Laptop up to $550

Ok I have to buy a new laptop 'cos the one I have now is 7-8years old and it just not cutting it anymore and frankly I can't take it anywhere without the screen doing stuff.

My budget is $550, I needed it to have an 8GB Ram (although 6GB will be acceptable) as well as an SSD. Because where I live laptops are pricier than buying the same one from US or UK I'm gonna post the links to the laptops I've found and if there's a tech savvy person out there that cares to give an opinion I'm all ears.

The laptops are:
https://www.skroutz.gr/s/12686685/HP...FHD-No-OS.html
https://www.plaisio.gr/desktop-lapto...Gb-5CT79EA.htm
https://www.electroholic.gr/el/product/COMDEL00424U
(I'm not sure about this one since it's refurbished and come with only 1 year guarantee)
https://www.e-shop.gr/laptop-lenovo-...0-p-PER.913762
https://www.mgmanager.gr/notebooks/76126-asus-x507ua-ej782-i5-8250u156-fhd8gb256gb-ssdwebcamendless-os-gray.html
https://www.mediamarkt.gr/el/product/_asus-vivobook-15-x505za-bq261t-ryzen-5-2500u-6gb-256gb-ssd-1tb-hdd-radeon-vega-8-full-hd-1217413.html
https://www.mediamarkt.gr/el/product/_asus-vivobook-x540ub-dm366t-intel-core-i5-8250u-6gb-256gb-ssd-geforce-mx110-2gb-full-hd-1218831.html
https://www.electroholic.gr/el/product/COMACE00066U
(the same as with the other refurbished also with screen res 1366x768 although with SSD and HDD)

The use of it will be a regular one although it needs to be able to handle PS CC, AI CC and ID CC (adobe CC)...

If I were you I'd stay away from HP and Dell unless you buy a Spectre or an XPS. Go for a Lenovo Thinkpad. Under 600 you should find some decent models

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Originally Posted by libertypo

If I were you I'd stay away from HP and Dell unless you buy a Spectre or an XPS. Go for a Lenovo Thinkpad. Under 600 you should find some decent models

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the cheapest ThinkPad where I live is 650€ and its without ssd. I can't afford that and Lenovo's ideapad series haven't gotten the greatest reviews, screen wise and battery wise

I had my friend, who is a huge computer nerd when it comes to this stuff take a look at your selections and he said any of the following are good:

https://www.mgmanager.gr/notebooks/7...s-os-gray.html


https://www.mediamarkt.gr/el/product...d-1218831.html

https://www.mediamarkt.gr/el/product...d-1217413.html

He built my gaming rig for me and it's had no issues. I tend to ask him for help regarding anything computer related so I trust his judgement. Hope this helps you in some way!

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Originally Posted by bigchungus

I had my friend, who is a huge computer nerd when it comes to this stuff take a look at your selections and he said any of the following are good:

https://www.mgmanager.gr/notebooks/7...s-os-gray.html


https://www.mediamarkt.gr/el/product...d-1218831.html

https://www.mediamarkt.gr/el/product...d-1217413.html

He built my gaming rig for me and it's had no issues. I tend to ask him for help regarding anything computer related so I trust his judgement. Hope this helps you in some way!

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Thank you ^^ it helps alot :)

Could you please ask your friend about this one too:
https://www.e-shop.gr/laptop-fujitsu...o-p-PER.923540

especially in accordance to the Asus above.

@tina21; correct me if I'm wrong but that last one you posted only seems to have 4GB of Ram?

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Originally Posted by bronakopdin

@tina21; correct me if I'm wrong but that last one you posted only seems to have 4GB of Ram?

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Indeed it has but I thought to ask about it 8-[ since I read good things about the Fujitsu laptops. :/

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Originally Posted by tina21

Thank you ^^ it helps alot :)

Could you please ask your friend about this one too:
https://www.e-shop.gr/laptop-fujitsu...o-p-PER.923540

especially in accordance to the Asus above.

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I think he mentioned before that you ideally don't want anything lower than an 8GB RAM, but I can ask.

Edit: Yeah, he said unless it's significantly cheaper for you then not recommended. He said you'll really want the screen space (monitor resolution) when you're editing.

Thank you and him so much ^^. Thought that might be the case ;)

@tina21; OK I was just wondering if you missed that bc I'd also recommend more than 4GB of RAM ^^'

I don't get it, those models are less than ideal for what you want to do. Plus they are pretty crappy and limited for the money they cost. Just because they have an ssd and 8 gigs of ram, doesn't justify the expense

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Originally Posted by libertypo

I don't get it, those models are less than ideal for what you want to do. Plus they are pretty crappy and limited for the money they cost. Just because they have an ssd and 8 gigs of ram, doesn't justify the expense

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From what I remember when I went to Greece for vacation, they seem to be very outdated with technology advances. I remember my iPhone 6s wasn't even out there and the mobile companies that helped us with a phone card were very surprised and excited about seeing it in person. I do know stuff there are a lot higher in price compared to NA, though, and the country's economic situation isn't that great; I'm not an expert since I'm Canadian, but just my two cents on why OP's selections might be limited.

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Originally Posted by bigchungus

From what I remember when I went to Greece for vacation, they seem to be very outdated with technology advances. I remember my iPhone 6s wasn't even out there and the mobile companies that helped us with a phone card were very surprised and excited about seeing it in person. I do know stuff there are a lot higher in price compared to NA, though, and the country's economic situation isn't that great; I'm not an expert since I'm Canadian, but just my two cents on why OP's selections might be limited.

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Sure, but the selection is already poor. Those pc's selected in the links are garbage. I sell that stuff, I wouldn't recommend none of those

@libertypo; even if that is the case what is the thread opener supposed to do if

1. there is no better selection available and if they only have a
2. budget of 550€ at most?

There is not really much they can do about it, right? You have to see they probably need to buy a Greek PC, also because of the Greek keyboard etc. But also importing one would most likely cause loads of extra customs fees, too, which would again lower the price the actual PC could cost bc of the budget limitation.

Just an assumption though

I just wonder what you suggest they should do instead? If those are the only realistic options available in their country?

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Originally Posted by bronakopdin

@libertypo; even if that is the case what is the thread opener supposed to do if

1. there is no better selection available and if they only have a
2. budget of 550€ at most?

There is not really much they can do about it, right? You have to see they probably need to buy a Greek PC, also because of the Greek keyboard etc. But also importing one would most likely cause loads of extra customs fees, too, which would again lower the price the actual PC could cost bc of the budget limitation.

Just an assumption though

I just wonder what you suggest they should do instead? If those are the only realistic options available in their country?

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An opinion was asked and so I gave mine from my modest experience. I hope none was offended. You know me, I'm pretty explicit on my thoughts. As for what the thread opener should do, I'd say he/she should wait if that is an option. 550$ for those models are a waste of money. 2 bits

I agree with libertypo in that none of the laptops listed are ideal for editing. However, the budget given isn't really much when it comes to getting a good laptop so it's understandable. For budget-laptops, Acer or Asus is a safe choice, and HP is to be avoided at all costs, which is something someone else already mentioned in the thread. You might want to wait until summer-sales to see if anything better comes up, if that is at all possible.

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