Recommend a laptop

[Kwacky]

I need something robust. My last two got battered what with kids and a dog in the house. Both have had DC input issues because of the bashings they've received.

Windows please, no Apple shite.

Performance wise it doesn't have to be top spec as I only really use it for browsing and watching videos.

[TonyB]

Subscribed, I'm in the same boat, mine has dropped 2 laptops that cost too much to fix. New screens and charger ports for both.

[Kwacky]

Budget for me is around £750 and I like a good sized screen.

[Monty]

Apple MacBook, and then put Windows on it.

Cheap laptops are a false economy

[Itchy]

Budget for me is around £750 and I like a good sized screen.

Kin ell, and you're not bothered about performance?
I think I only paid about 350 for mine about 2 years ago, which could play games like Crysis and Fallout without too much of a problem. (I realise they're not exactly cutting edge games, but show how much performance you can get for relatively little cash compared to the lines of Alien ware.)

Can't remember where I got mine from but Ebuyer are usually worth at least a look.

[rocket]

bought my mrs a Lenovo yoga not sure how robust it is seems decent but love the fact you can spin the screen

[Kwacky]

I'm used to gaming spec, so when I say I'm not worried about performance, I mean I don't need a £2k gaming machine

[Itchy]

I found my old one...

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It's old so it's not in stock anymore, so that's not going to help.
The screen is also probably too small for you as well.

But a point to consider might be that if they're prone to taking a beating, do you really want to spend 750 beans on one that is only going to last as long as one half the price?

Just throwing it out there...

[Kwacky]

£750 is my limit, not the amount I have to spend.

[Itchy]

Coolio.

Have a browse on the Laptops Direct website, there was some good stuff on there when I got mine.

[DaytonAndy]

I use pcadvisor.co.uk for tech reviews. Be warned though it's easy to start getting carried away!

[Kwacky]

Coolio.

Have a browse on the Laptops Direct website, there was some good stuff on there when I got mine.

I used them last time. I'll take another look.

[Monty]

If you do use it for gaming it's worth getting one with a Thunderbolt 3 port. It can run an external graphics card at near enough PCIe speeds

[D6]

Does it also do double posts?

[Cav]

If you want robust you need the harddrive to be Solid State (SSD). You sacrifice storage space but you can throw the laptop around and it won't be damaged (within reason of course).

You can get a lot for £750... My laptop has: i7 processor, dedicated graphics card, SSD (120gb), 8gb ram, windows 10. All this cost me less than £600.

Mine has been 100% fine but my girlfriend had 3 that were broken out of the box so probably not the best for kids (Toshiba S50B15P)

This spec is what I would recommend but go to a shop when you find a few and see which you think is strong enough for the task of kids!

***ALL laptops are susceptible to the DC input damaged due to the position and nature of the port***

[Monty]

***ALL laptops are susceptible to the DC input damaged due to the position and nature of the port***

Mine isn't, it's held in by a magnet and pops out when you pull the cord

[Kwacky]

I find the DC ports on the side cause more issues than those with the power input at the back.