Like many others I have been on the lookout for a good value laptop and surprised by all the large capacity but slow hard disk drives still around. Core i5, 256GB SSD and 8GB should make for great performance for general use.
Only thing missing is the full HD display but at £350 hard to find better for the money!
There's a same spec i7 version also on ebuyer @ £449 but not worth the extra £100 (28% price increase) for a relatively small real world performance increase in my opinion.
Full specs pasted below:
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2.3 GHz
Intel HD Graphics 520
Turbo boost up to 2.8 GHz
3 MB cache
2 cores
Memory
8GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM
2 SODIMM slots, non customer accessible/upgradeable (models with Intel® Core™ i7-6500U. i5-6200U, i3-5005U processors)
Hard Drive
256GB SSD M2 SATA3
Optical Drive
None
Software
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Display
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal anti-glare LED-backlit
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics 520
Audio
HD audio with DTS Studio Sound™
2 integrated stereo speakers
Support HP Noise Cancellation
Input Devices
Full-sized textured black island-style keyboard with numeric keypad
Networking
Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 802.11ac (1x1) WiFi
Bluetooth® 4.2 Combo with Wi-Di
Power Supply
ENERGY STAR® certified
45 W Smart AC adapter
3-cell, 31 Wh Li-ion
Dimensions
Width 38.43 cm
Depth 25.46 cm
Height 2.43 cm
Weight 1.96 kg
Interfaces
1 USB 3.0
2 USB 2.0
1 VGA
1 HDMI
1 headphone/microphone combo jack
1 AC power
1 RJ-45
1 multi-format digital media reader
Warranty / Misc
1 Year manufacturer Warranty
HP VGA camera
Top comments
DocRobotnik
30 Dec 1612#1
Wouldn't buy a laptop with a sub FullHD screen for 350. Just better options around.
Everything else is great, but it's all largely pointless if the screen looks like....
sunil237
31 Dec 1612#32
always see people complaining about these deals not having full HD screens like that is a. huge deal breaker.. yet the post gets 100s of heat.
if you people keep spouting about having full HD at the same price... post the damn deals and stop moaning. it's really annoying.
jrw
31 Dec 168#31
They don't do 1080 screens because of the simple fact that 99% of the general public wouldn't want or need it.
We've just moved offices at work and I've installed 30 new machines with 30 new 23 inch 1080 screens. All but a few have had their screens 'made bigger', ie a lower resolution and horribly blurry much to the disgust of myself and my tech.. In my opinion you shouldn't be allowed anything but the native resolution but if you made 1080 mainstream at 15 inches the first thing most people would do is lower the resolution.
I have a 15 inch 4k laptop and on some apps it's truly horrible but I wouldn't change it!
This is a great deal for a great laptop which will suit the general public.
matt101101
31 Dec 167#12
Sorry, £350 is too much to put up with a 1366x768 display. No matter what you're using your laptop for, that display is going to make the task unpleasant.
It's not a case of the display being "not the greatest" or "okay for light use" or any other 768p apologist nonsense people spout; 15.6" 1366x768 displays are horrible and anyone who's used a 15.6" 1080p (or above, though unlikely at anywhere near £350) display will know exactly what I mean.
Sure, it's not worth replacing a laptop you already have and are happy with just to upgrade from 768p to 1080p, but buying a new £300-400 laptop going into 2017 with a 768p display is absolute madness, in my opinion.
All comments (237)
DocRobotnik
30 Dec 1612#1
Wouldn't buy a laptop with a sub FullHD screen for 350. Just better options around.
Everything else is great, but it's all largely pointless if the screen looks like....
jasee to DocRobotnik
30 Dec 161#2
Agree exactly, sorry op
DatAlbino to DocRobotnik
31 Dec 161#14
If my 170 quid chromebook has a Full HD screen they can afford to put it on 3-400+ laptops, its an absolute joke
Good specs tho for the price
poing to DocRobotnik
31 Dec 162#39
Can you post up these better options? Keep in mind you have to match or better both the price and rest of the specs.
All these people moaning it's not 1080 make me laugh, it wasn't many years ago that people were saying you don't need 1080p unless the TV is bigger than 32 inches but now it seems you need it from 3.2 inches. I know you sit closer to the screen with a laptop but really we don't all need 1080 for average use.
lollypoplee
30 Dec 167#3
6th gen i5 and 256ssd for £350.
heat all the way from me.
ok the display isnt the greatest but unless your gonna want to use it for high end movies or photoshop editing its gonna be fast for usual every day stuff
cloudthecat
30 Dec 162#4
With 8GB Ram and i5 spec like this for £350 - I agree - you would be hard pressed to find anything that is sgnificantly BETTER at the SAME or LOWER price at the time of typing.
