Laptop / notebook for about 400 euro?

I want to get a laptop / notebook. I will use it mainly for normal office stuff and possibly for relatively simple video editing. I would have absolutely no problem with a used model… The rough budget is up. But I would like full HD and 8 GB of RAM. Do you have any ideas? You can see, for example Currently, everywhere old Lenovo Thinkpads… They are in the price range, but often have Intel processors of the 3 generation or so… How do you rate such models?

Grüßle and thank you!

I do not think much of the Lenovo Thinkpad L440. Very small screen, poor resolution, stupid arrangement of the keys (I'm used to the fact that the Ctrl key is at the bottom left, but unfortunately this is not the case with the ThinkPad, so I'm always mistaking myself in programming and accidentally delete entire texts ).

In addition, I find that these Thinkpads run a bit slow and are quite heavy.

I would advise you to an HP computer. But you should always judge whether you find the key positions and the keystroke pleasant.

There are already laptops with Intel Core processors in your budget. But it also depends on the brand from which you want to buy the laptop.

ASUS laptops are pretty expensive as far as I know and then have little power.

My sister has z.b an ASUS laptop she has bought for € 600. The components are the last thing you need.

I have a VAIO laptop with an Intel (R) Core (TM) i3-2370M processor that has a processor speed of 2.40 GHz. It has only 4 GB of RAM, but it's still enough for me at the moment.

My laptop, however, cost more than € 600 because he has power inside! It is not a gaming laptop but you can start doing it a bit.

You can look it up on Ebay. You're sure to find something there.

Used Thinkpads are well worth considering. Up to 400 euro, you'll even get a 5th generation platform in good condition, such as a T450 (s) or, if you want it more compact, an X250. If the 4th Generation is ok, then you have more choice or can press the price again.

In terms of hardware, you get more for the price certainly, but you do not buy a Thinkpad necessarily because of its hardware and just with a used device would be me other manufacturers (except perhaps the business classes of Dell and HP) a little too risky, what the Longevity is concerned.

You have to be patient with the selection if you want to catch a good device, buy only from commercial traders with good ratings and returns and read the state description carefully. And also with the risk to have to return a device that you do not like, and to sit on the return shipping costs.

But if you invest the time and effort, you can catch real bargains. For example, just over four years ago, I got hold of a Thinkpad X200T, which was already four years old at the time, for a tenth of the original price * in a mint condition and still use it **, so the purchase was definitely worth it.

. * where I still have a small SSD and a second RAM bar retrofitted, which must be added with another ~ 40 euro

. ** where I had a cable break a few months ago and had to replace a cable, since the convertible models like the X200T are unfortunately vulnerable - but at least four years everything worked fine