You asked for a Laptop costing under £712.
You told me that you needed an office laptop for mainly office apps. You also added the following additional information: Nothing special
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 1st Jul 2022
1. Best overall performance: ASUS Vivobook OLED 15 M513UA 15.6 Inch Full HD OLED Lapto…
£673.19
Key features:
CPU: Ryzen 7-5700U
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: Ryzen 7 5700U with 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 very good. This is an excellent all rounder that is well witin your budget.
2. Cheapest option: ASUS VivoBook 15 S513EA 15.6 Inch Full HD Metal Laptop (I…
£499.99
Key features:
CPU: i5-1135G7
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB
Graphics: Intel Iris Xe
This choice represents the cheapest device I could find that still meets your needs. I chose it primarily based on its RAM, which is excellent and should give you good multitasking performance in office apps.
3. Third option: ASUS VivoBook 15 X515JA 15.6 Inch Full HD Laptop (Intel i…
£699.99
Key features:
CPU: i7-1065G7
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1024GB
Graphics: Intel Iris Plus
This choice represents the third option – the wildcard. It is actually the most expensive but CPU performance won’t be quite as good as choice 1 – the CPU is from an older generation. The reason I have suggested it is because it is the only one I could find within your budget with 16GB RAM and 1TB of storage. It should still be a very solid, dependable laptop. I would recommend the better performing choice 1 over this unless it is really important to you to have extra storage space.
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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