HP 15 15.6 Intel Celeron N3060 500GB HDD 4GB Ram...... Pls I need your take on that laptop �....
Does it worth it or I should get something better...... I just need something for general use

If its neat and not expensive you can buy. Hope you are not using it for graphics, if its just for general use. Go for it. Note. Not for graphics

Not for graphics but graphics can up later in future.... I need something that can do mostly everything

akinreals:
If its neat and not expensive you can buy. Hope you are not using it for graphics, if its just for general use. Go for it. Note. Not for graphics

waleyp:
Not for graphics but graphics can up later in future.... I need something that can do mostly everything

it cannot do graphical work, it's got and intel Celeron processor which is terrible for graphical work

Thank you

Michaelcas:
it cannot do graphical work, it's got and intel Celeron processor which is terrible for graphical work

Hello,

You want my candid advice don't buy you might later regret it, mark my word, laptops with celeron are not worth the hype as you continue with the use of it, you will get fustrated reasons been that celerons are motherboards built for general mild use, and not for heavy useage, celeron baords are good for novice, first time laptop end user like students if you truly want something that will be much more serves you and be more useful for what you need go with Corei5 laptops or Corei7 I have good neat American used laptops if you need samples of laptops that I have for sale call me or chat me up via whatsapp on 08023900627.

Regards

David

Don't get shoehorned by anyone saying Celeron is a bad processor. You stated celeron N3060... This a Celeron processor made in 2015; worth much better than many core i5 before that and definitely the HP 15 you're referring to would be a 2016 model at worst..

You said it's for general use and I'm guessing basic usage such as: browsing, watching movies, word processing etc. If that's what you intend to use it for, go for it as long as it's clean and has no issues.

I hate it when a seller tries to divert an end user by saying crap on what they don't know all because they want to sell their own stuffs. Don't listen to peeps who try to divert you from your main choice like the last poster before me who only try to benefit by pushing others away all to sell theirs which is greed & selfishness.

My advice to you, Sir. Since he's tried diverting you off from the other seller whom you both may have come to terms with on the HP 15, offer the same price of that HP 15 for his American Core i5 & i7 laptops since he prefers to shoehorn than give advice and let him know that's your last offer.

I just took the pain to browse on Google so that you can know I was telling you the truth and not trying to deceive you like that seller... Furthermore, so that seller can learn a thing or two rather than just spewing bollocks on what he doesn't know. Celeron N3060 are different from the old celerons. You'd also see them on HP Probook 11 x360, Dell Inspiron 11 x360, Chromebook 14a, the CB-series and others.

Maybe that seller would tell us if these models or type of laptops were available in 2010 for him to generalize that all Celeron processors are not good. I'm a seller too but it doesn't mean I'd have to be so stupid to say what I don't know all because of I wanna sell my products.

Go ahead with your transaction with the seller of the HP 15 but if you're swayed by the core i5 or i7 thingy, either you offer him the same price or get a warranty from him coz it's peeps like him who would not wanna give a customer a listening ear after sale for a bad item sold. Do that then maybe he'd realize how hurtful it is to mess with another seller's joy.

Thank you for this.... You have helped a lot... I realt don't know much about laptops and their specifications... Difference BTW celeron and i5 or i7 now put me in a stage I don't understand.... I just want a good system that can basically do mostly everything... I don't intend to get a laptop now and spend on another laptop soon or later

FluxEmpire:
I just took the pain to browse on Google so that you can know I was telling you the truth and not trying to deceive you like that seller... Furthermore, so that seller can learn a thing or two rather than just spewing bollocks on what he doesn't know. Celeron N3060 are different from the old celerons. You'd also see them on HP Probook 11 x360, Dell Inspiron 11 x360, Chromebook 14a, the CB-series and others.

Maybe that seller would tell us if these models or type of laptops were available in 2010 for him to generalize that all Celeron processors are not good. I'm a seller too but it doesn't mean I'd have to be so stupid to say what I don't know all because of I wanna sell my products.

