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563949, What New Laptop Should I Get?
Posted by jasonlevine, Mon Mar-06-17 01:53 PM
Since my laptop is officially fried, I'm in the market for a new one. I'm looking for a 15" laptop (my old 17" was nice but a bit too big on my lap) with 8GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, and Bluetooth. A touchscreen would be very nice, but isn't a hard requirement. Price is a big factor, though. I can't afford a $1,000+ laptop. I'd say that my budget is $600 or less.

The laptop will be used for web development (text file editing, report file transfers, light graphics work), e-mail, word processing/spreadsheets, and light gaming. (My boys like playing a few online games, but nothing too taxing.)

I've been looking around and have found these candidates but am definitely open to others:

Lenovo Ideapad 310 for $480
http://www.staples.com/Lenovo-ideapad-310-15-6-Intel-i5-Processor-8GB-RAM-1-TB-Hard-Drive-Windows-10-Laptop/product_2477947

HP 15.6" Touchscreen for $449
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MYZIP7T/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3JS2199GQLB8L

Dell Premium Inspiron for $430
https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Inspiron-Touchscreen-i5-5200U-Bluetooth/dp/B01N0DAR0D/ref=sr_1_3