If it was a genuinely usable Windows machine, I'd be quite happy to give it a 'hot' but the entire 2gb/32gb eMMC/Atom thing is just a cynical exercise by Wintel to try and take sales from the bottom end of the laptop market which had been dominated by Chromebooks. That memory/storage is just horrible for a Windows environment and you can't even stick in an extra 2gb of RAM or plug in a high capacity USB3.0 flash drive. You can't even playback a 1080p/60 video on YouTube without it dropping frames. The absence of USB3.0 (which costs pennies over USB2.0) isn't coincidence either - it's designed to push people into paying for Office365/OneDrive storage.
If I was after a basic laptop for web browsing/emails etc, but was on a budget, I'd just buy a Chromebook off eBay. The Acer 720 for example, goes for anything between £50-100 and that's a superb 11.6" for those sort of basic tasks.
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waxsta
31 Aug 163#31
Just received mine in the post yesterday from Aldi (thankfully they have started free shipping on their special buys). This laptop is excellent for young kids and sutdents alike. The screen is leaps and bounds ahead compared to my uber powerful Dell Core i7pro Latitude e7240. It also comes with Windows 10 and runs really fast. For the light user it's perfect.
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poskiller
28 Aug 161#1
I bought a lenevo tablet with keyboard wit a similiar spec as this and its fine, I just wanted it when on holidays as I didn't to have my surface pro getting trashed by the pool etc. 10gb left after installing office 365 and some other progs, movies etc are on SD card or in the cloud.
Streams video fine and plays movies etc I just don't get these sweeping statements and pretentious guff about kit. I've been buying laptops since 1997 from most suppliers (Digital Equipment, Sony, Toshiba, Acer) and happy with this. Its just funny when people use throwaways lines like "it will struggle with anything but surfing the net" to be seen to be saying something
LittleChimp
28 Aug 161#2
Video here from a bloke who has actually bought it and it seems decent.
That just shows how limited a device like this is. :laughing:
And who buys a tablet/laptop to use on holiday? You must be addicted to the internet.
Dave_dave69
28 Aug 16#4
"And who buys a tablet/laptop to use on holiday? "
A person who just wants to use it on holiday.
You seem to have a problem with people who have different usage to you.
poskiller
28 Aug 161#5
porn, just porn and bake off but that's just porn by another name :stuck_out_tongue:
Chill fella, not everything has to be capable of launching a space shuttle, for the price it does the job well
Picard123
28 Aug 16#6
Each to their own but I just wonder why people need a laptop when on holiday?
Just use your phone if you need to check football results, UK news etc.
Dave_dave69
28 Aug 16#7
1. check out local attractions.
2. check local bus/train services.
3. check weather forecasts.
4. keep in touch with family and friends.
5. keep in touch with the news
6. read books on kindle reader
7. post a holiday blog
8. send photos of holiday to family and friends
9. check and send emails
etc etc
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If I was after a basic laptop for web browsing/emails etc, but was on a budget, I'd just buy a Chromebook off eBay. The Acer 720 for example, goes for anything between £50-100 and that's a superb 11.6" for those sort of basic tasks.
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Streams video fine and plays movies etc I just don't get these sweeping statements and pretentious guff about kit. I've been buying laptops since 1997 from most suppliers (Digital Equipment, Sony, Toshiba, Acer) and happy with this. Its just funny when people use throwaways lines like "it will struggle with anything but surfing the net" to be seen to be saying something
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP42qxoe0tA
And who buys a tablet/laptop to use on holiday? You must be addicted to the internet.
A person who just wants to use it on holiday.
You seem to have a problem with people who have different usage to you.
Chill fella, not everything has to be capable of launching a space shuttle, for the price it does the job well
Just use your phone if you need to check football results, UK news etc.
2. check local bus/train services.
3. check weather forecasts.
4. keep in touch with family and friends.
5. keep in touch with the news
6. read books on kindle reader
7. post a holiday blog
8. send photos of holiday to family and friends
9. check and send emails
etc etc