Go ahead with your transaction with the seller of the HP 15 but if you're swayed by the core i5 or i7 thingy, either you offer him the same price or get a warranty from him coz it's peeps like him who would not wanna give a customer a listening ear after sale for a bad item sold. Do that then maybe he'd realize how hurtful it is to mess with another seller's joy.

waleyp:
Thank you for this.... You have helped a lot... I realt don't know much about laptops and their specifications... Difference BTW celeron and i5 or i7 now put me in a stage I don't understand.... I just want a good system that can basically do mostly everything... I don't intend to get a laptop now and spend on another laptop soon or later

it all depends on you, Sir...what you intend to do on the long run. I've used an Asus laptop with a Celeron processor for 10yrs now and still working and many won't believe I use it to play PES 2017 without lag or drags. Just having a Celeron with 500gb and 2gb RAM. Normally, I should be going for a high end, especially one with a dedicated graphics but I chose not to due to the fact that my need for a laptop isn't up to me getting to splurge and added to it, I'm a seller, so I'd have less time for it.

It depends on your needs, Sir. Would you see yourself getting into graphics design, CGI simulation, 3D rendering activities, music production, gaming, software development or website development, IT consulting; etc in the near future. That should be your goal. What you are now determines where you're headed to in the future.

And to say you want a laptop you won't change or buy in the future is almost not guaranteed because new models and designs do crop up and the ones you're seeing expensive now maybe cheaper which may be better than any one you get now. It's just a matter of:

- forecasting
- decision making
- patience

When you know what you want, you can go for what fits or suit that want.

When you make a decision on your laptop needs, I'd put you through on what you can go for... Besides, your budget capacity also is a major factor which was why I listed decision making and if it's not enough for what you want to get, you can exercise the patience option and work to increase that budget you have, Sir.

Thank you so much for this.... I'm grateful... Thanks for your time

FluxEmpire:
it all depends on you, Sir...what you intend to do on the long run. I've used an Asus laptop with a Celeron processor for 10yrs now and still working and many won't believe I use it to play PES 2017 without lag or drags. Just having a Celeron with 500gb and 2gb RAM. Normally, I should be going for a high end, especially one with a dedicated graphics but I chose not to due to the fact that my need for a laptop isn't up to me getting to splurge and added to it, I'm a seller, so I'd have less time for it.

It depends on your needs, Sir. Would you see yourself getting into graphics design, CGI simulation, 3D rendering activities, music production, gaming, software development or website development, IT consulting; etc in the near future. That should be your goal. What you are now determines where you're headed to in the future.

And to say you want a laptop you won't change or buy in the future is almost not guaranteed because new models and designs do crop up and the ones you're seeing expensive now maybe cheaper which may be better than any one you get now. It's just a matter of:

- forecasting
- decision making
- patience

When you know what you want, you can go for what fits or suit that want.

Thanks.... I wanted to learn something about data analysis before and the likes and I'm going for UK or US sued laptop not new one... Budget is like 100k

FluxEmpire:
When you make a decision on your laptop needs, I'd put you through on what you can go for... Besides, your budget capacity also is a major factor which was why I listed decision making and if it's not enough for what you want to get, you can exercise the patience option and work to increase that budget you have, Sir.

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waleyp:
Thanks.... I wanted to learn something about data analysis before and the likes and I'm going for UK or US sued laptop not new one... Budget is like 100k

i say again, if you wnat to do graphical stuff later with the laptop, don't go for a laptop with Celeron or intel Atom processor, find something with at least 1gb Nvidia graphics card

waleyp:
Thanks.... I wanted to learn something about data analysis before and the likes and I'm going for UK or US sued laptop not new one... Budget is like 100k

You can get any good laptop for your data analysis and the HP 15 you were going for would still the job as long as it:
- is a 64 bit laptop
- has a good RAM for processing information (4gb at least)
- has a 256gb SSD storage for a faster execution or 500gb HDD at least if you intend have voluminous information
- has a webcam if you intend to attend online classes using webcam apps like zoom
- has a good battery which would help to carry out certain apps that involves statistical and logical analytical operations

If an old laptop can handle programs like Basic, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, C++ and the likes, this HP 15 with a 2015 Celeron processor would do what you intend it to do.

