I would recommend an ASUS Zenbook

I think the cheapo ones start at about 200 quid. 500 for something a bit more powerful. Not sure they have touchscreens though...

Posted By: Timmy_Goat on May 17th 2019 at 18:12:49

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How much do I need to budget for a semi decent laptop (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:18:21
- £30 (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, May 17, 18:51:49
- I would recommend an ASUS Zenbook (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, May 17, 18:12:49
- Hardly anybody I know who has a touch screen uses it (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, May 17, 17:05:40
- Surface pro (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, May 17, 16:43:14
  - I have surface pro for 2 years (General Chat) - trianglepatch, May 17, 18:01:13
    - I've had mine for four years. (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, May 17, 22:23:35
  - lol no (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, May 17, 17:03:49
    - I liked my work one (General Chat) - CWC, May 17, 19:48:21
  - Is that the make and model? 'Surface' make and 'pro' model? (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:46:52
- (whatever you get, go for a refurb - some great value to be had and literally good as new) (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, May 17, 16:40:02
  - For gods sake dont tell her its a refurb!!!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, May 17, 17:17:58
  - Oh,ok. Is there a site that specialises in them at all that you know of? (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:45:50
    - Most direct vendors do refurbs (General Chat) - Old Man, May 17, 16:47:40
      - Brillo pads, thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:56:44
- what !! (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, May 17, 16:39:31
- Ouch, touch screen makes it quite expensive comparative to a standard laptop (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary, May 17, 16:37:41
  - Thank you. A bit more for touch screen than was hoping (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:45:05
- What about an Apple iPad for 2018/19 just bought my niece one for Uniy and she loves it! (General Chat) - Thegelman, May 17, 16:37:35
  - Thanks, but for some reason needs to be a laptop (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:43:13
  - Link here: (General Chat) - Thegelman, May 17, 16:40:39
- What model does their best mate/popular crowd have? (General Chat) - CWC, May 17, 16:35:19
  - Well she mentioned some Dell touch screen but don't know model (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:42:26
    - That would be the XPS range. I have an XPS 15. Absolute demon of a machine, (General Chat) - I Am Hoot, May 17, 22:09:44
  - Haha - my daughter loves her low end Chromebook right off :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, May 17, 16:38:48
- “Some” leisure use? Yeah, good luck there (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 17, 16:30:32
  - "Must have touch screen" - for the "leisure use". Hmmmmmm. (General Chat) - Old Man, May 17, 16:38:17
    - I do find that it’s a bit of a lottery as to which programs are installed (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, May 17, 16:43:48
    - Thank you.....but a bit too techy a response for me....I'm terrible! (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:41:43
      - Non-techy response (General Chat) - Old Man, May 17, 16:46:11
        
        Ive got a free word type programme - Kingsomething. (General Chat) - CB41, May 17, 17:28:13
        
        Brilliant, thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, May 17, 16:47:32

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