Buying Advice
Recommended Laptops
Notebooks I set up for clients and would buy myself — chosen for reliability, warranty and value, not for what's on special this week. Buy one yourself, or let me order it, set it up and move your files across.
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ASUS Vivobook 15 (M1502YA)
Ryzen 5 7430U · 16GB RAM · 512GB NVMe SSD · 15.6"
The notebook I set up most often for small-business staff. 16GB straight out of the box, so there's no RAM upgrade to wait for, and a 3-year warranty.
Dell Pro 15 Essential (PV15250)
Core i5-1334U · 16GB DDR5 · 512GB NVMe SSD · 15.6" FHD 120Hz anti-glare · fingerprint reader
Dell's business line rather than a consumer model: built for daily office use, with a fingerprint reader for quick sign-in. My pick for staff machines.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16AHP10)
Ryzen 5 8645HS · 16GB DDR5 · 1TB NVMe SSD · 16" 2.8K OLED · Wi-Fi 7
For owners and managers who live on their laptop: a large, sharp OLED screen, 1TB of storage and a camera with a privacy shutter. Worth the extra over the Slim 3 if you work on it all day.
HP Victus 15 (fb3000ni) — RTX 5060
Ryzen AI 7 350 · RTX 5060 8GB · 24GB DDR5 · 1TB NVMe SSD · 15.6" FHD 144Hz · 1080p IR camera
The same RTX 5060 graphics as the Lenovo LOQ for slightly less, so game performance at 1080p is in the same class. It trades some RAM (24GB vs 32GB) and CPU cores for a 1080p camera with Windows Hello face sign-in, which makes it the better pick if it doubles as a work and video-call machine.