Laptop help?

inky1 · 20 Feb 21, 12:37 PM

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced laptop for DS to use for the remainder of year 11 and that will last him for college and further education 🤞.
I’ve had s quick look on - line but there’s poor availability on the cheaper ones and I’m not sure really what I’m looking at
Any help gratefully received
Thanks in advance

COL41 · 20 Feb 21, 01:12 PM

Don’t know enough about them but DD (Y12)and DH both have cromebooks and really happy with them and a fraction of the cost. I know DD got a bit frustrated as not MS office which she was used to but seems happy enough with it

400ixl · 20 Feb 21, 01:18 PM

What courses is he planning to do in further education?

inky1 · 20 Feb 21, 01:37 PM

Hopefully Alevels and then some sort of forensic science
He has just been diagnosed with ASD and ADHD a couple of years ago so we are planning on things taking a little longer as he has not been taught in an appropriate way .

400ixl · 20 Feb 21, 02:38 PM

Ok, so not media. A Chromebook or Windows laptop should be fine then.

You can use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook, you just use the O365 online version.

What sort of budget are you thinking of?

inky1 · 20 Feb 21, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by 400ixl

Ok, so not media. A Chromebook or Windows laptop should be fine then.

You can use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook, you just use the O365 online version.

What sort of budget are you thinking of?

I have no idea really ,
I want it to be decent but equally he can be a bit careless and clumsy ( has broken our current one but it was old ) so not super expensive.

400ixl · 20 Feb 21, 02:44 PM

Spec wise
AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel i3 processor
4Gb Ram or more
128Gb SSD or larger

Maybe look at the outlet stores for Dell or HP.

inky1 · 20 Feb 21, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by 400ixl

Spec wise
AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel i3 processor
4Gb Ram or more
128Gb SSD or larger

Maybe look at the outlet stores for Dell or HP.

Thank you so much for your help .

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	20 Feb 21, 01:18 PM 400ixl Imagineer
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	20 Feb 21, 02:38 PM 400ixl Imagineer
400ixl Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12	Ok, so not media. A Chromebook or Windows laptop should be fine then. You can use Microsoft Office on a Chromebook, you just use the O365 online version. What sort of budget are you thinking of?

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	20 Feb 21, 02:44 PM 400ixl Imagineer
400ixl Imagineer Join Date: Mar 12	Spec wise AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel i3 processor 4Gb Ram or more 128Gb SSD or larger Maybe look at the outlet stores for Dell or HP.