You asked for a Laptop costing under £1000.
You told me that you needed a high performance laptop for high performance/speed in productivity. You also added the following additional information: Portability is good but I need it to be fast. I will work on this all the time and I need it to be responsive.
RAM and CPU will be important in your laptop as you want it to be responsive. Choice 1 has an excellent CPU, great storage and 16GB of RAM (if you want more than 16GB of RAM it will cost more than £1000). The OLED screen should also help improve battery life. Choice 2 is the same model as choice 1 but with reduced spec CPU and storage – still no slouch though. Choice 3 is a bit of a wildcard – great CPU and RAM but limited storage. It has a smaller screen, which should make it more portable if that is important to you.
I searched a range of different shops for something that would suit your needs. I have chosen the three options below as the best ones to suit your requirements. However, we all have our own tastes (and of course, prices can change), so I have also included search links for each shop at the bottom of this page in case you’d like to browse further.
I always choose three options – the best performing option within your budget (i.e. best suited to meet your needs for the longest possible time), the cheapest option that still meets your needs effectively and a third option which is usually a compromise between the two, although it may be a wildcard pick that I think would suit your specific need. If you are able to, I would usually recommend the first option as it is likely to be powerful enough to meet your needs for the longest before it needs replacing. However, I specify three choices so that you can pick the one that best suits your circumstances.
Prices correct as of 26th Jan 2022
1. Best overall performance: ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED M3500QA AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB…
£899.99
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H up to 4.4GHz
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1024GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon Graphics
This choice represents the best overall performance I could get from your budget. I chose it primarily based on its RAM and CPU, both of which are best in its class.
2. Cheapest option: ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED M3500QA AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB…
£699.99
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon Graphics
This choice represents the cheapest device I could find that still meets your needs. I chose it primarily based on its RAM and CPU, both of which are excellent.
3. Third option: Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1.9GHz, …
£837.99
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1.9GHz
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 256GB
Graphics: AMD Radeon Graphics
This choice represents the third option – cheaper than choice 1 but more powerful than choice 2. I chose it primarily based on its RAM and CPU, both of which are excellent.
Why did I choose these for you?
It is important that you understand what the components of a laptop do so that you can make an informed choice. Here is my very basic explanation for each:
- CPU: The brain of your laptop. A better one makes your laptop faster.
- RAM: Your laptop’s short term memory – more of this means it can cope well with doing more things at once.
- Storage: How much space your laptop has to store files, photos, apps etc. More storage means you can store more stuff.
- Graphics: Your laptop has a graphics processor (GPU) responsible for how things appear on the screen. A better GPU will mean your device will cope better with more complicated graphics, such as in 3D games.
If you would like to browse the shops I searched for yourself, here are some links that will take you directly to the search results you require:
Some of the links on this page are affiliate links – that means if you go on to buy after clicking one of them, I may receive a small payment. This is how I am able to provide this service for free. It does not affect the price you pay, nor does it affect the recommendations I make – I will always recommend the best I can find to fit your usage, regardless of what shop it is from or any affiliation.
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