Laptop for Dad - Office Use / Web browsing

[steaky360]

Hello everyone!

Hope everyone has had a good time over the festive season (and is continuing to have a good time!).

My dad is after a new 14” laptop for office/web browsing. He is looking at the Lafite 14” laptop and has a budget of around £500-600 but would be willing to pay a little more if it was worth it.

He is really just looking for a laptop which won’t be slow when browsing the web or generally in use (I figure any newer laptop would fit that particular bill)

He created the below spec, any advice or thoughts on the below? Is it good enough or is nothing in this budget going to really be sufficient?

Any comments and feedback would be appreciated.

Chassis & Display
Lafité Series: Aluminium Chassis: 14" Matte Full HD IPS LED (1920 x 1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Pentium® Gold Dual Core Processor 4417U (2 x 2.30GHz) 2MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB Corsair 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
INTEL® HD GRAPHICS (CPU Dependant) - 1.7GB Max DDR4 Video RAM - DirectX® 12
1st Storage Drive
240GB ADATA SU630 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (520MB/R, 450MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
2 x Lafité Series 40W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf European Power Cable
Battery
Lafité Series 3 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (36WH)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x THUNDERBOLT PORT (USB-C) + 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS
Keyboard Language
LAFITÉ SERIES SINGLE COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Chassis
Clevo N141WU (Pentium 4417U, FHD IPS, 60Hz N7, Thunderbolt)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Price: £549.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/lafiteIV-14/XTwUfYfrwG/

 

[Oussebon]

That Pentium is 2-core and 2 threads. Which is a bit low-ball even for the uses you're describing. Google Chrome can have CPU spikes when opening tabs, certainly with an addon or two, on my i5 8250U (4C, 8T, higher clocks)

To be honest, you are probably best off finding something with a quad core CPU by Intel or one of the Ryzen AMD ones off the shelf, perhaps there are some post Xmas sales. Can probably get beefier hardware for cheaper.

If he has ~£130 more, and really loves the chassis (while the hardware matters I suppose the tactile experience matters too) perhaps the Lafite with the i5.

Also rather than the SU630 from the 1st Storage Drive menu, perhaps the 256gb SX6000 from the M.2 menu for ~£10 more? As well as being faster, the fact it sits in the M.2 slot keeps the 2.5" open for a cheaper mass storage option down the line.