(11-25-2017, 07:06 PM)PF* Wrote:

(11-25-2017, 12:33 PM)TJBender Wrote: What sort of budget are you looking at? Dell and HP are both hit or miss depending on the model, Lenovo is solid (but pricey), ASUS is pretty good overall, Acer is hit or miss, Toshiba is garbage...I could go on.

Probably 600- more or less.

Hop on eBay and get yourself a refurbished Dell Latitude E6410 or 6420. They're tanks, they'll do everything you need, and they're a whole, whole lot cheaper than $600.

If you want to go new, there's all kinds of stuff well within your budget. For your budget, I'd be looking at HP, Acer, possibly Dell. Make sure you get at least 4GB of RAM, ideally 8GB for the future, and that you're getting a true hard drive or SSD, and not a 32 or 64GB "storage drive". A few ideas from Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-NX-GESAA-004...9647486011

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-E5-575-33BM-...9647486011

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-Tou...7817230011

Alternatively, you could go to eBay and get yourself a refurbished ThinkPad T430, pop in a replacement battery and go. It's a little more adventurous because you'll most likely have to seek out a new battery and you don't have the same sort of warranties available to you, but it's tough to beat that bang for the buck.

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