Hi Guys, looking for a business laptop < $1,000 for my wife. She just finished work with her employer and previously had a HP EliteBook 840 G8 16gb Core i5 2.80ghz with integrated graphics. 256gb storage.
Looking to pretty much get a similar setup for her for under $1,000 if I can.
Thoughts on the following deal? HP EliteBook 645 G10 14" FHD Touch Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 256GB Business Laptop $999
George
Somehow I dont think wife will be happy with a "used" laptop with potential issues and a worn battery.
This is for work and its a TAX DEDUCTION.
Hence net cost after tax is around $600
OP is on the mark with the one he has spotted.
Will be reliable, up to date and with full warranty and service backup
Although for working from home (as against portability) a laptop with 15.6" screeen will be much better!
I’d be looking at a Lenovo. Lot of ex lease ones
by "business laptop" , are you emphasizing more on portability / battery life / weight / size / build quality ?
current hardware specs performance mostly all up to the task for normal business use on usual office apps.
Lenovo 14" Ideapad Slim 5 Copilot+ PC Ryzen AI 5 24GB/512GB @ $1,097.00
The Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 is the ideal productivity companion. It is 16.9 mm thin and lightweight, making it easy to slip into a bag and take with you as you're out and about. It has a 14" OLED display so that all your visuals are presented with the utmost clarity, and a Ryzen AI 5 processor that optimises performance based on your personal use.
14" OLED display with a 1920 x 1200 resolution.
AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 processor.
24 GB of RAM.
512GB SSD storage.
Integrated AMD Radeon 840M graphics processor.
Connections via WiFi, Bluetooth 5.4, 2 x USB-C, 2 x USB 3.2, and 1 x HDMI.
12 month warranty.
Battery life up to 14.8 hours.
Windows 11 Home operating system.
1080p FHD webcam.
Luna grey colourway.
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/lenovo-14-…
Neither Ideapads or Asus are "business" laptops.
There is a big element of good physical build quality and longer term hardware/firmware support with a business laptop line.
Latitudes are always good, esp the newer ones at 1.3kg. easily upgradable to 32gb ram too
Why do you need one? Does her new job not provide one?
Does her new job not provide one?
Not all do.
How do you know she has a new job anyway?
That was part of the question. Why buy one assuming you won’t get one?
Maybe there are better options for her use-case.
Refurb
if you can stretch you budget a little bit https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/913061
or this one to stay under $1000 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/396691335477
You can get the same as she had for under $600 on eBay, ex-lease.
Id probably go the g8 with 2.4ghz i5 I see on there for $400.