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Qtx · 18-09-2014, 16:45

Think the 5400rpm in laptops is to keep them cooler and use less power/battery compared to the faster ones.

If you are happy to install Windows yourself, just get a machine and relace the drive. I would expect most i5 machines are new enough to not have issues with SSD and you can always get a usb caddy and use the drive it came with as an external extra drive when/if needed. 128GB seem to be the sweet size to get for SSD for price. This one is £45 but usually the 64GB are £35, so worth that extra tenner imo.

18-09-2014, 16:45	#5
Qtx Inactive Join Date: May 2012 Location: Probably outside the M25 Services: Sky Fibre Unlimited 40/10 Posts: 3,473	Re: Laptop - 15" screen, SSD, i5 CPU for £500 Think the 5400rpm in laptops is to keep them cooler and use less power/battery compared to the faster ones. If you are happy to install Windows yourself, just get a machine and relace the drive. I would expect most i5 machines are new enough to not have issues with SSD and you can always get a usb caddy and use the drive it came with as an external extra drive when/if needed. 128GB seem to be the sweet size to get for SSD for price. This one is £45 but usually the 64GB are £35, so worth that extra tenner imo.