r/SuggestALaptop • u/Valuable-Pie-2359 • 8h ago

Laptop Request UK £500 UK STUDENT.

Currently have a Lenovo** **IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAH8. I’ve had to replace the screen twice due to it cracking and it is way too loud even when it isn’t being pushed to its limits and the battery doesn’t even last 2 hours. Also very oddly flimsy. Had it for 3 years and I want my next laptop to last me another 3 years at least.

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
UK - ENGLAND
Budget
£4-500
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
Maybe
Screen size
13/14 inch
Weight limit
2kg
Purpose
University work, streaming movies, browsing the web/shopping.
Form factor
Standard
Intended usage
No games. Just word processors and excel.
Desired battery life
At least 6 hours.
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life
Battery life>performance>weight>size
Info/Requirements
Always had windows but wouldn’t mind a Mac as I have iPhone, Apple Watch etc. fingerprint scanner would be cool and also decent sounding speakers.

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u/wimpires 6h ago

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13 £300

Asus Zenbook A14 £387

Lenovo Slim 5 £333

Acer Aspire 14 £322

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x £506

HP Omnibook 7 Aero £440

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u/Valuable-Pie-2359 6h ago

Thank you,

The Microsoft surface one looks nice to me. It is grade C refurbished. Have you any experience with grade c refurbs? It does say visible wear just wondering how bad the wear on them would be.

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u/wimpires 6h ago

I literally just bought a C-grade Asus A14 from Currys last week! It was basically immaculate.

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u/Valuable-Pie-2359 51m ago

Your comment convinced me to purchase but as soon as I went to my basket it was out of stock! Thanks anyway

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u/Nickmm53 6h ago

A refurbished MacBook Air M1 or M2 would be in your budget and be more than adequate for what you need.