Latest laptop recommendations?

[JonMad]

Dad has an old Sony Vaio that is basically fucked.
Based on my wife's Asus ZenBook flying along with 8GB RAM and a 128GB SSD, he needs more storage so I've recommended a 512GB SSD and 8GB RAM.
This one came up with that spec. Any cheaper/better alternatives? Anything else I should care about?

[DeskJockey]

There's no link.

What's the resolution on the screen? I'd want FHD as a minimum, but it depends on what he's doing with it.

[JonMad]

You can't see an Amazon link? Odd.

I subsequently found a review that suggests this one is not great for photos, and quite a lot of what he wants to do is look at, if not edit, photos.
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/ ... on-15-2019

It says it has an FHD IPS touchscreen.

[Carlos]

At that budget it looks good, HP stuff always feel well made and premium compared to similar priced machines.

[Carlos]

You can't see an Amazon link? Odd.

I subsequently found a review that suggests this one is not great for photos, and quite a lot of what he wants to do is look at, if not edit, photos.
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/ ... on-15-2019

It says it has an FHD IPS touchscreen.

1080p on a 15" screen should be great for that ?

[JonMad]

This Huawei one gets fairly good reviews, both the 'Trusted Reviews' link and on Amazon. There are 14" and 15" versions at £549 with a 256HD SSD. Only the 14" version comes with the 512GB SSD, which I think is worthwhile for £50 extra.
https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/ ... ebook-d-14

[DeskJockey]

So you're deciding between "sub-average" and "mediocre" displays

I've no experience with Huawei laptops, so I would go for the HP. As Carlos says they tend to feel premium.

[JonMad]

So you're deciding between "sub-average" and "mediocre" displays

I've no experience with Huawei laptops, so I would go for the HP. As Carlos says they tend to feel premium.

for that money, it looks like it, yes.

HP also has a touchscreen, is a bigger screen which might suit my Dad's ageing eyes - he doesn't lug it around all over the place - and is £50 cheaper, so probably gets the nod.

[DeskJockey]

Job jobbed then.