Laptop recommendations for a student

[Savethealpacas_]

Hi all,

I'm looking to purchase a laptop for university, and am struggling to find anything decent for a good price. Does anybody have any recommendations?

I have a few requirements, as listed below:

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  ■ 1080p display, preferrably 15" or higher
  ■ SSD for a boot drive and HDD for mass storage as standard (Important)
  ■ Decent keyboard and trackpad
  ■ Ethernet port
  ■ Priced around £700

I have no real preference as to the CPU or dedicated graphics, although this would be a nice bonus. My intention is to use it every day for general work purposes.

I appreciate any help/suggestions you may have. Many thanks.

 

[Peter Martin]

https/www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078HYR4H1/ref=sxnav_sxwds-bovbp-i_m_2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=42635de0-01bc-4eee-8442-f1d8718d081a&pd_rd_wg=kkyAP&pf_rd_r=46WPMZ2QW29G6X1RDS12&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-nav&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B078HYR4H1&pd_rd_w=Ytgj5&pf_rd_i=laptop&pd_rd_r=049cf969-2152-4f1a-bb2f-3c07d659adc0&ie=UTF8&qid=1534870349&sr=2

then get a fast external for all your data, and use OneDrive or DropBox or GoogleDrive to store ALL data in cloud as well as the external.

I got my kid the really cheapo 300 dollar model and upgraded to 8GB and an 500GB Evo 850 Pro I had lying around. it's a real workhorse

 

[Peter Martin]

https/www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078HYR4H1/ref=sxnav_sxwds-bovbp-i_m_2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=42635de0-01bc-4eee-8442-f1d8718d081a&pd_rd_wg=kkyAP&pf_rd_r=46WPMZ2QW29G6X1RDS12&pf_rd_s=desktop-sx-nav&pf_rd_t=301&pd_rd_i=B078HYR4H1&pd_rd_w=Ytgj5&pf_rd_i=laptop&pd_rd_r=049cf969-2152-4f1a-bb2f-3c07d659adc0&ie=UTF8&qid=1534870349&sr=2

then get a fast external for all your data, and use OneDrive or DropBox or GoogleDrive to store ALL data in cloud as well as the external.

I got my kid the really cheapo 300 dollar model and upgraded to 8GB and an 500GB Evo 850 Pro I had lying around. it's a real workhorse

 

[Peter Martin]

this might be good too, but it comes with Home Windows, but that should be good, Pro just adds a few features

https/www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DGTLX96/ref=twister_B07DTHM4PX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Peter Martin]

also, add a powered usb 3.0 hub so you can plug in external drives, monitors, keyboards, phones, and charge devices too.

https/www.amazon.co.uk/AmazonBasics-10-Port-USB-3-0-Hub/dp/B00GS1BVJ4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1534870889&sr=8-4&keywords=usb+3.0+hub+powered

so now we just spent about 550 pounds sterling one of the computers above and the hub, maybe you want a nice mechanical keyboard or an external usb BLURAY writeble drive for massive backups