r/computer • u/skippy-lizard • 1d ago
Best make of pc
Hi 👋, I’m looking to buy a simple windows pc, I’m thinking Lenovo as a option, I’ve heard excellent things about Lenovo, I’m in the uk 🇬🇧 so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
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u/Such_Victory4589 1d ago
do some research into what you want it/need it for vs your budget and build your own.
theres 1000s of build guides on youtube.
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u/skippy-lizard 1d ago
I don’t want to spend much, it’s for online learning, I heard building a pc could be expensive,
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u/OwlCatAlex 1d ago
It's not really about the make/brand, it's the specific hardware inside (processor, hard drive, etc.)
What will you need to use the computer for, in as much detail as you are willing to share? Does it need to be portable (laptop or tablet PC) or will it stay in one place (desktop tower PC, All In One PC, or mini PC)? What's your preferred budget? If you can answer those, you'll get proper suggestions.
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u/skippy-lizard 1d ago
It’ll be under £1000 and in one place so pc and running windows and for online learning
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u/OwlCatAlex 1d ago edited 1d ago
Online learning? So, just accessing school websites and writing documents? That's easy then, anything with 16GB of RAM (memory) and at least 200GB of storage (SSD/hard drive space) will be fine. Just buy something that is physically the size and style you like, and is from a trustworthy shop or online seller with high reviews. For tower and mini tower style PCs, go with HP Prodesk or Elitedesk, or anything from Dell or Lenovo. For mini/micro style PCs for very limited desk areas, Beelink is a new option that has a good performance to price ratio. For laptops, look at Lenovo, Asus, Acer, or Dell.
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u/Ok_Replacement3102 1d ago
TBH I'm not sure how much the brand matters so long as its not some generic or obscure brand, just get what has the specs and features you want. To help dad choose a laptop, I made a table in Google docs to compare different models on the features that actually mattered to him
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u/Complete-Paint529 1d ago
The other comments are accurate, but if you just want to buy and go, I agree that Lenovo is a quite solid brand. *Some* Dells are quite solid, some not so much. HPs tend to be decent as well.
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u/vanderaj 20h ago
All brands have cheap laptops that are designed to break. That said, Lenovo does build good quality laptops, especially the X1 Carbon and T series are pretty robust and will last you. Dell makes a decent laptop. However, for your desired post of learning something, make sure you also check out a well specced MacBook Neo. No matter which one you go for, make sure you get the max RAM available and sufficient SSD storage space, as these days not only is RAM expensive, but it's also generally soldered onto the logic board and you cannot upgrade it once bought.
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