time for a new laptop

hey guys and gals Im in need of some help or recomendation, Ive had this laptop now 6 years or longer and to be honest it has a hard life getting carried from place to place Ive repaired various buttons and bits but now the HDMI plug has decided it wont give sound to an external monitor, so i think its time to change, problem is this is running windows 7 and i like the layout, I have seen people use this new windows 8 format but I really dont like the look of it and I am concerned as to how it works, can you revert back to having a desktop with a start button in the bottom left and will I be able to put on all my hacked and cracked programs I get from here as easy as I have done to this system next problem is what do I look for these days its been so long I think Ive forgotten what ram, hard drive and processors do, so any recomendations to a specific laptop that would suit my needs would be great, I dont really use it alot for work I mainly surf the net download films from here convert and sometimes burn to dvd but it mainly is plugged into the tv so I can watch the films straight off the laptop any help would be greatly appriciated guys cheers Gaz
Answer #1
What is your budget?
Answer #2
Ideally £400 but would go more if needs be Thanks buddy
Answer #3
It’s quite hard to find any laptops that still have windows 7 installed ThinkPad Edge E431 if you can find it would work nicely for your demands
Just a basic component description in case you’re interested Processor: Basically determines the speed of your computer/laptop
The standard for laptops is to have two (dual) processing cores
RAM: When a program is opened, it will be loaded onto the RAM It is recommended that you have at least 4GBs of it
Hard drive: Place where are your data/movies/pictures are stored, and the faster it spins, the faster the drive
It is recommended that you have around 500GBs
Answer #4
what about these two
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/acer-e1-572-15-6-laptop-iron-22081527-pdt.html
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/acer-aspire-e1-572-p-15-6-touchscreen-laptop-21712962-pdt.html
or what is a mac book like
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Answer #5
Hello, try going for the Y510P with dual graphic cards. Great laptop
Answer #6
It is preferred that Windows 8 be used with a touchscreen In truth, almost all laptops on the market will fit your criteria, so the acer you’ve selected will be more than sufficient for your needs.
Answer #7
For future use.. don’t go under i5 with 4GB ram (win 7 for no touch , win 8 for touch screen)
A good name company such as Asus , dell , hp etc
I wouldn’t recommend Samsung for example
What i could advise more is maybe check the refurbished computers section as they are 30-50% off the original price (that in order to get a better laptop for a cheaper price.. You said 400quid)
Answer #8
cheers guys I think ill go for the touch screen acer but I will have a good look through the refurb ones before I make the final decision thanks all of you for the help