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i use my intel gen 1 compute stick as my HTPC... i have a 4k display but most of my films are 1080P - you can use this as an HTPC, a perfectly good one, just you wouldn’t want to as you like 4K

And an os

No a bad suggestion. A bare bones NUC with j5005 is £150. Would have to add ram and storage on top but would be a good deal faster.

Better get Intel NUC with CPU J5005. https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-Pentium-Silver-J5005-vs-Intel-Celeron-3865U/3144vs3034

Any good for a PLEX server?

Just put myself down for one. Hope it lives up to expectation! Thanks OP.

I have this machine with SSD and it is rapid for the light use I require it for. From start-up to having Chrome up and ready to go is 20 secs. I'm not sure what its like with the listed HDD but it may be worth finding one with SSD for rapid speed. Its definitely worth it.

So the one posted before with the 120 ssd is better?

Ordered thanks. Will be fine for daughter. :-)

Cant find it at all, link?

Not another one of these...sigh! HUKDeals should ban these threads unless reasonably priced. At 49.99 this is not a genuine copy and you may as well just download it off the internet as pirated software. Even if you don't want the hassle of that, there's been copies on here much cheaper than this,

They pay me, sent me on holiday and bought me a car!

Not retail copy, this is a VL key like the rest.

If this is a genuine retail copy then the price is excellent. The cheap oem will activate your pc but most people using them are technically in breach, not that Microsoft care if you are a home user

100% correct, however, that particular legal route, will soon start to become harder, the more original legit keys are used from older versions, so if you can find one better to do it sooner, than later, plus like the last 3 backdoors, MS may come up with a way to stop it anyway! (worldcup) You can also buy this direct on the Amazon FBA's own website for... £30 less if you fancy a go, the company selling them is: https://www.hightech-computers.co.uk/product/windows-10-professional-license/

It's akin to buying a 3 wheeled car - it goes, it stops etc but you'd really wouldn't want one.

It’s worse on a 5.5” mobile phone. This isn’t my daily machine, I don’t understand why someone having a use for this type of computer is really difficult :/ . It certainly isn’t for everyone.

Excel is terrible on a 1366x768 / 11.6" laptop which this is.....

There was a Swift 1 at £130 but I figured it had gone out of stock anyway. I don’t want another cheap machine. Emails with Excel and Word, I should have been more specific - and both those apps are **** on tablets, it’s fine on a proper x86 laptop.

Just search for the deal for the Swift 1 refurb - posted about a week ago. All gone now as people snapped them all up in an instant. And if you just want to send the odd email, you would have been better off buying a bluetooth keyboard to leave in the car and saving £100....

Serial number can be checked here > https://support.hp.com/gb-en/products Also the HP Support Solution software on the laptop will tell you the remaining warranty.

HP are bad as it is for lasting, a refurb is even worse.

i5 8250u,4GB,1TB... available for this price all the time on ebay. U can get it for around £280 if you keep checking. Not a good price tbh

I'd hardly class these as definitive reviews: https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-15-bs158sa-2PR32EA-ABU-Processor/dp/B078SMCCFM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1528828153&sr=8-1&keywords=2PR32EA But yeah... all laptops could use an SSD imho... but then this is £339.

Probably has longer left with HP when you get it and check the serial number.

(shock) Kill it with fire

is it ok for basic use - using word and browsing the web.

misleading putting "£160.99" in the title especially before the other amounts but thanks for your effort anyway

Slow and the APU runs really hot despite seemingly doing very little. AMD has never been good at laptop chips since after Athlon 64 and back then it’s only competitor was Pentium 4 (excited) . Even that new Ryzen Mobile isn’t meant to be that well optimised.

Yeah that CPU and HDD are both dog slow.

You whole point is to take offence on behalf of someone who gave me a like for my comment. I wrote, "This is an ignorant statement." I did not not call others ignorant. You are a liar because you said, "My whole point was that you should be less combative and quick to call others ignorant." I did not use the first person. As an analogy: "This is a long statement." This does not mean that I said the person is long. A dictionary definition of this "ignorant" as an adjective for the noun "statement" is: lacking knowledge. The statement was ignorant because it lacked knowledge (W/Hr and duration). I dislike your malice intensively and moreover, I dislike your allegation that I was combative, your statement is better used to describe yourself in having a go at me unfairly in the first place, especially the tone of you referencing that £900 laptop.

My whole point was that you should be less combative and quick to call others ignorant. The link was merely a demonstration of laptops with similar specifications but a better battery life; ensuring that people know it is possible, since your comment implied it may not be. The lack of research regarding the battery life of the laptop I linked was due both to the fact that it was obviously far better than the battery of the laptop in the OP (even if 10hrs is generous) and because I was short on time. Thanks for filling in that blank for me -- potential buyers should always read trustworthy reviews before making a purchase as large as this. While I was not endorsing the HP laptop, I'm glad anyone interested now has one suggestion of a review to help keep them informed.

It would be terrible if you misled buyers here into thinking your recommended PC has an average battery life of 10 hours. It is an i7 quad core CPU running at TDP Down: 10 W Up: 25 W Typical TDP: 15 W . Can you point us some reviewers' test results to backup your statement of "an average battery life of 10 hours? I know that 10hrs is stated on the Amazon UK web site, but few would be so ignorant as to use this figure and rely it without some verification. If battery life is your goal, I think it is foolish to spend £900 on a longer battery life, according to the reviewer for this review https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/hp-envy-x360-15t it says about 7hr (not 10 hr average) In my opinion, 7hr is very good, but £900 for a bigger battery as an aim, no thanks.

