Not wishing to be argumentative but FHD under £500 is easily achieveable (example Lenovo Z51 i7 @ JL). There's a reasonable possibility that the OP item may also be available with FHD as an option, although we have no model numbers to check, yet.
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zayf
4 Jan 16#1
it actually looks like very decent deal
busterdan
4 Jan 162#2
sadly the screen is not full HD
ukhotdeals1
4 Jan 161#3
If only it came with W/7 retrofitted, otherwise an excellent machine for the money
Joshimitsu91 to ukhotdeals1
4 Jan 167#8
Don't forget a floppy drive!
AndyRoyd
4 Jan 16#4
Has potential to be a superb deal. Anybody managed to find a manufacurer model number / EAN ?
alared
4 Jan 161#5
I see we have the usual daft comment about screen resolution.
When will these people learn you are NOT going to get full hd 1920x1080 for under £500.
Interesting deal but I`m waiting `til next Monday when this one will be back in stock.
Latest 6th gen Intel i6 processor, latest windows 10, two year warranty, 8gb memory, 1TB storage, same price £379.
Not wishing to be argumentative but FHD under £500 is easily achieveable (example Lenovo Z51 i7 @ JL). There's a reasonable possibility that the OP item may also be available with FHD as an option, although we have no model numbers to check, yet.
happenstance to alared
4 Jan 16#19
Hasn't this one got much better graphics?
Can anyone find the cpu benchmark for it?
BigYoSpeck to alared
4 Jan 162#23
It's a bit harsh to say it's daft. It's a feature many people obviously desire, but either the laptop makers aren't realising there is the demand for it or demand isn't yet sufficient to warrant it in this segment.
Full HD is entirely possible in the sub £500 segment. There are Chromebooks with full HD below £300. But while most people are swayed by useless big numbers like 'quad core' '16gb ram' & '1tb storage' then laptop makers will throw those cheap number grabbing components in their machines. Being vocal and letting it be known there is demand for full HD even on a cheap laptop is the only way it will be realised. So again, a bit harsh to say it's daft. There may not be any available, but economically there could be.
Personally I'd sooner have a dual core inel with 8gb ram and any SSD than this 'quad' core with way more ram than anyone happy at this screen resolution knows what to do with and a magnetic storage drive.
j3remy42 to alared
4 Jan 16#30
Older processor, smaller ram, shorter warranty..? What are the pros?
babz_1 to alared
4 Jan 16#36
i bought an ultrabook 3 years ago (this june) with an i5/sshd/fhd/6gb ram for 400£ after 100£ cashback. so you can, you just have to wait
ianmcleod to alared
4 Jan 16#37
How do you know it will be back in stock next Monday and still at this price?
madmal to alared
6 Jan 16#48
Hi, are you sure this will be back in stock on Monday and from where did that information come from. This does seem like the best deal for the HP and if it will be in stock on Monday I'll hold off.
tallpete33
4 Jan 16#6
Worth it got the 3yr warranty alone. My daughters HP Pavilion laptop failed after 14 months with its rubbish1 year warranty from Cirrus so just bought a similar Lenovo from JL with 2 year warranty. Not pretty machines but looks like the disk/RAM/keyboard will be much easier to get to in case of issues down the line too.
chiefik1
4 Jan 161#9
I dont get why u need full HD screen on 15.6" laptop? ... 99% of time u will browse internet...
arczi19 to chiefik1
4 Jan 162#10
it simply looks nicer and more pleasant for the eyes.
Rsaeire to chiefik1
4 Jan 161#11
There's also more screen real estate available so you can fit more on your screen; this would also include websites.
Anyway, it's of course possible to find FHD screens at this price point, just look at all the deals that have been up over Christmas and New Years for examples!
pc5020 to chiefik1
4 Jan 161#15
Do you complain about having HD screen quality on your phone...?
AshMcConnell to chiefik1
4 Jan 16#16
If you are using it for development (or any work really) full HD is definitely a big benefit (more readable text on the screen at once)
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I've not seen this spec with that warranty for anyone near this money.
Quad core Processor (AMD A10)
16GB RAM
1TB HDD
http://m.johnlewis.com/mt/www.johnlewis.com/lenovo-z50-laptop-amd-a10-16gb-ram-1tb-15-6-/p2393702
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When will these people learn you are NOT going to get full hd 1920x1080 for under £500.
Interesting deal but I`m waiting `til next Monday when this one will be back in stock.
Latest 6th gen Intel i6 processor, latest windows 10, two year warranty, 8gb memory, 1TB storage, same price £379.
http://www.johnlewis.com/hp-15-ac126na-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-ram-1tb-15-6-turbo-silver/p2269774
Can anyone find the cpu benchmark for it?
Full HD is entirely possible in the sub £500 segment. There are Chromebooks with full HD below £300. But while most people are swayed by useless big numbers like 'quad core' '16gb ram' & '1tb storage' then laptop makers will throw those cheap number grabbing components in their machines. Being vocal and letting it be known there is demand for full HD even on a cheap laptop is the only way it will be realised. So again, a bit harsh to say it's daft. There may not be any available, but economically there could be.
Personally I'd sooner have a dual core inel with 8gb ram and any SSD than this 'quad' core with way more ram than anyone happy at this screen resolution knows what to do with and a magnetic storage drive.
Anyway, it's of course possible to find FHD screens at this price point, just look at all the deals that have been up over Christmas and New Years for examples!