I'm a gal and laptop noob. Have been wanting to buy a laptop as a gift but have spent hours and hours reading and researching and its all a bit challenging :-).
Have also spent heaps of time reading all the laptop posts on OzBargain and unfortunately wasn't ready to make a purchase during Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals :(
Would really appreciate hearing your suggestions on other (New) laptop options than the below, at this current price point $798
https://www.binglee.com.au/products/acer-aspire-5-core-i5-no…
My understanding is that this laptop will allow extra RAM to be installed if desired (won't be done by me!)
Windows 11 Home, Intel Core i5-1135G7 Processor, 2.4GHz
4 CPU Cores: 4, GPU: Intel® Iris® Xe
512GB SSD, 8GB RAM, Max Expandable Ram (GB): 20
Number Of Memory Slots: 1
RAM Type: DDR4
FHD Screen, 15.6"
Ports: HDMI: 1, USB Type-C: 1
1.65kg, 1 yr warranty
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Use case: needs to be portable to take around places, ideally could support light video-editing, but understand if not possible at this price point. (I know that more powerful refurbished options are available like Dell Latitude 7000 series, etc, but I'm looking for new)
TIA!
Are you aware of the potential/future use cases for the laptop? Any gaming or heavy tasks? If yes, might you be better off getting a desktop?