Best laptop/ netbook for £300

[Leonell12]

hi tom's members....when it comes to laptops, my expertise completely boils down to nothing. So my friend wants a laptop/ netbook for her university work, that would obviously include writing assignements, surfing the web and occasional movies and music. so what is the best possible laptop/ netbook that she could buy for £300? i considered the Chromebook, but the fact that it only has 16gb of storage and the rest 100gb is on google cloud, what if there isnt an internet connection?....so any help is appreciated

 

[iceblitzed]

asus t100. its 10.1inch so its on the small side. http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ASUS-Transformer-Book-T100-T100TA-Keyboard-10-64GB-Windows-8-1-w-Warranty-/251476329856?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item3a8d284580#shpCntId

for 250 £ . has 64gb so hopefully thats enough. if its not enough then you can always buy an sd card for storage (this one is 32gb about 10 euros) :http/www.amazon.com/dp/B004XIB9T6/ref=twister_B00E4HUAE6

 

[Leonell12]

asus t100. its 10.1inch so its on the small side. http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ASUS-Transformer-Book-T100-T100TA-Keyboard-10-64GB-Windows-8-1-w-Warranty-/251476329856?pt=UK_iPad_Tablets_eReaders&hash=item3a8d284580#shpCntId

for 250 £ . has 64gb so hopefully thats enough. if its not enough then you can always buy an sd card for storage (this one is 32gb about 10 euros) :http/www.amazon.com/dp/B004XIB9T6/ref=twister_B00E4HUAE6

ok thanks, ill take that into consideration. Any other options? maybe some with higher specs or something?

 

[iceblitzed]

http/www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WINDOWS-7-IBM-Lenovo-X220-Laptop-Core-i5-2520M-2-5Ghz-4Gb-Ram-Warranty-Webcam-/371055413498#viTabs_0

its somewhat used though but has higher specs

 

[Leonell12]

hmm ok i dont know, dont particularly like the looks and has on outdated OS, across chromebooks i came across the Samsung 550 chromebook, and as far as windows laptops go the Lenovo Flex 14 with an i3-4010u....i like your recommendation of getting a SD card

 

[iceblitzed]

550 chromebook is ok. i would avoid the flex 14.

 

[Leonell12]

550 chromebook is ok. i would avoid the flex 14.

you would avoid the flex 14?....any particular reason as to why?

 

[iceblitzed]

550 chromebook is ok. i would avoid the flex 14.

you would avoid the flex 14?....any particular reason as to why?

the price it is for the intended use which is writing assignments , surfing the web, etc is not worth buying if that made sense. also the screen is made of low quality parts.

 

[Leonell12]

the price it is for the intended use which is writing assignments , surfing the web, etc is not worth buying if that made sense. also the screen is made of low quality parts.[/quotemsg]

hmm ok thanks for your help!, appreciate it