Looking for a laptop

[MajesticWerewolf]

I'm looking for a laptop, for an upgrade to my current laptop (Lenovo G50-80).

The new laptop should preferably be portable (between 11" - 13" screen size), current laptop was a bit too big (15") and I dropped it as I carry the laptop around often, I rarely use the disc drive. Would prefer around at least 5 hours battery life, 10 hours would be really good. My current laptop only lasts about 2-3 hours.

I don't mind about the storage and memory specs as I have the Samsung 850 Evo SSD and 12GB memory that I can move over, so the new laptop needs to have upgradable storage and memory.

The new laptop is for mostly for a processor and battery life upgrade, and my current laptop is broken. The LCD screen and hinge are broken as I have dropped it, and the puppy has been chewing on it around the keyboard area.

I would be buying the laptop around Christmas so there would be better offers. My budget for a laptop would be around £200 to £250. Would be using it for Microsoft Office (for my student work) and gaming (mostly games such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley, The Sims).

 

[michael8721]

Gees how long is a piece of string.
first thing though is you're not giving yourself to much of a budget, have you thought of perhaps revising that???

Michael

 

[Agent Smith]

You really don't need the latest and greatest. And with the way laptops are built now you almost have to shell out at least $800 for a good decent machine. You can get a nice used Dell Latitude on eBay with an i5 or i7 CPU. Be sure to get one with a SSD. You could always add a good solid SSD yourself and install Windows 7. I mention a Latitude because these were well built computers meant for business usage. About the battery. I don't think you'll get 5 to 10 hours. But extra batteries sold on eBay aren't that expensive. Just make sure you buy a good quality battery and it's meant for the specific Latitude you buy.

 

[Agent Smith]

Gees how long is a piece of string.

Probably around Planck length.