A good homework laptop for under £400?

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Hi, I'd like to get my son a laptop to do his homework with. I'll use it too for work occasionally and my priority is speed of use rather than looks. Can I get something decent for under £400? Am I better off getting a refurbished laptop for that price, perhaps?

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Which programmes does he need? Can he do everything online using Google docs, etc? Then a Chromebook would be a good bet and they're not too expensive.

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I got a high spec re conditioned one from amazon for that price

Also, forgot to mention, I use a Lenovo for work and my own laptop is a Lenovo yoga. I recommend that brand for reliability.

Chromebooks are not good for me, really. I'd be very happy with a refurbished Lenovo. Sharpandshinyteeth, can I ask where you got yours from?

I have a lenovo, very good

From Currys

Grabbed a Asus for less the £400, it's doing some very heavy programs though I had to add more fans to keep it cool enough.

Check wherever you buy from can deliver atm.

We bought one of these, laptop and converts to tablet/touchscreen, but think it’s out of stock at the moment

www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-c340-14-2-in-1-laptop-intel-pentium-128-gb-ssd-blue-10193437-pdt.html

Oh they have it in grey but more expensive

www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-c340-14-2-in-1-laptop-amd-ryzen-3-128-gb-ssd-grey-10193703-pdt.html?awc=1599_1588070281_f787ee7e62bc9c5aaf0da60933200955&srcid=369&xtor=AL-1&cmpid=aff~Console+Deals~Comparison+Engine~88269~Razor+Creations+Ltd