Laptop recommendations.

@silu

Those two fingers are just pointing to the side, aren't they?

 

You are more than welcome @silu, I am happy to help.

You don't need to pay for additional security - drop me a PM when you get your laptop, and I will help you get the right programs. Just buy the laptop, and nothing else - - the add-ons that get sold along with the laptops are usually way overpriced, and can often be found for free once you get home.

EDIT - just read Jack's post, he is spot on with the advice about AVG and Trusteer - both are free. Avast is another decent free one too.

Norton is generally good, but can be very resource hungry and slow you down, and McAfee is even worse - utter bloatware. I would avoid both. If you do want the additional peace of mind from a paid one, get ESET Smart Security 9; it is about £20 a year on subscription, but includes banking protection and is not heavy on system resources. I have used ESET on all my machines for years and never had a problem.