Members bolton_blondie Posted March 8, 2023 Members Share Posted March 8, 2023 With me starting Uni in April, I'm guessing I'm going to need a laptop. Do I need all singing and dancing or will a basic one suffice? I'm hoping I won't need to do a 2nd job to pay for everything. Or can we start a go fund me from you lot, seeing you're all millionaires. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Horwich Posted March 8, 2023 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2023 Borrow Little Whit’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 27 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said: With me starting Uni in April, I'm guessing I'm going to need a laptop. Do I need all singing and dancing or will a basic one suffice? I'm hoping I won't need to do a 2nd job to pay for everything. Or can we start a go fund me from you lot, seeing you're all millionaires. Cheers Bog standard, hard wearing, long lasting, cheaper and will do all the basics. I'd go Dell. Cheap to fix as well, but certainly not all signing all dancing. It'll do you for Uni and Work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted March 8, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2023 You can easily get a decent refurbished laptop running Windows 10 for less than 200 quid if you go to a local Computer repair shop with a decent reputation. As long as you're not expecting to play games on it, it'll be more than good enough for Uni work. The brand name is pretty irrelevant these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolton_blondie Posted March 8, 2023 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Horwich said: Borrow Little Whit’s Edited March 8, 2023 by bolton_blondie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Needs some jizz all over the keyboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted March 8, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2023 The nuisance these days is having to pay a subscription to Microsoft 365 so you can use all the MS Office apps. Although students might get if for free? I'm not sure. I'm certain there are ways round it, but I've been out of the loop for a few years. OpenOffice is a free and decent alternative, but it's not 100% compatible, so you could end up spending ages on a document or presentation, then you open it in Word/Powerpoint, and bits of it are fucked or missing entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green genie Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, Cheese said: The nuisance these days is having to pay a subscription to Microsoft 365 so you can use all the MS Office apps. Although students might get if for free? I'm not sure. I'm certain there are ways round it, but I've been out of the loop for a few years. OpenOffice is a free and decent alternative, but it's not 100% compatible, so you could end up spending ages on a document or presentation, then you open it in Word/Powerpoint, and bits of it are fucked or missing entirely. Like he says but hopefully you can get student code for MS office 365 else £60/yr Wirth asking Uni what they will be expecting work to be carried out in because a Chromebook using their office suite would be cheaper alternative. Or book it as an overhead on OnlyFans account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanGreavsie Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Cheese said: You can easily get a decent refurbished laptop running Windows 10 for less than 200 quid if you go to a local Computer repair shop with a decent reputation. Yeh, but has she got a decent reputation?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogs Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Have a look at or word with Ste at laptop repair hut on chorley old road. I know Ste, he's a good honest lad who won't be trying to advise you to get anything you don't need. He gets a lot of ex NHS laptops in, who must have to change them after a couple of years and refurbs them, got one from him for the Mrs for doing her online courses for work, It is bang on for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Cheese Posted March 8, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 minute ago, boogs said: Have a look at or word with Ste at laptop repair hut on chorley old road. I know Ste, he's a good honest lad who won't be trying to advise you to get anything you don't need. He gets a lot of ex NHS laptops in, who must have to change them after a couple of years and refurbs them, got one from him for the Mrs for doing her online courses for work, It is bang on for that. ^ That's exactly the sort of place you should go to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Tier1 at Radcliffe and you can 'buy' Office cheaply enough at places like Ovokeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Your Uni will usually give you a student version of MS Office for free. And honest - if all you are doing is browsing and writing - you just need something basic. Congrats on uni by the way. What are you studying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Wanderer Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Not in Crawley said: Bog standard, hard wearing, long lasting, cheaper and will do all the basics. I'd go Dell. Cheap to fix as well, but certainly not all signing all dancing. It'll do you for Uni and Work. I bought one recently but it kept singing at me. Knew I shouldn’t have bought Adell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted March 8, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2023 14 minutes ago, kent_white said: Your Uni will usually give you a student version of MS Office for free. And honest - if all you are doing is browsing and writing - you just need something basic. Congrats on uni by the way. What are you studying? Yeah a student version of office can be had for nowt. Get a refurbished one from a local pc repair place like advised above, you don't need anything fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 30 minutes ago, London Wanderer said: I bought one recently but it kept singing at me. Knew I shouldn’t have bought Adell Oh very good. I'm nicking that to annoy the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted March 8, 2023 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Traf said: Tier1 at Radcliffe and you can 'buy' Office cheaply enough at places like Ovokeys Think its whitefield but hes reet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C86 Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Traf said: you can 'buy' Office cheaply enough at places like Ovokeys All our W10/11 and office are through M365 Premium accounts. But I need owt like Visio I use CJS Keys: Home & Student Office 2019 key £9.49 https://www.cjs-cdkeys.com/products/Microsoft-Office-Home-and-Student-2019-CD-Key-(Digital-Download).html Pro is £17.99 for pro key https://www.cjs-cdkeys.com/products/Microsoft-Office-Home-and-Student-2019-CD-Key-(Digital-Download).html Edited March 8, 2023 by C86 Need to put glasses on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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