Don't know about the colour, but it's possible to get some amazing deals in refurbished equipment. I've used a place called Intelligent Servers in Harrogate (you'll have to google it, can't post the link) that refurbs ex-office HP and Dell equipment. They give a proper 3 year warranty on everything, and your £500 could get you something that equivalent spec would be a couple of thousand new.
I used them to get a new desktop machine a couple of years ago, got a HP twin Xeon processor, 6 core / 12 thread per processor, 3 GHz, 48 GB of RAM... Four hundred quid. Anything equivalent new would have been at least 4 grand...
Just saying really that new laptops are a bit like new cars - very bright and shiny, but lose 50% of their value the moment you carry them out of the showroom. Though refurb computer equipment is like used cars - only buy from somewhere that's got a decent reputation, and that will give you full warranty. |
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I have a silver Dell 13" thingy given to me by work. I haven't got it turned on to tell you the spec but it's pretty good and I'm told they don't cost a massive amount (but they are purchased on a mass level for a business). |
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By *ryandsee OP Man
over a year ago
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"Don't know about the colour, but it's possible to get some amazing deals in refurbished equipment. I've used a place called Intelligent Servers in Harrogate (you'll have to google it, can't post the link) that refurbs ex-office HP and Dell equipment. They give a proper 3 year warranty on everything, and your £500 could get you something that equivalent spec would be a couple of thousand new.
I used them to get a new desktop machine a couple of years ago, got a HP twin Xeon processor, 6 core / 12 thread per processor, 3 GHz, 48 GB of RAM... Four hundred quid. Anything equivalent new would have been at least 4 grand...
Just saying really that new laptops are a bit like new cars - very bright and shiny, but lose 50% of their value the moment you carry them out of the showroom. Though refurb computer equipment is like used cars - only buy from somewhere that's got a decent reputation, and that will give you full warranty."
Very useful thank you very much |
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"Don't know about the colour, but it's possible to get some amazing deals in refurbished equipment. I've used a place called Intelligent Servers in Harrogate (you'll have to google it, can't post the link) that refurbs ex-office HP and Dell equipment. They give a proper 3 year warranty on everything, and your £500 could get you something that equivalent spec would be a couple of thousand new.
I used them to get a new desktop machine a couple of years ago, got a HP twin Xeon processor, 6 core / 12 thread per processor, 3 GHz, 48 GB of RAM... Four hundred quid. Anything equivalent new would have been at least 4 grand...
Just saying really that new laptops are a bit like new cars - very bright and shiny, but lose 50% of their value the moment you carry them out of the showroom. Though refurb computer equipment is like used cars - only buy from somewhere that's got a decent reputation, and that will give you full warranty."
Great info, thanks. I've got a HP that needs replacing, even though I only bought it in 2005! |
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By *ryandsee OP Man
over a year ago
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"What are you actually going to be using it for OP; gaming, 3D art, word processing?
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Just normal stuff like email, browsing and such like. I have another one which I use for all the power hungry stuff that's why I don't want to spent more than that. Thanks. |
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By *ysyphusMan
over a year ago
Starbase K-7 |
"I am looking for an additional one, has to be aluminium silver (yes not keen on those black ones) and no much more than around £500. Any recs? Thanks. "
I have an hp 17 ca3500na1, 17.3" amd ryzen 5, 1tb hdd, 256gb ssd silver. Bought from PC World. Excellent all-rounder. I use the SSD for programs, and the HDD for data, fast start up, programs load quickly, and the SSD frees up the full HDD storage space. |
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At the minute it's whatever you can manage to find in stock...there's bugger all in the channel, and some manufacturers/models are on 20+ week lead times. Refurbished may actually be a good shout. |
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Google “best £500 laptop” and follow links to reputable PC/tech website. Will probably yield better , more current and specific advice than I’ve hot a 13 inch one or mine cost a grand. 
For email and browsing and light ‘office’ work do you have to have windows? Maybe a chrome book might be more cost effective?
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Google “best £500 laptop” and follow links to reputable PC/tech website. Will probably yield better , more current and specific advice than I’ve hot a 13 inch one or mine cost a grand.
For email and browsing and light ‘office’ work do you have to have windows? Maybe a chrome book might be more cost effective?
Good luck. "
But yep, Google is your best bet. Or amazon warehouse deals. It'll depend what you need it for or what you may need it for in the future.
Does it have to be a certain colour? SSDs are faster than HDDs but obviously cost more. How many programs will you have open at once? Is it just a "leisure laptop"? Or will you have software/remote desktops on it?
You could go into different tech shops and ask for their advice too. |
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"Google “best £500 laptop” and follow links to reputable PC/tech website. Will probably yield better , more current and specific advice than I’ve hot a 13 inch one or mine cost a grand.
For email and browsing and light ‘office’ work do you have to have windows? Maybe a chrome book might be more cost effective?
Good luck. "
Indeedy.
Having had the time to look, mine is a Dell Latitude 7400 series and it's a 14" screen, not 13". I'm sure that inch makes all the difference. It's a very good business machine, I use it for exactly the same purposes you, the OP, have indicated you would need it for.
A quick Google suggests this particular model is no longer available new but may well be available refurbished. If you can find one in your price range, it's a good laptop. And you can get silver ones. |
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By *P994Man
over a year ago
Travelling |
Don’t get sold a dream, if you’re using the laptop for the basics get a basic one. A decent SSD, 16GB RAM and a half decent processor will do the trick nicely for not a huge amount especially if you get and older refurbed model like a HP elite book or a pro book. Back market generally have some good deals and all under warranty to |
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"I am looking for an additional one, has to be aluminium silver (yes not keen on those black ones) and no much more than around £500. Any recs? Thanks. "
Went you buy a laptop based on its colour you could probably do the same on your phone.  |
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