The Celeron processor has a turbo boost of 2.4ghz speed and the main element of this processor is consuming less power. It's why you hear less noise with laptops having this processor as well as N4020 or so which is the 2016 model.

https://versus.com/en/intel-celeron-n3060-vs-intel-core-i5-2520m

The link above shows fully what I sent in the screenshot below about how good the 2015 N3060 processor is for you to know or put emphasis to what I'd been saying because there are many out there who just mention processors and just believe any processor below i5 is terrible even when the i5 is an outmoded one; same people would see a Penitum Gold processor and slag it all coz Pentium is involved without actually knowing squat.

Same peeps would see a core i3 10th gen laptop and would think a Folio 9470m/9480m Core i5 (3rd & 4th gen respectively) is better than the core i3 10th gen, not knowing that i3 is miles more powerful than that Folio coz that i3 processor has a turbo boost of 4.1ghz and would play most games that those Folios would be on fire to play them.

As long as you're not going for graphics design or using graphics apps like 3Dx Max, Maya, BIM, Orion etc...you're golden with the HP 15 you intended going for, Sir.

It is well as I rest my case, Sir.

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Thank you for your time.... I was advised not to go for it......was told intel celeron is outdated

FluxEmpire:
You can get any good laptop for your data analysis and the HP 15 you were going for would still the job as long as it:
- is a 64 bit laptop
- has a good RAM for processing information (4gb at least)
- has a 256gb SSD storage for a faster execution or 500gb HDD at least if you intend have voluminous information
- has a webcam if you intend to attend online classes using webcam apps like zoom
- has a good battery which would help to carry out certain apps that involves statistical and logical analytical operations

If an old laptop can handle programs like Basic, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, C++ and the likes, this HP 15 with a 2015 Celeron processor would do what you intend it to do.

The Celeron processor has a turbo boost of 2.4ghz speed and the main element of this processor is consuming less power. It's why you hear less noise with laptops having this processor as well as N4020 or so which is the 2016 model.

Thank you for your time.... I was advised not to go for it......was told intel celeron is outdated..

FluxEmpire:
You can get any good laptop for your data analysis and the HP 15 you were going for would still the job as long as it:
- is a 64 bit laptop
- has a good RAM for processing information (4gb at least)
- has a 256gb SSD storage for a faster execution or 500gb HDD at least if you intend have voluminous information
- has a webcam if you intend to attend online classes using webcam apps like zoom
- has a good battery which would help to carry out certain apps that involves statistical and logical analytical operations

If an old laptop can handle programs like Basic, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, C++ and the likes, this HP 15 with a 2015 Celeron processor would do what you intend it to do.

The Celeron processor has a turbo boost of 2.4ghz speed and the main element of this processor is consuming less power. It's why you hear less noise with laptops having this processor as well as N4020 or so which is the 2016 model.

@waleyp

If you want to be on the safe side since you don't know what you'll be using the pc for in the future, kindly opt for a system with minimum of core i3 or core i5. Core i7 would be going overboard. You can't buy more processors. So it's best you get the highest one within your price range.

Then for the RAM look for 4-8gb RAM. 4gb for now, 8-16gb later when you need it, you can always buy more RAM anytime you want.

For storage, you can get anywhere from 320gb to 500gb. Since you can easily increase the storage, it doesn't matter if you buy a pc with a low storage now as you can easily change it.

