What Is The Best Laptop For My Grandson Please?

[sebhfhion]

I bought my grandson an HP laptop about 4 years ago and its on the way out. It turns itself off while he's playing games and I've been told its overheating which is a fault on this particular model and it will eventually go 'bang'. I would like to purchase a new one for his birthday so would be grateful for suggestions of which would be the most suitable. My budget is under £500 and he will be using it for homework (about 5% lol!) and gaming, mainly sims and roblocks. I'm hoping some Techie can give me advice before I head to PC World and get bombarded and buy something the salesperson needs to flog. Thankyou in advance ;-)

[Mass_Hysteria]

I've been looking at this and bought a similar one for my daughter (16), more than enough for school/college and games and way under your budget. £500 is way more than you need to spend for a quality laptop.

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Toshiba_Satellite_Pro_C850_1357263.html

[Dodger666]

A simple laptop support from Poundland may help with the cooling problem.

http://www.poundland.co.uk/product-range/a-z/signalex-adjustable-laptop-stand/

The photograph in the picture(link above) is a little misleading. The support is an adjustable four arm plastic arrangement that keeps the laptop about 15mm off the table top at the front and about 40mm at the back. This enables a cooler air flow through your laptop. My laptop is on all day long and I can still feel cool air being blown out of the vents at the end of the day.