Laptop purchasing advice

[derpderp]

Looking to buy a new laptop with a budget of up to R5000 or so.

It will be used for emails and music and basic stuff like Word and web browsing.

What are the best options at the moment?

 

[Heinie_V]

If you can maybe increase your budget to R6000 this Lenovo is a decent option for the price
https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=80595175

 

[derpderp]

Thanks, but unfortunately 5000 is pretty much the highest -- less would be better.

I saw in another thread an iLife laptop being mentioned, anyone havbe experience?

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

for under R5k you might purchase something you regret later.
Rather for R5k get the best 2nd hand laptop you can find

 

[derpderp]

I found this which seems decent for the price: https://www.makro.co.za/makstorefro...Intel-Celeron-Laptop-/p/000000000000371554_EA

What are your thoughts?

 

[Daisy Cloudskitter]

I found this which seems decent for the price: https://www.makro.co.za/makstorefront/makro/en/Celeron/LENOVO-35-cm-(14")-IdeaPad-130S-Intel-Celeron-Laptop-/p/000000000000371554_EA

What are your thoughts?

No personal experience but reviews below might be useful.
Also a bit cheaper at Takealot if you’re OK with rose pink !

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-120s-14-Inch-Notebook/product-reviews/B07B4DPBW6
https://www.takealot.com/lenovo-ide...-32gb-notebook-rose-pink/PLID53256616/reviews

 

[derpderp]

No personal experience but reviews below might be useful.
Also a bit cheaper at Takealot if you’re OK with rose pink !

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-120s-14-Inch-Notebook/product-reviews/B07B4DPBW6
https://www.takealot.com/lenovo-ide...-32gb-notebook-rose-pink/PLID53256616/reviews

Thanks, the takealot one is 11" with only 32gb while the makro one has 64gb and 14"

 

[ReeceDBN031]

Thanks, the takealot one is 11" with only 32gb while the makro one has 64gb and 14"

STAY AWAY from Celeron. rather save a little and get something you will be happy with

 

[newby_investor]

These weeny notebooks with 32 / 64 GB of flash storage are awful. Often Windows 10 runs into problems updating because of the lack of available storage space and then you end up in frustrating boot loops (not to be confused with froot loops).

Add to that, the screens are small with low resolutions, weak backlights, faded colours, keyboards are horrible, and trackpads usually aren't great either. The celeron CPUs aren't actually that much of an issue, it's everything else that they're surrounded with.

Something like this would perform much better:
https://www.gumtree.co.za/a-dell-laptops/other/dell-insperon-5559/1003963293270911104442509

The only caveat emptor with buying secondhand is that you may get a bit of a lemon. Ideal if someone you know and trust has an extra laptop surplus to requirements which you could purchase.

 

[oldhat]

Thanks, but unfortunately 5000 is pretty much the highest -- less would be better.

If only you could find R499 more, Game has this Acer i3 on promo:

https://www.game.co.za/game-za/en/All-Game-Categories/Mobile-Devices-&-Computers/Desktops-&-Notebooks/Laptops-&-Notebooks/i3-4GB-RAM-1000GB-HDD-15-6-HD-LCD/p/00787242

 

[f2wohf]

If you can maybe increase your budget to R6000 this Lenovo is a decent option for the price
https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=80595175

We have a few Ideapad at work and got many factory issues with them though so I would definitely not recommend it for durability.

 

[derpderp]

If only you could find R499 more, Game has this Acer i3 on promo:

https://www.game.co.za/game-za/en/All-Game-Categories/Mobile-Devices-&-Computers/Desktops-&-Notebooks/Laptops-&-Notebooks/i3-4GB-RAM-1000GB-HDD-15-6-HD-LCD/p/00787242

That looks good. I will ask but I think the person it's for really wants to spend as little as possible.

 

[hungrymamba]

If only you could find R499 more, Game has this Acer i3 on promo:

https://www.game.co.za/game-za/en/All-Game-Categories/Mobile-Devices-&-Computers/Desktops-&-Notebooks/Laptops-&-Notebooks/i3-4GB-RAM-1000GB-HDD-15-6-HD-LCD/p/00787242

That looks proper, think I will get it for myself actually.

 

[maqsmaqs]

im in the market also at +/- R5,000 but could stretch to more if specs warrant
its for the wife now that she back at work
max maybe R7,500

 

[newby_investor]

im in the market also at +/- R5,000 but could stretch to more if specs warrant
its for the wife now that she back at work
max maybe R7,500

Shouldn't the employer provide a notebook?

 

[maqsmaqs]

its for personal home use
not for work

 

[wcm]

Check out Carbonite for some good second hand laptops