If you need your pc to be fast, you should consider SDD storage over HDD. This is when you start using it for heavy software like graphics design, programming or gaming. Otherwise, HDD storage is fine.

Intel celeron is low in terms of speed. Although it is okay for normal browsing, playing music (or DJ work), watching movies.

But once you start loading things into the system, it'll start lagging.

So for now, the best future proof pc incase anything pops up is a system with minimum of:
4gb RAM
core i3 (strongly advise to go for core i5 though, your budget of 100k can afford it)
320-500gb SSD (SSD is faster but more expensive than HDD, so a pc with lower SSD storage will cost more than one with higher HDD).

It doesn't matter if the system has windows 10, 7 8 or any other one, you can easily change it.

If you can get one with independent graphic card then it'll be a great bonus. But the above spec will be future proof enough regardless of the kind of things you want to do with the laptop later on

Thank you for this and your time.... This helps really.. You must be a computer guru? U sell laptops I guess

Crystalom3:
@waleyp

If you want to be on the safe side since you don't know what you'll be using the pc for in the future, kindly opt for a system with minimum of core i3 or core i5. Core i7 would be going overboard. You can't buy more processors. So it's best you get the highest one within your price range.

Then for the RAM look for 4-8gb RAM. 4gb for now, 8-16gb later when you need it, you can always buy more RAM anytime you want.

For storage, you can get anywhere from 320gb to 500gb. Since you can easily increase the storage, it doesn't matter if you buy a pc with a low storage now as you can easily change it.

If you need your pc to be fast, you should consider SDD storage over HDD. This is when you start using it for heavy software like graphics design, programming or gaming. Otherwise, HDD storage is fine.

Intel celeron is low in terms of speed. Although it is okay for normal browsing, playing music (or DJ work), watching movies.

But once you start loading things into the system, it'll start lagging.

So for now, the best future proof pc incase anything pops up is a system with minimum of:
4gb RAM
core i3 (strongly advise to go for core i5 though, your budget of 100k can afford it)
320-500gb SSD (SSD is faster but more expensive than HDD, so a pc with lower SSD storage will cost more than one with higher HDD).

It doesn't matter if the system has windows 10, 7 8 or any other one, you can easily change it.

If you can get one with independent graphic card then it'll be a great bonus. But the above spec will be future proof enough regardless of the kind of things you want to do with the laptop later on

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Crystalom3:
@waleyp

If you want to be on the safe side since you don't know what you'll be using the pc for in the future, kindly opt for a system with minimum of core i3 or core i5. Core i7 would be going overboard. You can't buy more processors. So it's best you get the highest one within your price range.

Then for the RAM look for 4-8gb RAM. 4gb for now, 8-16gb later when you need it, you can always buy more RAM anytime you want.

For storage, you can get anywhere from 320gb to 500gb. Since you can easily increase the storage, it doesn't matter if you buy a pc with a low storage now as you can easily change it.

If you need your pc to be fast, you should consider SDD storage over HDD. This is when you start using it for heavy software like graphics design, programming or gaming. Otherwise, HDD storage is fine.

Intel celeron is low in terms of speed. Although it is okay for normal browsing, playing music (or DJ work), watching movies.

But once you start loading things into the system, it'll start lagging.

So for now, the best future proof pc incase anything pops up is a system with minimum of:
4gb RAM
core i3 (strongly advise to go for core i5 though, your budget of 100k can afford it)
320-500gb SSD (SSD is faster but more expensive than HDD, so a pc with lower SSD storage will cost more than one with higher HDD).

It doesn't matter if the system has windows 10, 7 8 or any other one, you can easily change it.

If you can get one with independent graphic card then it'll be a great bonus. But the above spec will be future proof enough regardless of the kind of things you want to do with the laptop later on

Hello Chief, please can you advise me on the spec of a laptop to go for?

I'm already into graphics design and basic video editing... But I intend to branch into UI/UX Design and Web Development in the coming year...

