Laptop Deals/Recommendation

[jaseum]

I'm looking for a new laptop (work) and I have narrowed down my search to this Dell at Dion Wired.

I've highlighted the stats I care about.

DELL - Inspiron i5 5548
Intel Core i5 i5-5200U
15.6"
8 GB DDR3 1600MHz

Price: R 10k
http://www.dionwired.co.za/laptops/dell-inspiron-i5-5548.html

This price seems really good (about 1.5k less that I can find it elsewhere.

Should I pull the trigger or is there another option I'm missing out on?

 

[Iqbal Y]

On Kalahari cheaper.
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[RichardG]

Stop around don't be a compulsive shopper.. use reference sites like price check also check takealot. Kalahari had an I5 F HD for R12000 MSI gaming rig. Check Incredible website as well they having some sort of demo clearance online

 

[rodga]

On Kalahari cheaper.
Please don't post adverts.
You are killing the purpose of being here.

What is the purpose of being here?

 

[Foxhound5366]

What is the purpose of being here?

This is unknown, but once the purpose is reached, the Internet will cease to function.

 

[Johnatan56]

This is unknown, but once the purpose is reached, the Internet will cease to function.

I think we must first establish the purpose of existing in the first place, before we move on to why we exist here.

 

[Foxhound5366]

I think we must first establish the purpose of existing in the first place, before we move on to why we exist here.

Following this path of thought, it should take us about a thousand years to refine the speculation down to the final conclusion, 'DELL - Inspiron i5 5548'.

Just to be of some help to the original poster, I found Dell's to be comparatively more expensive than Acers, Lenovos and Toshibas. You could definitely find a similar-specced laptop for less than R10 000 on Takealot, but the build quality and amount of time you'll spend uninstalling the crapware (in the case of the Lenovos) might be a swing vote for you.

 

[jaseum]

I did browse through the Takealot laptops and found this model for R1500 more. Will also check Kalahari also.

How important is CPU generation wrt longevity? All the cheaper models seem to be previous generation CPUs. (i5-4210U)

I need this to last 5 years minimum.

 

[Foxhound5366]

I did browse through the Takealot laptops and found this model for R1500 more. Will also check Kalahari also.

How important is CPU generation wrt longevity? All the cheaper models seem to be previous generation CPUs. (i5-4210U)

I need this to last 5 years minimum.

It'll do just fine. I've got one of those 'cheaper' i5 laptops, and I have no problems with it ... then again, that's because I'm not gaming with it. Ultimately content producers have to cater to the equipment in the hands of 'the majority', and as you can see by looking at all the entry-level laptops, the majority are still Celeron and Pentium powered (never mind i3). I'd say that an i5 (of any generation) will easily see you through the next five years' worth of consumer-level applications and web-browsing.