On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 08:56:33AM +0100, Chris Green wrote:
I'd recommend a refurbished ThinkPad, X series for 11", T series for 13/14". A refurbished T430 can be had for the sort of money you're talking about for example.
You can get a refurb T470 for £300 or an X270 for a bit less if you shop around!
I wouldn't be suggesting a T430 now, they were very good machines in their time but they were first released nearly 10 years ago and are really starting to show their age, most will have a knackered battery and need the CPU to have thermal paste replaced. My W530 of a similar vintage got replaced a few months ago due to those 2 issues and it started to have random reboots although I do have a replacement motherboard to try as a rainy day job.
Adam