I am looking for a laptop for streaming HD video and word processing

[iarcherz]

Hello, i have recently joined college, i have a high powered PC at home so i dont need anything amazing in power. I just wanted a laptop for all of the endless assignments i have to write so i dont have to keep coming to my computer and typing it out.
It would also be nice for watching netflix and so if thats possible it would be great.
And of course the cheaper the better.
thanks for the help :

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

What is your max budget?

 

[iarcherz]

What is your max budget?

£400

 

[boosted1g]

You can get a core i3 laptop for that price range just fine and will do your tasks just fine.

If you stil have budget leftover swapping the factory hard disk drive for an SSD will make it very snappy and responsive.

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

Here is a pretty good solution: http://www.amazon.co.uk/X555LA-XX273H-15-6-inch-Notebook-i5-4210U-1-70GHz/dp/B00NWE1B2M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425860548&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+x555la

 

[boosted1g]

That would be a good laptop, for your intents and purposes you could get the i3 verson for 279 and add an SSD and the computer would be faster/more responsive.

 

[velo3100]

I would suggest a lenovo laptop as they are very cheap and have discounts for students. Also see if your campus has dreamspark as you can get windows and other products for free and save money. You could also get a chromebook as you won't be using it for much and they generally have better battery life than the windows counter part.