Been hunting around for a sub £300, anti-glare, i5 or A10 laptop for work and came across this. Received it today from Ebuyer and I have to say for less than £300 I'm pretty impressed with it. We have various Lenovo and HP laptops in work and for this price the Lenovos just can't compare. Spec as follows:
Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz
4GB RAM + 500GB HDD
15.6" LED + DVD Writer
WIFI + Webcam + Bluetooth
Windows 8.1 + Free upgrade to Windows 10
Shared Via The HUKD App For Android.
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Full spec of this model range here: http://s31.postimg.org/5taubxfkr/444_32.png
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All comments (29)
Supatramp
21 Apr 16#1
There's very little info about this model, plenty about the 250. So what's the better spec/buy?
Broadsands
22 Apr 16#2
Work just gave me an HP Elitebook with an i5 - how does this compare as looking for something for personal use - did wonder about an HP Envy 13 but they're pricey!
daveroy to Broadsands
22 Apr 16#20
The EliteBooks are business computers, whereas this is very much a consumer model. The build quality of the EliteBooks, ProBooks etc. is a lot higher and it's something I'm sure you'd notice if you used both.
I use this laptop every day for work. First thing I had to do was plug in another 4GB of RAM, well after removing the bloatware of course. It's nothing mindblowing, but it's good enough to get my job done. Decent keyboard/trackpad too compared to some of those Dells and Lenovos. I like the feel of the case too.
I usually have Firefox, IE, Edge, our support program, Word, Excel, a Citrix desktop, and multiple remote connections with RDP and Teamviewer open for days on end without issues.
UKlions1
22 Apr 161#5
Hi, sorry to ask a silly question.....I notice ebuyer mentioned alot on these threads but have never used them...are they a good company to purchase from? Or it is worth paying a little extra to purchase from a high st company...(i.e argos etc?) so item can be taken back if any issues....thanks for any replies...
Jenfo to UKlions1
22 Apr 16#14
I've used then loads. Never had an issue. Don't pay the extra!!!
Musicrab
22 Apr 162#6
Not bad. If I needed a laptop I may have bought this. Then...
1. buy cheap SSD
2. image C: to SSD; replace hard disk with SSD
3. Buy external case for hard drive and use as backup/music/pictures etc
OR IF DON'T USE CD/DVD DRIVE
4. buy hard drive caddy to replace CD/DVD drive
5. insert hard disk into caddy and replace CD/DVD drive with it
cherry9822
22 Apr 16#7
does the windows 8 run smoothly in this model?
Money_Expert to cherry9822
22 Apr 16#8
Yes, it will handle Win7,8 and 10. It's a decent CPU.
getknk
22 Apr 161#9
still not getting why the OEM's provide CD/DVD drives !! they could have saved that money and made HDD into SSD
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Intel Core i5-5200U 2.2 GHz
4GB RAM + 500GB HDD
15.6" LED + DVD Writer
WIFI + Webcam + Bluetooth
Windows 8.1 + Free upgrade to Windows 10
Shared Via The HUKD App For Android.
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Full spec of this model range here:
http://s31.postimg.org/5taubxfkr/444_32.png
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All comments (29)
Different HP 350 model but same processor
Would seem like a posh HP 250
I usually have Firefox, IE, Edge, our support program, Word, Excel, a Citrix desktop, and multiple remote connections with RDP and Teamviewer open for days on end without issues.
1. buy cheap SSD
2. image C: to SSD; replace hard disk with SSD
3. Buy external case for hard drive and use as backup/music/pictures etc
OR IF DON'T USE CD/DVD DRIVE
4. buy hard drive caddy to replace CD/DVD drive
5. insert hard disk into caddy and replace CD/DVD drive with it