Advice on budget laptop

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desmondo84

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#285983 28-May-2021 20:41

Looking for a budget laptop for the family

Will be used to surf the net and watch netflix/streaming

Budget 700-800 buck ideally.

Any assistance would be appreciated!

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#2714897 28-May-2021 21:23

I would generally recommend HP, Lenovo, or Dell. At that price range a Chromebook might be your best option.

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#2714898 28-May-2021 21:29

I bought an off-lease HP Elitebook from PBtech for $600. Very happy with it. I would check out off-lease laptops for something good yet affordable.

Have seen people recommend HP ProBooks and Elitebooks here before.

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#2714905 28-May-2021 21:45

PC Traders are also good for ex-lease laptops. Got a very nice laptop for a very good price. Had I bought new I wouldn't have the amount of RAM/storage/features I have so very happy with my ex-lease purchase.

Buying new, PB Tech will usually have reasonable prices and as mentioned above they do ex-lease as well.

If you want to plug it into your TV (as I note you want it for netflix/streaming) I suggest checking it has the correct outputs you need. A lot of the cheaper ones don't come with USB-C so important to have something like a HDMI or DisplayPort output.

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#2714936 29-May-2021 07:57

The advice the guys have given is good really at this price range. Either look new but on sale or look at ex commercial / enterprise laptops these are generally really well made designed for throwing into laptop bags chucked on a table for meetings etc basically they are tanks and will be great for a general purpose home laptop.

I would look at Dell Latitude series or HP elite books, have a look on TradeMe or the stores noted above. Example https://www.trademe.co.nz/3111804076 Latitude 7480 that you can get on after pay.

desmondo84

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#2717029 2-Jun-2021 08:54

Thanks so much all. Really helpful!!