I need a new laptop (old one has died) and I've seen a Samsung 300V5A on Amazon, 6GB RAM, 750GB HDD, Windows 7 at £280. Sounds like a very good price to me.
I do internet banking, occasionally watch "catch up" progs I have missed, surf the net, don't bother with games.....does the above spec sound right for me?
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks peeps. x
ANY fairly modern laptop can do what you want. The model you suggest would certainly be OK, and the price seems reasonable, but you're still paying for more than you actually need. I'd be looking here
http://www.accomputerwarehouse.com/products/computing/laptops-notebooks
for something a bit more basic (but which can still easily handle the tasks you mention). The Lenovo ThinkPad might be worth considering.
The only problem with buying lower specification machines is lifetime.
As time goes on new applications assume higher and higher spec machines. Whilst adding more memory is relatively easy adding a better processor, especially on a laptop is not.
If you buy one with a processor that is simply adequate now you may find yourself frustrated in a year or two