laptop with at least 8hour bat. life

[stuck]

Is it unrealistic of me to want a laptop where the battery life starts off at at least 8 hours?

Ken

[StuartR]

My new Dell XPS laptop seems to havea good battery life.

[HansV]

Mine does too, but it's relatively expensive...

[stuck]

I'm prepared to pay a high price if that's what it takes but at the same time I don't want to repeat the mistake that has been the Lenovo, which cost over £1000.

I'd also like the OS to be Win 11 Pro, not Home.

Ken

[HansV]

Dell XPS laptops are available with Windows 11 Home and Windows 11 Pro.

[JoeP]

I recommend you take a look at the Dell Outlet. You can find some good deals there. The PCs are almost always either "scratch and dent" or refurbished like new. I have bought several that way through the years for home and business and have been very satisfied.

[BobH]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned HP. I don't know about their current laptop products, but I'm using one that is very long in the tooth with few problems. I do NOT use the battery as the system is connected to a large screen and remote mouse and keyboard. I have trouble using the keyboard and mouse built into the laptop, but that is a problem with 81 year old hands.

[BobH]

Ken, I came across refurbished Dell laptop today.

I don't know if it fits your pistol or if Woot ships to the UK, but thought I'd tell you about it.

[JoeP]

For a CPU I recommend nothing older than the previous gen Intel or AMD processor. Current gen Intel is 13. If Intel at least a core I5. I'm not familiar with AMD so I can't tell you a CPU. Additionally, I recommend at least a full HD screen, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD. Anything beyond that is strictly budgetary or what your perceived storage needs are. As I post this, at the Dell USA Outlet there are XPS 13 laptops from about $700 to $1700 USD that meet or exceed what I recommend. If you purchase a PC with Windows 11 Home you can always find a cheap upgrade to Pro on the web.

[stuck]

...you can always find a cheap upgrade to Pro on the web.

Really? I thought those sort of offers were always less 100% legit. I thought the only safe way to go from Home to Pro was to buy from MS.

Ken

[JoeP]

You don't have to buy from Microsoft. You can find some good deals on reputable websites. You just need to be persistent in your search.

[stuck]

You don't have to buy from Microsoft. You can find some good deals on reputable websites. You just need to be persistent in your search.

Like this offer perhaps?
https://store.pcpro.co.uk/p43910-window ... ofessional

Ken

[JoeP]

Perhaps. I know nothing about the legitimacy of the website/store.

[stuck]

OK, thanks.