Worth it - and GREAT FIRST POST! Have some heat.
Fair play. :-)
ihatebingo
30 Dec 162#5
plus 1.72% cashback with topcashback.every penny counts.cracking laptop for the price 560 with debenhams
Jonnyblock
31 Dec 16#6
I thought the £100 more version had i7, full hd , AND a dedicated graphics card?
honestly never had a problem with ebuyer.
their customer service is great in my opinion.
cannot fault em but obviously others had had different experiences
tonyrath24
31 Dec 16#10
What's wrong with eBuyer?
Adopted_Scouser
31 Dec 16#11
3 Cell battery not going to limit battery life significantly or is this the norm now?
Opening post
Like many others I have been on the lookout for a good value laptop and surprised by all the large capacity but slow hard disk drives still around. Core i5, 256GB SSD and 8GB should make for great performance for general use.
Only thing missing is the full HD display but at £350 hard to find better for the money!
There's a same spec i7 version also on ebuyer @ £449 but not worth the extra £100 (28% price increase) for a relatively small real world performance increase in my opinion.
Full specs pasted below:
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2.3 GHz
Intel HD Graphics 520
Turbo boost up to 2.8 GHz
3 MB cache
2 cores
Memory
8GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM
2 SODIMM slots, non customer accessible/upgradeable (models with Intel® Core™ i7-6500U. i5-6200U, i3-5005U processors)
Hard Drive
256GB SSD M2 SATA3
Optical Drive
None
Software
Operating System: Windows 10 Home
Display
39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal anti-glare LED-backlit
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Graphics
Intel® HD Graphics 520
Audio
HD audio with DTS Studio Sound™
2 integrated stereo speakers
Support HP Noise Cancellation
Input Devices
Full-sized textured black island-style keyboard with numeric keypad
Networking
Integrated 10/100/1000 GbE
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 802.11ac (1x1) WiFi
Bluetooth® 4.2 Combo with Wi-Di
Power Supply
ENERGY STAR® certified
45 W Smart AC adapter
3-cell, 31 Wh Li-ion
Dimensions
Width 38.43 cm
Depth 25.46 cm
Height 2.43 cm
Weight 1.96 kg
Interfaces
1 USB 3.0
2 USB 2.0
1 VGA
1 HDMI
1 headphone/microphone combo jack
1 AC power
1 RJ-45
1 multi-format digital media reader
Warranty / Misc
1 Year manufacturer Warranty
HP VGA camera
Top comments
Everything else is great, but it's all largely pointless if the screen looks like....
if you people keep spouting about having full HD at the same price... post the damn deals and stop moaning. it's really annoying.
We've just moved offices at work and I've installed 30 new machines with 30 new 23 inch 1080 screens. All but a few have had their screens 'made bigger', ie a lower resolution and horribly blurry much to the disgust of myself and my tech.. In my opinion you shouldn't be allowed anything but the native resolution but if you made 1080 mainstream at 15 inches the first thing most people would do is lower the resolution.
I have a 15 inch 4k laptop and on some apps it's truly horrible but I wouldn't change it!
This is a great deal for a great laptop which will suit the general public.
It's not a case of the display being "not the greatest" or "okay for light use" or any other 768p apologist nonsense people spout; 15.6" 1366x768 displays are horrible and anyone who's used a 15.6" 1080p (or above, though unlikely at anywhere near £350) display will know exactly what I mean.
Sure, it's not worth replacing a laptop you already have and are happy with just to upgrade from 768p to 1080p, but buying a new £300-400 laptop going into 2017 with a 768p display is absolute madness, in my opinion.
All comments (237)
Everything else is great, but it's all largely pointless if the screen looks like....
If my 170 quid chromebook has a Full HD screen they can afford to put it on 3-400+ laptops, its an absolute joke
Good specs tho for the price
All these people moaning it's not 1080 make me laugh, it wasn't many years ago that people were saying you don't need 1080p unless the TV is bigger than 32 inches but now it seems you need it from 3.2 inches. I know you sit closer to the screen with a laptop but really we don't all need 1080 for average use.
heat all the way from me.
ok the display isnt the greatest but unless your gonna want to use it for high end movies or photoshop editing its gonna be fast for usual every day stuff
Worth it - and GREAT FIRST POST! Have some heat.
Fair play. :-)
http://www.ebuyer.com/760636-hp-250-g5-i7-laptop-x0q77es-x0q77es-abu
their customer service is great in my opinion.
cannot fault em but obviously others had had different experiences