it's not full HD ! it's not full HD ! yawn yawn yawn ! and it hasn't got imax surround sound !!! or ground to air missiles !!! it's a £ 199 - what do you expect ? it's a small screen - bet your eyes aren't full HD !

Oh give it a rest, I never denied that! The original title didn't mention screen, then I saw it was full HD (wrong website) so I added it, then deleted it again.

And original description said I was unsure. You can check with a moderator if you're that concerned!!

You have luck mate!. I got i3 4005U 1.7HGZ for £219 but still not bad.

Thanks, ordered. :smiley: How long did yours take?

I never denied that. But the original title didn't say Full HD.

You seem to have WAY too much free time to argue about this. This is a DEALS site, not a technical argument site. Buy the laptop because you think it's a good deal. Or don't. We've established that it is HD 720p.

Its actually model L50 C 20G i got

Received the 8GB version in white today. It has a i3 5005u processor instead of the advertised 4th generation. Really pleased for £240!!! Forgot to mention that it is in pristine condition...

Thanks huangxq2.

That will take a long time.

Refurbished i3 at £200 mark has been holding the position for 1 year and half now.

I think it would be more realistic if you put £250 for a refurb i5 or similar powered A10. That kind of deal could come from time to time.

This one is not bad. The Pentium 3825u is a strong version. It is as powerful as i3-4030u, slightly powerful than this laptop's i3-4005u. The spec is totally adequate for what you want it for.

The downside is the colour, and being HP consumer laptop which does not give people peace of mind that it will last.

HP business laptops are quite good. But HP consumer laptops are quite bad.

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Why? Any i5 this price would only be a slight upgrade over an i3.

Selling my laptop in FS section if anyone interested.

Thanks

Still holding out for an i5 for this price

I bought this exact laptop last week, it was delivered on Thursday. Opened it up and was feeling pretty chuffed it was in immaculate condition but then turned on and booted up and within 90 secodns a system warning message appeared saying that a problem with the heating system had been detected and the laptop needed to be shut down immediately. It was sent back for refund the next day. I googled the problem and it seems to be a common thing with this model of Toshiba? Anyway I still need a laptop but am a bit hesitant about the level of technical expertise with these refurbs if it fails within 90 seconds. Since it wasn't a major problem to send back I'm thinking of giving Argos refurbs one more chance but a different model. How would this one compare?
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/hp-15-ac018na-intel-pentium-15-6-inch-4gb-1tb-windows-laptop-refurb-189-99-argos-2410174?p=27559886
It's only going to be used for the web and MS Office type work.

ThanksLink

Personally, I still think this i3 is better.

The A8 is 8GB RAM for £10 more.


You normally only go AMD if the AMD CPU has better GPU. But this A8 does not have a good GPU.

Normally AMD is cheap than Intel. To make both equally attractive, this A8 should be £20/30 cheaper than i3.

What do you think of the Toshiba Satellite L50D-B-151? Also for sale on Argos, check ebay item 351627042937

Just for another extra £10 you get an A8 2 GHz processor and 8GB Ram

I don't want to. Thanks for the advice. I forgot to mention that it was white for £40 more as well. Any suggestions to change the colour?

I heard good things about Macrium Reflect. I have not used it before.

I used Acronis few times, never had any problems. Maybe it was some options you choosed.

And I agree, Acronis is not the easiest migration software. I found Samsung's is much better, but it only works with Samsung SSD.

I will give Macrium Reflect a go next time install a SSD.

My 240Gb SANDISK ULTRA® II SSD and Pny Usb3 Hard Drive & Enclosure Kit came with Acronis cloning software.(which was a 50% off @ Amazon black Friday Offers)
Pcmag reviewed the software and gave 31/2 out of 5 Stars. Tried it, not easy to use. But the worst thing is it wanted to delete the original HD at the end, glad I didn't as I needed to rebuild the boot. My verdict RUBBISH !

Instead I used Macrium Reflect Imaging Software as another posting said it was good. It was easy to use and at the it said I mite need to rebuild the Boot and it took care of that too! so 5 Star from me :laughing:

Its not Full HD though...

Thanks purchased.

That is not true.

SSD comes in different sizes/shapes and different interfaces.

Most common and cheapest is 2.5 inch SATA.

There are also M.2 SATA, M.2 PCIE, MSATA etc. They are more expensive than a standard 2.5 inch SATA SSD. They can be a lot faster too, and they save the SATA port, so a 2.5 inch HDD can be in the laptop at the same time for storage.

You are correct.

They are indeed many different sizes and interfaces SSDs at today's market, not just 2.5 inch SATA.

Budget consumer laptops normally do not come with M.2, nor mSata, normally just 1 slot for a 2.5 inch SATA.

The only other option to add hard drive in budget consumer laptops is to replace the DVD-ROM with hard drive caddy.

4GB extra for £40 more.

You should do the upgrade yourself. 4GB is £15. Unless there are something else is different between the versions.

I think so.

Even upgrade RAM.

It is not absolutely clear, some say do not, some say do.

Just keep the original hard drive, if you ever need to claim warranty repair, swap them back before sending away the laptop.

Do not think so.


Not many today's budget laptops come with Office pre-installed. You have to buy seperately.

Cheers. Heat added. I bought the 8gb version for £40 more. Thanks!!!

Will changing the hard drive affect the warranty.

does it come with MS word and etc

Battery life? Weight?

use macrium reflect imaging software to swap the data over if you're not doing a clean install.

It's free and brilliant

Easy, same as most laptop, few screws. Use youtube if you are not sure.

I upgraded some Toshiba laptops for friends, similar range, not sure if the same model.

2.5 inch SATA SSD is what you want.

You need a 2.5 inch usb hard drive enclosure to transfer windows from HDD to SSD.

SSD should come with system migration software.

It is the right price for a refurbished i3.

Refurbished i3 at cheapest is between 180-200 for more than a year now.

This seems to be the best price for today.

Heat.

No way too many of those gave me terrible constipation.

So you agree it DID wrongly say Full HD. Hence the previous comments on the post.

Next time try posting the facts rather than fabricating spec.

Full HD hand bags :smile:

Gents, Please remember the code of conduct.

Oh give it a rest, I never denied that! The original title didn't mention screen, then I saw it was full HD (wrong website) so I added it, then deleted it again.

And original description said I was unsure. You can check with a moderator if you're that concerned!!

Your title stated Full HD. Stop the BS.

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There are a lot of ssds that are not 2.5". Mata, m.2. They come up as deals often and are still called ssds. Just wanted to avoid any confusion for people

they only come in 2.5". well there was one model released ages ago in 3.5" but nothing new comes in anything other than 2.5"

You might as well get an ENIAC.

Actually, the original description said 'it seems like it might be Full HD, but am unsure, and price still seems good for 720.'

it's not full HD ! it's not full HD ! yawn yawn yawn ! and it hasn't got imax surround sound !!! or ground to air missiles !!! it's a £ 199 - what do you expect ? it's a small screen - bet your eyes aren't full HD !

is it easy to change harddrive to SSD ?

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Easy to do, make sure you get a 2.5 inch sdd

It's not Full HD
http://www.toshiba.co.uk/laptops/satellite/satellite-l50-c/satellite-l50-c-14p/

Toshiba + Argos refurb doesn't inspire confidence.

sure it full HD? on Toshiba's website it says its not

Full spec on the Toshiba website here.
BTW, Toshiba state the screen resolution as 1366 x 768.