Topic: WTB Laptop for uni work

Offline AvatarFACE

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Hey guys, any of you in Christchurch want to sell a laptop suitable for general use doing uni work, watching videos and stuff, no gaming. My girlfriend has started uni and wants me to pick her laptop.
Or should I advise her to go new?
How much she be expecting to spend?

Posted: November 28, 2014, 08:04:42 pm
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Id just buy new. You never know with second hand laptops if they've been dropped or what the battery is like.

I don't really know price, but I think for 1k she should be able to get something decent. I guess it depends what size she wants. As far as brands I think ASUS and Dell are pretty good. Stay away from HP. If you can, have a look at one in a store, a lot of them are really cheap and flimsy, especially where the screen hinges are.

Reply #1 Posted: November 30, 2014, 09:20:03 am

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At the start of the year, best value for money was the Macbook Pro with a 256GB SSD. I think I paid about $2000 for it with a student discount.

I don't want to sell it yet, I need to find a job first, then find out what my needs are.

As for buying new, I'd highly recommend the MBP.

Reply #2 Posted: December 01, 2014, 10:48:04 am
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Quote from mycoolcar: November 30, 2014, 09:20:03 am
I guess it depends what size she wants.


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Reply #3 Posted: December 01, 2014, 01:59:13 pm

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In all honesty if its just for internet etc pretty much anything will suffice..

I don't game much on my laptop so my now somewhat aging highish end Core 2 Duo suffice, it's damn near 6 years old, battery only lasts ~2 hours now, but it still does the job fine for internet/office stuff.




Reply #4 Posted: December 01, 2014, 02:10:42 pm

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Also depends if she wants a netbook or laptop. Whatever you do I'd try go for something light weight, carrying a laptop + textbooks can get heavy. I had an HP and while the wireless sometimes had issues (wireless in the library sucks to connect to - although I noticed macbooks never had issues) it's lasted me 3 years and still has a 4-5 hour battery life which was great if I had back to back lectures and no power sockets (often the case).

Reply #5 Posted: December 01, 2014, 04:20:00 pm
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Thanks for the advice, I'll just tell her to go new. Will try and catch a good sale.

Reply #6 Posted: December 02, 2014, 03:19:26 pm
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She has bought one now, can someone lock this thread.

Reply #7 Posted: December 03, 2014, 09:48:47 pm
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