Please can you give detailed specs on what and what I should go for as well as price range.... Thank you

waleyp:
HP 15 15.6 Intel Celeron N3060 500GB HDD 4GB Ram...... Pls I need your take on that laptop �....
Does it worth it or I should get something better...... I just need something for general use

go for that Hp, celeron processor, since its for general uses. another advantage with these processors is longer battery backup, compared to an i5 and i7

Adewale1603:
go for that Hp, celeron processor, since its for general uses. another advantage with these processors is longer battery backup, compared to an i5 and i7

he says he intends using it for a long tym, and he doesn't know what he might use it for in the long run, which make the HP 15 a bad buy

You can't use 100k to get a laptop that would do everything and you said graphics would come up later. A proof to know that a 100k core i5 won't carry heavy or graphics oriented apps is to try and load a UEFI Windows on it. If at the start of the loading, the display flickers, know that you're on a Core i5 that's legacy windows made only.

It's why I've been letting you know that it's not just about getting any core i5 with your 100k. That 100k would get you a Core i5 of 2nd or 3rd gen and that's for 2011 laptops like HP Elitebook 2560P. Would you use that core i5 laptop for graphics app later like Maya? You're as good as getting another laptop all the same.

And that core i5 of that laptop model is outmoded. I don't need to tell you because it's a 2010 core i5 processor. You want a laptop that can do everything with 100k... It's not possible; as you can't eat your cake and have it. Either you save your money and get a UEFi based Core i5 laptop with 2gb dedicated graphics or you go for an AMD Ryzen laptop since AMD laptops from A6 pro up to Ryzens are graphics laptops. If you manage to save to get a Ryzen 3 laptop, all the best to you. It's up to you to let someone else tell you that AMD are not good...

Listening to an advice from someone like that is similitude to you advising yourself if that kind of person won't know the difference between an AMD ATHLON OR TURION processor against A6 and above.

If you'd be going for a laptop that can do ALMOST everything including graphics, you should be looking at these specs:

- Core i5
- 5th gen (minimum)
- 256gb SSD / 512gb SSD
- 16gb RAM / 8gb RAM
- 2.3ghz processor speed (minimum)
- 2gb dedicated graphics
- Inbuilt battery

Can you get something like this at 100k? NO. Why I told you about knowing what you want and being patient.

If we're going to go on cost management, we'd have to remove the 2gb dedicated graphics and that means the laptop specs for the laptop to get would be this:

- Core i5
- 5th gen (minimum)
- 256gb SSD / 512gb SSD
- 16gb RAM / 8gb RAM
- 2.3ghz processor speed (minimum)
- Integrated graphics (Intel UHD: 600 series, Intel Iris Plus 640 & 650, Intel Iris Pro)
- Inbuilt battery

And these specs cuts out the need for having a dedicated graphics and would just do fine generally. Asides that, don't ever think just any core i5 would do the graphics work that's used to create movies like Moana, Frozen and the likes.

Emmanuel224:
he says he intends using it for a long tym, and he doesn't know what he might use it for in the long run, which make the HP 15 a bad buy

most systems processors can be removed and changed, he can later upgrade it to a core i5 or i7 in the future. the graphics is embeded on the same die on the processor.

I got uk used hp 8470p yesterday but I'm not impressed with the battery.... Does not last up to 2hrs..and that's bad.... Thinking of returning or getting a new battery, swap it for dell products

I forgot to tell you to avoid low-end Hp laptops, go for Dell, they're extremely durable, Dell E6430 with 12gb ram and 1gb dedicated would do the job, i dunno the price though

The specification of the dell you mentioned will be expensive..... I think I will go back and swap the hp for dell.... But the dell is i3 not i5

Michaelcas:
I forgot to tell you to avoid low-end Hp laptops, go for Dell, they're extremely durable, Dell E6430 with 12gb ram and 1gb dedicated would do the job, i dunno the price though