As the title says, I'm after a laptop sporting an i5 CPU, 8GB ram and an SSD HDD. Weight and size are not really an issue, standard is fine. I expect to get at least 3 years use from it so I don't want anything that has dubious reliability. Price wise I'm thinking around the 1k mark if possible but whatever is best value. Any tips?
Laptop, i5, 8GB, SSD, reliable
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brettule on 24/06/2015 - 17:47
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Inspiron doesn't quite meet the test for reliability. Try the Latitudes instead.
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…
I'd go with the DFO-3200225LT (As New condition) Latitude 14 7000 or DFO-3151039LM (Refurbed)
I've gone through a few of these "ultrabook" class laptops including yoga 2 pro, dell xps 13, thinkpad yoga etc. I've ended up with the Lenovo x1 carbon which I am very happy with.
If you can afford the premium it'll definitely last you 3 years. (btw edu store knocks the price down dramatically if you have it available).
The Lenovo E550 is a solidly built laptop on the lower end of the price scale. One of those will easily fit in your budget:
http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/edge-series/…
Whatever. 15 inch is fine but I'm not fussed