I need to buy a laptop for my old man. Must be 15 inch display, It's just for web browsing/watching videos, No gaming.
The best I could find in terms of specs was this -
HP 250 G6 Windows 10 Home 64
Intel® Core™ i3-6006U with Intel HD Graphics 520 (2.00 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
4 GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM (1 x 4 GB)
500 GB 5400 RPM SATA
Any suggestions will be great thanks.
He would not know the difference :P he just wants anything except refurbished ones. Have you or anyone bought refurbished ones from this outlet and had no probs?
I realise you’ll have already got something by now but anyway;
I’ve bought 2 laptops from the Dell outlet and they were spotless. They have different grades so as long as you get “as new” or “Refurbished” you should be fine. “Refurbished2” and “scratch/dent” you’ll actually see imperfections.
A mate has also bought a few for himself and family and also never had issues.
They actually have up to 25% off this week ending today so if you need something still and you’re quick…
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Inspiron 15 (3565) 3000 Series Laptop, 7th Generation AMD A9-9400 Processor with Radeon(TM) R5 Graphics
8GB DDR4-2400MHz
256GB 2.5inch SATA Class 20 Solid State Drive
15.6-inch HD (1366 x 768)
$ 499
1yr warranty
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/product…
The CPU is an AMD from 2016, but given your old man might be just surfing the web and isn't an Esports gamer, it'll do the trick. Already comes with SSD and 8GB of DDR4 memory so it's already read to use out of the box.
Wouldn't be bothering with anything using 5400RPM drives when many laptops nowadays have SSD right out of the factory.
There is also a cheaper option, but it might have gone by now.
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Inspiron 15 (3565) 3000 Series Laptop, 7th Generation AMD A6-9200 Processor with Radeon(TM) R4 Graphics
8GB DDR4-2400MHz
128GB 2.5inch SATA Class 20 Solid State
1yr warranty
$ 439
Thanks for the suggestions, is reconditioned laptops worth though?
From past experience Dell refurbished items usually come in pretty much pristine condition
You are also still covered by 12 mth wrty
Grays eBay have a few Ideapads(Although Mechanical hdd) $319.20 delivered
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-IdeaPad-320-15-6-inch-HD-…
Lenovo IdeaPad 320-15AST 15.6-inch Notebook, Silver (Reconditioned)
AMD A6-9220 RADEON R4, 5 COMPUTE CORES 2C+3G, 2 Core(s)
8GB RAM
1TB SATA Hard Drive
15.6-inch WXGA (1366×768) Screen
Part Number: 80XV00FXAU
If you only need it for Web browsing then get a chromebook
Can I ask all the people who have responded to this post and given examples to the OP where they got that info?
I know I take the time to google stuff like this for others find the best deal that appropriates to the request and post results.
And always wonder why the OP can't do it themselves (Google, visit each major players website sift through the deals) ? is it that the op(s) are lazy and want others to do the work syndrome or op is looking to find unlisted /advertised deal?
major players like retailers = "standard" deal
OP did some homework by ebay-ing but most likely he's not tech-literate hence picking shitty specs.
scrims suggested Dell DFO (outlet) which is a good deal with much better specs.
Most ppl only know Dell official web, hence forum topics like these allow ppl to share knowledge and learn from each other)
I do have some knowledge of specs, but at under 450 the specs that are half decent would be either be old gen or reconditioned.
@ShannonN Not lazy, I myself have a custom built PC. In terms of Laptops it gets a little difficult trying to get the best out of a low budget. Also I am not waiting for any deals as he needs it now. If you see my original post I already have one searched and had compared it to many other laptops and this was the best I could find that wasn't refurbished. Heck I wish I could of gotten the JB HiFi price error laptops lol.
Either
Acer Swift 1 (not available online) -$499
Celeron N4100 processor
LED-Backlit Full HD 14" screen (1920x1080)
4 GB RAM and 64GB eMMC
Claimed up to 15hrs battery life
or
HP 250 -$490
Intel i3-5005u processor (old generation processor, but faster than most available under $500)
LED-Backlit HD 15.6" anti-glare screen (1366x768)
4GB RAM and 500 GB HDD
DVD-RW
Claimed up to 8.5 hrs battery life
I have a higher speced version of Acer Swift 1 and it's really impressive and battery life is close to 9hrs.
Lenovo ideapad 320 15.6" ($269)
Asus Chromebook C202SA-YS02 11.6" ($219)
Samsung Chromebook Plus Convertible touch laptop ($428)
HP Notebook 15 ($319)
I would advise looking for an SSD machine as HDD are quite slow. Intel i3 is fine for what you're doing.
4GB of ram is a bit low though especially if you like to have lots of tabs opened up on google chrome.
Screen resolution is only 1366x768 but I guess it would be difficult to find a 1920x1080 machine in your budget.
EDIT: Would recommend having a look at the Dell Outlet if you don't mind refurbished.