Laptop recommendations

[Deirdre]

Hey, so I bought a chromebook last year as my Compaq laptop died on me. Before that I had an Acer, which was pretty good. I want something better now as the Chromebook freezes a lot and I'm limited to what I can do on it. Plus, I really just want to play Sims 4. :joker:
Anyone have any good recommendations for what they found to be the best? I don't want to spend anything more than 350 which I know is kind of on a budget. Plus I don't want a notebook, I like a big screen.

[Vanessa]

I think toshiba is pretty good. I had one before. :)

[Marsh.]

Nawt patheticfool08

[Jordan.]

You should be able to get a decent enough HP laptop to play the sims on

[Deirdre]

My current laptop is Toshiba which certainly seems good. The HP ones look decent too.
what about something like this? http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-15-3552-laptop-ubuntu/pd?oc=cn55231&model_id=inspiron-15-3552-laptop-ubuntu

I know Dell have a good reputation but how cheap this is concerns me, it runs Ubuntu which I've never used so I don't know how that would work.

[user104658]

You want an i3 or an i5 not a celeron or similar. 8gb ram, and preferably an SSD or Hybrid rather than a mechanical HD (this makes a HUGE difference in laptops). Ideally for playing the sims you'd also want a dedicated mobile graphics card but that might be asking a lot for 350, so integrated will have to do there.

I wouldn't get a Linux (Ubuntu) laptop unless you know how to use it. That said... You can get Windows 10 licences dirt cheap (like less than £10) so if you know someone who can install it for you it would be fine.

[user104658]

Oh but that one you linked to has a crappy processor and a really slow HD. 5400rpm hard drive in a celeron laptop is going to take like 5 minutes just to load up Windows. Urgh.

[Deirdre]

You want an i3 or an i5 not a celeron or similar. 8gb ram, and preferably an SSD or Hybrid rather than a mechanical HD (this makes a HUGE difference in laptops). Ideally for playing the sims you'd also want a dedicated mobile graphics card but that might be asking a lot for 350, so integrated will have to do there.

I wouldn't get a Linux (Ubuntu) laptop unless you know how to use it. That said... You can get Windows 10 licences dirt cheap (like less than £10) so if you know someone who can install it for you it would be fine.

that's a great help thanks :)

[Calderyon]

If you got the money an Asus, Acer or Lenovo laptop with an i5 -processor (or better) and at least an 100 GB SSD hard drive. (A laptop i do not have myself)

If you want it to have a DVD/CD drive, your best bet is to go with a HP laptop.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/
http://uk.pcmag.com/laptops
http://www.notebookreview.com/
http://www.laptopmag.com/t/laptops
https://www.productchart.com/laptops/
http://www.toptenreviews.com/computers/laptops/best-laptop-computers/

[armand.kay]

I've got a mac book pro and i cant say I've got any complaints.

[Morgan.]

I have the touchscreen HP (which I accidentally smashed the screen of so it's no longer touch screen) and I've had it about 3/4 years and it's lasted me well. Still works perfectly, just the screen kinda limits the touchscreen.

[Deirdre]

thanks everyone. thinking of going with something like this https://www.productchart.com/laptops/6758

bit bulky but fits the specs everyone is recommending. even a second hand one of this should be fine?

[Jake.]

hp, 100%

[Calderyon]

Forgot to say at least 8 Gigs of Ram is recommended.

[RichardG]

if you only want to play games or keep it in ur house then you should buy a desktop tbh

unless you need to take it out and about with you in which case yeah buy a laptop