You asked for a Laptop costing under £450.
You told me that you needed a schoolwork laptop for schoolwork purposes.
In today’s search it became clear that a Ryzen 5 5500 CPU would be great for you. You will be happy with any of these.
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. These are usually (1) the best performing option within your budget (i.e. best suited to meet your needs for the longest possible time), (2) the cheapest option that still meets your needs effectively and (3) usually a wildcard option or a compromise between the two. 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.
I do not work for or on behalf of any of the retailers listed below.
Prices correct as of 20th Jul 2022
1. Best overall performance: Lenovo V15 G2 Ryzen 5 8GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 10 Home 1…
£399.99
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Hexa Core Processor
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
This choice represents the best overall performance I could get from your budget. I chose it primarily based on its all round performance. Great specifications for the price and a big 15.6″ screen.
2. Cheapest option: HP 245 G8 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 8GB RAM 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD 1…
£364.98
Key features:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 2.1GHz
RAM: 8GB
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 all round performance. Identical performance to choice 1 and about £35 cheaper, although it does have a smaller 14 inch screen.
3. Third option: ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED K513EA 15.6 Inch Full HD OLED Lapto…
£418.49
Key features:
CPU: Core i3-1115G4
RAM: 8GB
Storage: 256GB
Graphics: Intel UHD
This choice represents the third option – wildcard. I chose it primarily based on its screen. It has a lower spec CPU, meaning it won’t be as fast as choice 1 or 2, and it has half as much storage. However, it has a beautiful 15.6″ OLED screen. If a nice screen is more important to you, choose this one. If faster performance is more important, choose one of the other two.
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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