chrome) at a time
and spreadsheets etc.
Gaming graphics not required.
Looking for fast and powerful browsing really
Thanks
My 5 year old Thinkpad Edge (Intel® Core™ i3 Dual Core (350M, 3MB Cache, 2.26 GHz) is really struggling, slowing down, USB ports failing as is the touch pad. So I was thinking of this one for internet use, spreadsheet work some photo editing and light video editing, no gaming.
http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-u41-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-14-/p2115927?colour=Red
oh or this;
http://www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-u41-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-ram-1tb-14-silver/p2229274
Any views would be appreciated.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+N3700+%40+1.60GHz&id=2513
Sorry I am actually 188 points short! :smile: so yeah, 10.30% slower than this monster :smile:
It is a good price but not that hot in my opinion.
Gj OP
I am not saying it is a bad deal. I would just rather have an i3 if i was spending this much.
Running windows 7, browsing the web and typing assignments, I only use 1.3GB out of 2GB this laptop has.
I have another desktop with 8gb ram (1600mhz), processor scoring 7500 points, I know how a fairly quick computer works.
For 200 quid, this is a good option if you need a laptop for basic tasks, but if your laptop is the main work station, I would not recommend anything below 4000 points.
If you have a half decent laptop that has become slow over time, it is more cost effective to have an IT guy service it for 30-40 quid rather than purchase this.
Hot Deal all day long
For example I have had my PC on 12hrs since the last restart and 1.1GB of ram is taken by the browser. Have to restart once a week as it fills up.
*SOLD OUT NOW*