HELP me pick out a laptop! Any tech savvy people on here?

[Mr Giggles]

I need a new laptop my old one is done, sooooo slow.

I bought it five years ago, this is my old one:

Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 15.6-inch Laptop - Dark Chocolate (Intel Core i5 2.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Nvidia Graphics, Windows 8)

I know little about computers, light reading has told me that to get SSD instead of HDD as makes computer faster and also get at least 8GB RAM.

I only use my laptop for streaming boxing, watching netflix, watching videos, watching ****. Thats it.

These are the ones that I have found that im looking at:

DELL Inspiron 15 3000 15.6" AMD Ryzen 5 Laptop - 256 GB SSD, 8GB RAM, RADEON VEGA graphics Silver
https://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compu...90038-pdt.html


This is one that i looked at, is this an upgrade to my current one?

one thing i noticed is that not many laptops come with dvd drives anymore.

[Curtis Harper]

If you can afford a Mac, that's what I'd suggest.

[Mr.365]

Microsoft Surface Laptop

[billeau2]

I need a new laptop my old one is done, sooooo slow.

I bought it five years ago, this is my old one:

Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 15.6-inch Laptop - Dark Chocolate (Intel Core i5 2.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Nvidia Graphics, Windows 8)

I know little about computers, light reading has told me that to get SSD instead of HDD as makes computer faster and also get at least 8GB RAM.

I only use my laptop for streaming boxing, watching netflix, watching videos, watching ****. Thats it.

These are the ones that I have found that im looking at:

DELL Inspiron 15 3000 15.6" AMD Ryzen 5 Laptop - 256 GB SSD, 8GB RAM, RADEON VEGA graphics Silver
https://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compu...90038-pdt.html


This is one that i looked at, is this an upgrade to my current one?

one thing i noticed is that not many laptops come with dvd drives anymore.

Depends on what you want... truly. heres what I do: I go to computer Depo
https://discountcomputerdepot.com/

and I get whatever I want refurbished and at a quarter or less of the price. I buy a lot of Panasonic toughbooks they are reliable and slow... But you can get what you want there...

I don't buy new computers because I don't see the value. I also don't buy macs, just not worth it for me... I just buy fast and refurbished...

I also have luck with HP I have this HP stream that is cheap cheap cheap small and somewhat durable...

Good luck.

[Mighty_Windir]

I bought this one many years ago, still going strong.

But it was at $349.99 when I bought it

[Lomadeaux]

It depends on what you’re going to use it for. Gaming? Business? Not much?

[D4thincarnation]

I need a new laptop my old one is done, sooooo slow.

I bought it five years ago, this is my old one:

Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 15.6-inch Laptop - Dark Chocolate (Intel Core i5 2.6GHz, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, LAN, WLAN, Bluetooth, Webcam, Nvidia Graphics, Windows 8)

I know little about computers, light reading has told me that to get SSD instead of HDD as makes computer faster and also get at least 8GB RAM.

I only use my laptop for streaming boxing, watching netflix, watching videos, watching ****. Thats it.

These are the ones that I have found that im looking at:

DELL Inspiron 15 3000 15.6" AMD Ryzen 5 Laptop - 256 GB SSD, 8GB RAM, RADEON VEGA graphics Silver
https://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/compu...90038-pdt.html


This is one that i looked at, is this an upgrade to my current one?

one thing i noticed is that not many laptops come with dvd drives anymore.

I'm an expert.

What is your budget?

[Split Decision]

I bought this one many years ago, still going strong.

But it was at $349.99 when I bought it

so its years old tech yet its gone up in price ?

yeah thats a terrible recommendation

[jreckoning]

Depends on what you want... truly. heres what I do: I go to computer Depo
https://discountcomputerdepot.com/

and I get whatever I want refurbished and at a quarter or less of the price. I buy a lot of Panasonic toughbooks they are reliable and slow... But you can get what you want there...

I don't buy new computers because I don't see the value. I also don't buy macs, just not worth it for me... I just buy fast and refurbished...

I also have luck with HP I have this HP stream that is cheap cheap cheap small and somewhat durable...

Good luck.

That's a good idea for a second knock around computer. I took a look and prices look great. Nothing top of the line, but that is not their forte.

[Mighty_Windir]

so its years old tech yet its gone up in price ?

yeah thats a terrible recommendation

You're right.

BUT!

Look at the bottom of the image in the center, new model is cheaper