Laptop Deals 29.2.2016
With MWC 2016 firmly behind us and the promise of some exciting products coming to market soon. Lenovo and Huawei have both made some interesting announcements with the prospect of Acer, Dell and HP preparing for some more launches over the next few weeks.
The three laptops we've chosen today are an interesting bunch, there's a gaming PC, one of the best we've seen for a while, a surprisingly cheap laptop as well as the most affordable Core laptop on the market; the last two even come with a free security software..
Laptop deal of the week 1:
Lenovo IdeaPad Z51
Jaw dropping gaming laptop with a dedicated graphics
- Deal price: £379.99
- View this deal at Very
This is a spectacular deal because it packs some seriously good components in a great looking enclosure and slap an unbelievably low price tag to it. The Z51 features an Intel Core i5-5200U CPI, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hybrid drive, a full HD display and an AMD Radeon R7 360 GPU with 2GB memory and one year subscription to McAfee LiveSafe security suite.
Laptop deal of the week 2:
Dell Inspiron 11-3162
An affordable laptop that doesn't break the bank
- Deal price: £159
- View this deal at Tesco direct
Dell might be late to the race when it comes to the cheapest laptops but the company has some interesting designs including this flashy red one that comes with an Intel N3050 Celeron CPU, 2GB of RAM and 32GB onboard storage. To sweeten the deal, there's a free copy of McAfee Internet Security 2016 Unlimited Devices worth at least £24.99 and 159 ClubCard points.
Laptop deal of the week 3:
Lenovo Essential B50-70
You won't find a cheaper Core laptop in the UK
- Deal price: £239.97
- View this deal at SaveOnLaptops
We love this deal because this laptop comes with a Core processor, the cheapest model I could find from a reputable UK company. Both businesses and individuals will find it powerful enough thanks to an i3-4005U paired with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive. It does come with a free, one-year subscription to McAfee Internet Security.
Where to find the best laptop deals in the UK
We often rotate our laptop deals to offer you a more diverse offering and you will find our laptop deals archives simply by browsing to the next pages. Just bear in mind that stocks vary and prices can go up or down after the deals were posted.
If we have missed out on a particularly attractive deal or if you have found a better one or there is a misprice, feel free to leave a note in the comments section and we'll include it in our deal with a "thank you" note to the contributor.
- Currys and PC World have a trade-in deal currently on: take a qualifying laptop to trade in at a local store and you could get up to £100 to spend on a laptop costing £399 or more. Terms and conditions apply.
- ENDS TODAY HP has a roll-in trade-in programme in place for the month of February that pays back a cash back reward depending on the value of your purchase and can account for more than half of your device's cost (e.g. £100 for a £199 qualifying HP product).
- Until the 7th of April, Lenovo is giving up to £250 on selected laptop models (Yoga 700, Yoga 3 Pro and Yoga 900).
The best deals on the best laptops
Techradar has reviewed thousands of laptops - we've seen the good ones, the great ones and the ones to avoid. Sometimes our favourite laptops pop up online at some truly deal-tastic prices. So in this section we'll list some of the very best laptops out there and the best deals on each.
Asus Zenbook UX305
Ultrabooks are beautiful and expensive beasts but this is the exception
This is one of the best value Ultrabooks on the market and has been on our shortlist for a few months already. Its price has gone up marginally because of the exchange rate but with a gorgeous finish, a full HD display and a Core M CPU for just under £530, it is the one to beat.
Zoostorm 7270-9013
This is the best affordable slim-and-thin laptop on the market
This is a laptop like no one on the market so the word unique is fitting here. It packs a tablet-size touchscreen with plenty of ports including a Gigabit one, a relatively spacious 500GB drive and plenty of system memory. The big surprise though remains the old-but-still very capable Celeron 1037U that powers it.
Dell Inspiron 15 7559
This is the best value-for-money laptop for gamers
It is expensive but this Inspiron 7559 absolutely nailed it when it comes to value for money especially for hardcore gamers. It is even out-prices Dell somehow and manages to beat laptops that costs a third more when it comes to specifications. A quad-core desktop-grade Core i7 CPU, full HD display, a GTX960M with 4GB of memory and a 1TB hybrid drive.
Lenovo Yoga 700
A worthy rival to the UX 305.
This is essentially the award winning Yoga 3 Pro but in the shell of the Yoga 2, launched in 2013. A new Intel Core m3-6Y30 replaces the first generation Broadwell chip and there's a couple of new parts. The rest of the components are the same. Hat tip. Buy it from John Lewis to get 2 years warranty and until the 9th of April get £50 cashback to make this even more unmissable.
Archived deals
Lenovo Miix 300
This is a great deal on a good laptop, and the two-year warranty makes it a must-buy
- Deal price: £129.99
- View this deal at John Lewis
This is a great deal because it offers a detachable tablet with a keyboard docking station at one of the lowest prices for any UK-based, brand new Windows PC in the market. You'd be hard pressed to find an equally powerful Android-powered convertible device for that price. We loved the fact that it had so many ports (including two full sized USB ones) and, thanks to John Lewis, a two-year warranty.
Acer Aspire E5-521
If you're looking for a cheap laptop, this is the best deal under £200
- Deal price: £199
- View this deal at Tesco direct
If all you want is a traditional laptop with quality components oozing from every vent, then check out that one from Tesco. Not only do you get 199 Clubcard points (worth almost £8), there's also an AMD APU, in lieu of the usual low-powered Atom CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 1TB hard disk drive. And since this is a 15.6-inch model, you get a dedicated numeric keypad (which students will appreciate) and a DVD drive.
Asus E402MA
This is a fantastic deal on a punchy that's pretty but not pricey
- Deal price: £159.99
- View this deal at Ebuyer
We love this deal because this laptop comes with a Pentium processor, the only one to do so at this price. It is also slightly bigger than the competition in this price bracket which allows for a bigger display, a less-crammed keyboard and, most importantly, more ports than on smaller models. Buy it if you're on a strict budget and want something with a decent keyboard.
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