Used laptop

[cityfan57]

Hi all I'm thinking of buying a used laptop from a dealer to replace my 5yr old fujitsu-siemens piece of crap,I want to get one with a hdmi outlet to connect to tv for footy,the only other thing I use it for is downloading e-books and web browsing.does anybody have any recommendations on makes or models or what speed,memory etc to look out for,this dealer sells used laptops from ?250 with hdmi,any help greatly appreciated city fan:hello:

[DOUGALMCD]

Have a look at this then when you see one you like you can check all specifications. PassMark Software - CPU Benchmark Charts (http://www.cpubenchmark.net/) HTH.

[Canker_Canison]

This really does come down to personal choice & possible future use.

Myself, I'd be looking for an I3 processor with at least 2GB of RAM. An SSD harddrive would be nice as well. But I don't think you'll get one for less than ?300 used.

Bottom line, the processor & max memory will be what keeps the laptop viable as the years go on.

[rafcio363]

Hi.
Better question is how long you want use it per day?

[cityfan57]

I usually need 2to3hours at most to watch a match or stream a movie,my old laptop is sluggish and does not have hdmi so I was wondering were any models more reliable than others to look out for many thanks for the replies you are very generous

[Cod3waX]

just had a quick look this might do ya will have to look at the spec of the gfx think its built into the processor in the i3's not sure

Fujitsu AH530 15.6" Intel Pentium Win7 Laptop | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujitsu-AH530-15-6-Intel-Pentium-Win7-Laptop-/221048319706?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item337781aeda)

[nibblitz]

If you're buying secondhand I'd say you're best avoiding a laptop with Nvidia graphics and/or an AMD processor, because they run hot, have had a seriously hard life and they last nowhere near as long as an Intel based Laptop with onboard Intel graphics.. Just my opinion though, choice is yours..

[Canker_Canison]

just had a quick look this might do ya will have to look at the spec of the gfx think its built into the processor in the i3's not sure

Fujitsu AH530 15.6" Intel Pentium Win7 Laptop | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujitsu-AH530-15-6-Intel-Pentium-Win7-Laptop-/221048319706?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item337781aeda)


That's a nice toy for the price. The Pentium processor won't have the same grunt as an I3, but it's still more than capable for what's being asked for.

That is actually priced within the netbook range, but I've never found a netbook that can offer HDMI output.