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« Reply #30 on: Monday, December 17, 2018, 14:30:14 » |
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Thanks Si/JJ
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« Reply #31 on: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 08:14:00 » |
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Morning. I'm looking to replace our current Lenovo laptop which is so slow now to the point of almost being unusable. Looking at something along the lines of: https://www.ebuyer.com/799645-acer-travelmate-p259-g2-m-50yf-laptop-nx-vepek-008What do you techies think? Don't want to spend any more than £500. Ideally with a DVD/CD drive so wiffy can play her old games and I can rip DVDs for my hard drive. Ta muchly.
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« Reply #33 on: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 09:08:21 » |
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Top man, will take a look later
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« Reply #34 on: Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 09:09:48 » |
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No worries at all mate.
Any other worries gimme a poke on FB.
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« Reply #35 on: Saturday, March 7, 2020, 22:02:05 » |
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Another one for JJ and Si.... Mother-in-law wants a laptop to do: - Emails - Internet banking - General browsing - Social media My kids have ASUS laptops, which have been good. Wife has had Acer, which have been inconsistent. So, looking at the above recommendation of ASUS 2GHz+ processor, 8GB RAM & 256 SSD would this be the one to go for? https://www.ebuyer.com/947187-asus-m509da-full-hd-ips-ryzen-3-8gb-256gb-ssd-15-6-win10-m509da-bq349tOr would I be better spending a bit more on this (Ryzen 5 rather than 3): https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asus-ryzen-5-3500u-8gb-256gb-ssd-15.6-inch-windows-10-laptop-m509da-ej034t/version.aspOr even more on this Ryzen 7: https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asus-ryzen-7-3700u-8gb-512gb-ssd-15.6-inch-windows-10-laptop-m509da-bq321t/version.aspThe difference in price doesnt matter so much. I just want her to be able to use the laptop and not have it hanging because of being underpowered.
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« Reply #36 on: Monday, March 9, 2020, 09:10:22 » |
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Get a chrome book. Super fast, and cheap.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #37 on: Monday, March 9, 2020, 13:33:29 » |
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Agree, especially if it's just for your mum and she just needs it for generic internet stuffs. A chromebook will be fine. Ideal for that kind of thing.
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« Reply #38 on: Monday, March 9, 2020, 13:38:08 » |
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I would agree, if its just for surfing etc then look no further than a chromebook or a cheap netbook.
Anything more owuld be overkill.
If its for the screen size then literally go for the cheapest option, they are a much of a muchness now with very similar internals.
If its for a small amount of gaming or editing then thats a different matter altogether.
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« Reply #39 on: Monday, March 9, 2020, 14:03:00 » |
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On that note, seeing as you're the man PV I'm wanting another laptop for purely my photography, videography and other media. I'm not anti Mac but I don't want to pay £2k plus for an MB Pro or similar. Would the Ryzen 5 or 7 be better suited or can you suggest something else where the performance wouldn't be affected. I know there's stuff out there but I'm being lazy and you may know of something of the top of your very beautiful head Budget c£1k Thanks.
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'I'm gonna tell you the secret. There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it. You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means? It means you're alive. You've won. You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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« Reply #41 on: Monday, March 9, 2020, 19:30:23 » |
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Thanks very much for that. How much to build me one with 8750H and GTX1050?
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« Reply #42 on: Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 09:43:44 » |
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Thanks very much for that. How much to build me one with 8750H and GTX1050? I don't build laptops as the components are not of good enough quality, cheap enough or feely available to the home builder, I only build desktop PC's.
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« Reply #43 on: Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 12:57:25 » |
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I don't build laptops as the components are not of good enough quality, cheap enough or feely available to the home builder, I only build desktop PC's.
Buggar! Understandable, yet cheers for the info PV it is appreciated
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'I'm gonna tell you the secret. There's a threat, you end it and you don't feel ashamed about enjoying it. You smell the gunpowder and you see the blood, you know what that means? It means you're alive. You've won. You take the heads so that you don't ever forget.'
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« Reply #44 on: Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 20:33:03 » |
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Hey PV.
Whats the latest? Missus is working from home. On my old Sony Vaio. Which I stopped using in 2014. It's a bit trying.
She needs something for work via vpn with the office, surfing, zoom meetings etc etc. Decent sound would be good for the meeting and her workout videos.
Im out of the scene as Ive been on a mac since ditching the Sony. Up to about £500. Im sure anything will be quick in comparison to the museum piece she's using. Any deals you know of?
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