Recommend a laptop or desktop

>>60715943
$100 used t400 on ebay

Use the rest to build yourself a desktop.

>>60715943
What is reasonable? Dell has "reasonable" netbooks for $499 on Amazon unless you're a gamer. There are highly reasonable $200 refurbs at the same place unless you need newer, faster stuff.

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>>60715943
What are you going to use it for?
Do you want a lightweight shit one that is only good to store data and watch youtube videos on or do you want something that does almost the same things as a desktop?

OP here I'm going to use it for course work, writing code and running a virtual machine for purposes of pen testing. I would also quite like a machine that could possibly handle games?

>>60717048
>use it for course work, writing code and running a virtual machine
Lenovo IdeaPad 100s, maybe Packard Bell EasyNote TE. Depends where you live and what the price is on where you're going to buy it from. Any websites in the UK you use/trust so I can check it out?

>>60716390
Agreed except I'd say $100 used chromebook.

>>60717537
>Any websites in the UK you use/trust so I can check it out?
I've come to /g/ first because although I'd describe myself as computer savvy I don't really know about what is good value for money on the market.

>>60717790
like this one I just found for you
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-n22-chromebook-/162513272840

>>60717834
>>60717790
That's not me (O.P) I think I'm looking for a lap top or desk top not a chrome book thanks for your consideration. I guess I just want some idea what I can expect bought new for this price range.

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>>60717916
I was just replying to myself.

Anyway, point is laptops are shit. Buy the lowest cost functional laptop you can get because you are ultimately going to regret any money you spend on a laptop.

Put the rest of your money into a desktop because it's by far the better investment.

>>60717942
And I'm looking for either a desktop or a laptop for around £500

>>60717962
Are you going to move around alot?

>>60717975
Probably not no.

>>60717991
desktop then.

>>60717962
Okay here's a solid starter desktop.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-Z400-Workstation-Intel-Xeon-6-Core-3-06GHz-24GB-RAM-2TB-HD-NVIDIA-Win-10-Pro-/172667281088

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>>60718074
>24GB RAM
why

>>60718100
>I'm going to be running virtual machines

>24gb why

Maybe you should be in /sqt/

>>60718156
You can do it with 8gb, a bit overkilll. But yeah, you need Runescape running in the background, so I can see the reason for 24gb.

>>60715943
the answer is always x220 or t420