HP lost me over their walking on the warranty. Imagine having spent 8+ hours on a support call that didn't fix it then they killed the machine in their repair system only to put me off for 6 months. At that point the message was clear. My last HP.
Longer version at http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/laptop-buying-advice/#post-da7ca992-025a-4773-9086-f1d443e405ef
Hi guys, i'm hoping the community can give me some super quick advice on which laptop is better for me.. My mother is buying me a gift for graduating. getting two devices for my two different scenarios is not really an option for different reasons i wont go into here.
I'm in the market for a convertible laptop. I spend about half my time using tablet on the sofa, so i want something better than what i have now. This is where the tablet comes in. I dont want something too unwieldy, but i am unlikely to be using tablet mode other than when im on the sofa, or maybe on trains/planes etc.
but i also need something that can run work software. quite high end statistical packages, image analysis software, and MATLAB. this means i need at least an i5 processor and a decent amount of RAM. im also after something with QHD screen or above
so i've narrowed it down to two options.
HP spectre x360 13-4106na. 6th gen i7 2.5, 8gig RAM, QHD screen. ASH silver.
Lenovo YOGA 900. 6th gen i7, 8gig RAM, QHD+ screen, smaller HD, in gold.
i cen get the spectre for £880 refurbished (by HP). the yoga i can get for £845 new but out of box, but i dont like the colour 
lol. both of these are really stretching my budget to the max..
i realise that the two are remarkably similar here, but would appreciate some opinions.
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