New Laptop

[gman]

It's time I replace my old but very reliable Dell laptop. I've upgraded her as far as she'll go and even though the SSD drive made a huge difference many years ago the RAM limit and processor is now restrictive for anything other than very basic stuff.

Whilst I normally avoid PC World, I came across this laptop and on the face of things it seems like a rather good deal. RAM is a bit low but it's expandable to 32GB should it become an issue. Only the lightest of gaming so no graphics card needed but it's mainly for business use and some light photo processing. It's the first time I've come across Optane but after reading up it would seem it's more beneficial for older mechanical hard drives rather than SSDs.

What do you think, a good deal or not? Here's the link and the spec below in case the page disappeared, all thoughts greatly appreciated:: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...el-core-i5-256-gb-ssd-white-10198277-pdt.html


£399: HP 15s-fq1510sa 15.6" Laptop - Intel® Core™ i5, 256 GB SSD

• Windows 10
• Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Processor
• 4 GB DDR4 (2666 MHz) RAM expandable to 32GB
• 16 GB Intel® Optane™
• Storage: 256 GB SSD
• USB-C
• USB 3.1 (x3) - although I can only see two
• 10+ Hours battery life plus 50% quick charge in 45 minutes

 

[xibinim]

It's alright but even with the Optane, a little shy on RAM. This is a bit more pricey but has more storage, RAM, faster CPU and an IPS screen.

https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/leno...tml?affc=5993ee0e-cfbd-45f1-be14-2bcd2c95f939

 

[gman]

It's alright but even with the Optane, a little shy on RAM. This is a bit more pricey but has more storage, RAM, faster CPU and an IPS screen.

https://www.laptopoutlet.co.uk/leno...tml?affc=5993ee0e-cfbd-45f1-be14-2bcd2c95f939

Thanks. I ended up getting the one from pc world as I needed it for this weekend. Very pleasantly surprised, been whizzing through Lightroom nicely.