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My 9 year old wants a gaming laptop and my laptop spec knowledge is minimal. He wants to play Fortnite and Minecraft and the like, nothing fancy. Any ideas re good laptops to buy, or good places to look? I'm in the UK and my budget is 300 quid tops, ideally less.

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[-] GiveOver@feddit.uk 6 points 3 months ago

You're definitely going to want a second hand laptop if you're spending 300 quid. Best bet is to look on eBay. Pick a GPU (off the top of my head, maybe a 970 or 1050) and search for those. Then check each result and start comparing. It's a nightmare trying to see if the CPU is any good. I usually check it on passmark every time

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