best laptop under £500?

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Originally Posted by Jssy

I've got a toshiba and its been in repair about 20 times so id never buy a toshiba again :( Pcworld imo have some good deals

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Originally Posted by Mikey

Had a Toshiba Satellite aswell, crap laptop. :( Wouldn't get a Toshiba again, guy in the shop tried to convince me when I bought my HP but I wasn't having it haha!

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Hihi im late to the party, but I second/third this^ My toshiba satellite has caused me so much grief and i recommend you steer well clear of them x

I would quickly buy this whilst it's still on offer for £250 because I bought it for like £360 and its my life

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/2927789.htm

The above deal is absolutely amazing but there are NO stores near me that have it in stock..........frustrated

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Originally Posted by lawrawrrr

I'd recommend anything HP to be honest - PCWorld have some pretty good deals on them at the moment too. I had a similar one to this for 3 years and, despite me dropping it about 100 times, it lasted really well.

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I just helped my uncle purchase a laptop and we went for this one (was £350 reduced from £500). How well does it run? and not like he will be gaming but when I go up, i'll use it for games such as Minecraft, and will it run games well?

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Originally Posted by Petrusoxide

I just helped my uncle purchase a laptop and we went for this one (was £350 reduced from £500). How well does it run? and not like he will be gaming but when I go up, i'll use it for games such as Minecraft, and will it run games well?

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I have a slightly worse version of this laptop (so mine has a intel processor, less hard drive and less ram) now, but the one I had before worked absolutely perfectly until the day I gave it up - still does - and that was just because of the actual hardware - the way they used to be made isn't as good and I also dropped it quite a lot! I ran Minecraft absolutely fine, as well as games with a much higher spec on so you'll be absolutely fine for that.

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Originally Posted by lawrawrrr

I have a slightly worse version of this laptop (so mine has a intel processor, less hard drive and less ram) now, but the one I had before worked absolutely perfectly until the day I gave it up - still does - and that was just because of the actual hardware - the way they used to be made isn't as good and I also dropped it quite a lot! I ran Minecraft absolutely fine, as well as games with a much higher spec on so you'll be absolutely fine for that.

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Thankyou :D

The general consensus in this thread seems to be go for HP, which I agree with. HP are a very good computer brand in my opinion, so if you pick up a HP computer similar to the ones that have been linked here it should suit your needs fine. :Content:

i'm loving the look and specs of the hp pavilion 15-p115na laptop

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Pr...erch-marketing

what do you think?

windows 8.1 64, i5 processor, 8gb ram, 15.6", hd graphics? and beats audio sounds so good

although, pcpro have rated the asus x552cl to be the second best laptop available to buy in the uk atm?

http://i.imgur.com/RK2ILdj.png

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/features/3795...e-uk-right-now

http://www.asus.com/uk/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/X552CL/

anyone? ^

The HP one is like the one I had and I honestly never had a problem with it. The asus one is quite a bit smaller (an 11.6" screen honestly looks so small if you're not used to it) and personally I hate touchscreen laptops - just depends what you like. Can you get to a computer shop where they might have one on show? Or any 11"6 vs 15"6 screen really, pick something that's going to fit on your lap!