It is terrible battery life in the context of all laptops though. Moreover, nobody on the thread had mentioned the battery life before sazal so contrary to being an ignorant statement, it was actually a very useful highlight of a potential drawback of this machine that less experienced users may not have noticed. Stop trying to discredit another user's valid criticism. And this may blow your mind, but: https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-15-bp106na-Convertible-Touchscreen-Laptop/dp/B07C78LPJ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1528627552&sr=1-1&keywords=i7-8550u+15.6+touchscreen i7-8550u, 15.6" 4K IPS screen, 2 in 1 with an average battery life of 10 hours.

Thanks

I have moved on that’s why I didn’t mention the ylod and there where no law suits against ms for removing i. The one x is a superior piece of hardware no denying that and is being let down by ms not using its full potential, saying that multi platform title (which most people play are superior) so it’s happy days for those of us who don’t bend over for one platform and enjoy the benefits of owning all current and last gen consoles. Take away exclusives there is not one thing better one the pro than the x. Do you say pro is a more powerful piece of hardware than the X out of interest.

The PS3 without BC was a completely different model, they didn’t remove the feature. There are still some working versions around. Didn’t MS remove the snap feature, a major part of the reveal and a big part of what made the One unique. Otheros removal was 2010 and last gen. it’s time to move on, or we’ll have to discuss RROD (embarrassed)

You really confuse me, otheros did affect people especially those who bought the ps3 because of that feature. The time limit has just ended in the USA for claiming compensation from Sony. And just out of interest explain how updating some thing means taking stuff away ie sacd and bc. Now like them or not ms have done the right thing this gen with bc. BTW I have no hate for Sony products, I thing the pro is a botch and wish I would have kept my standard PS4 as I might still use it. I only buy Sony TVs as I think they have the best picture quality. Standard PS4 hardware was better than original Xbox one hardware and the x is better than the pro hardware that is fact and no amount of fan boyism can say otherwise. Going back to this game being awful, as I said games are subjective. I found uncharted 4 boring( check my psn to see how long I played it for) and admit I am in a minority of one. And as I said you can play sot free for 14 days so give a try you may love it you may hate it.

Even from your few comments, your opinion is no less biased than mine. In my opinion just based on your limited edition PS4 comments. Nice edit, otheros being taken away didn’t affect me or anyone I know, and surely the removal of BC falls under your “free market economics” rule lol Agree to disagree.

Kinect wasn’t forced, the customer had a choice or not to buy the console with Kinect and lots of people decided not to buy, that is free market economics. And as for drm are you telling me Sony doesn’t use it where as the taking away of otheros was forced, no choice was given if you wanted to play the latest games. I have all consoles including the switch so my opinion is totally unbiased unlike yours as from reading all your posts you are anti Microsoft and pro Sony and there is nothing wrong with that but your opinion is biased. Also exclusive content superiority does not equal care it equals sales the taking away of otheros was a disgrace as was taking away of bc on the original ps3.

Yes, looks that way.

Is it just backlight that is different to the revolution trading deal please?

Thanks. (y)

No I checked and it's no longer available. I got it from Box (same vendor as this deal) but it was open box. Came pristine. Might be worth keeping an eye on the site.

Thanks so much for your message, it's not for me. I will pass the link to my friend. (highfive)

Weird combo of features. That screen is a rare and desirable feature. The GPU means you're setting yourself up for a replacement far sooner than you need to be.

Not really my job, I know there are better offer's out there but I'm not in the market for a new gaming laptop since I just bought a Razer Blade 14. But seriously, look elsewhere and i'm sure you'll find what you specified above, even if not... add a 2TB HDD but just know that you won't get every feature for this price, you'll have to sacrifice something and it'll likely be the 120Hz display.

Find me a laptop with better CPU and GPU for this price with 256SSD+2TB HHD then

"gaming laptop", good for storing games maybe...

It's a gaming laptop... you stated what makes it hot EXCEPT the key things for a gaming laptop... the CPU and GPU! Yes 8GB ram is good (not best), the HDD and SSD are fine, the screen is great (120hz is great at this price) but you cannot say this is a hot gaming laptop since the 950M is a huge let down along with the i7 7500U, cold from me unforunatly.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Swift-1-13-3-Inch-Pentium-1-1GHz-4GB-64GB-Windows-Laptop-Gold/332472316085?hash=item4d68e4f0b5:g:cTQAAOSwATxakR-Y Isn't this the same laptop for cheaper? Gold-colour, and grade-A.

Back in stock at time of writing. Gold version £203.99 Silver version £213.99 Silver 128GB version £237.99 (only 1 in stock)

Thanks, think it was AVG I used to use. Laptop will be mainly used for raw photo converting and post processing.

McAfee is just a trial (and a resource hog). Windows Defender is rubbish. Buy a good AV or use one of the free ones (have a Google) eg. Kaspersky Total or Kaspersky Free etc.

After a mess up with delivery I've finally got mine. Happy. Just updated it all. Not had a computer for a few years(used tablets). Do I need to be deleting mcafee anti virus and just use Windows defender?