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Looking for a PC laptop

MacBH928

MacBH928

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I am out of touch on the PC side and looking for a laptop with the following features, here is a list of what I want and don't want. This will be basically a browsing and video viewing laptop.

Want:-

-Low price (I prefer less than$1000)
-reliable hardware
-durable hardware(not flimsy)
-lightweight&SSD
-Great screen
-Thinner body/frame

Not needed/wanted:-

-Optical Drive
-Latest and greatest/fast CPU
-No GPU needed
-Long lasting battery
-huge storage
-foldable/detachable screens
-fancy tech/touch screen


I was going to go with the DELL XPS but its expensive, the thing is that the options seems to be "good screen+expesnive" or "low price+bad screen and thick body"
 
I don't know anything about price on these, but, be sure to look at the X1 Carbon with HDR WQHD screen. Fantastic PC laptop with an amazing screen, strong construction, and the best keyboard on any laptop (PC or Mac).
 
Velin said:
I don't know anything about price on these, but, be sure to look at the X1 Carbon with HDR WQHD screen. Fantastic PC laptop with an amazing screen, strong construction, and the best keyboard on any laptop (PC or Mac).
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that is a very good suggestion thank you
 
Consider second user. I would sooner go for a refurb corporate laptop than a cheap consumer one as the build quality is so much better. A used Dell Latitude or Lenovo Thinkpad would both be good choices. Not sure about Dell, but with Lenovo if you get a grubby keyboard on a second hand laptop, just buy a new keyboard from eBay and swap it out - the one for my T430 was £20 and took 5 mins to replace.
 
shaunp said:
Consider second user. I would sooner go for a refurb corporate laptop than a cheap consumer one as the build quality is so much better. A used Dell Latitude or Lenovo Thinkpad would both be good choices. Not sure about Dell, but with Lenovo if you get a grubby keyboard on a second hand laptop, just buy a new keyboard from eBay and swap it out - the one for my T430 was £20 and took 5 mins to replace.
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that is a possible choice...but my understanding that refurbished ones are not much cheaper than brand new ones
 
Dell Latitudes are great! I've always been a fan of the D620/D630. I recently bought a used Latitude E6440. dual core i7, 8GB ram, 500GB HDD (swapped in a used SSD) and discrete AMD graphics. $230. Build quality is fine, but nothing compared to my 2014 MBP or any other Mac. The E6440 is much better built than the Dell Inspiron, HP Pavillion, etc. It doesn't have a super flimsy display or keyboard.
 
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MacBH928 said:
that is a possible choice...but my understanding that refurbished ones are not much cheaper than brand new ones
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I got a used T430 for around £200. It was 3 years ago, but similar deals are still around. Don't get too hung up on the spec of the RAM or lack of SSD as you can change these bits yourself later. I'd just get one with a decent processor and a good screen.
 
Surface Laptop 2 can be had for $899 right now. You get a great screen, keyboard, speakers, 8hr battery life, clean Windows. It's built fantastically well. It feels familiar as a long time Mac user.

The bad is it's unserviceable, and the carpet (ahem, alcantara) keyboard deck. Seems fine for some. Not for others.
 
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Pangalactic said:
It has very poor build quality with a ton of issues.

I would say the top pick for you would be this one:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-1zx32av-1

looks great, cheap, reliable, has SSD, great display, and is pretty high quality
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I have had no problems with mine. I assumed that since the only Use Case is to Browse the Internet and watch videos the OP may not want to spend $1000. If he is that concerned he can purchase a warranty for $149 which still brings him in under $1000.
 
Pangalactic said:
It has very poor build quality with a ton of issues.

I would say the top pick for you would be this one:

https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-spectre-laptop-13t-1zx32av-1

looks great, cheap, reliable, has SSD, great display, and is pretty high quality
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This is another good suggestion, but it seems it has a catch sub $1000 for touch screen and foldable... doesn't sound right. Options are like high-end.

GoldfishRT said:
Surface Laptop 2 can be had for $899 right now. You get a great screen, keyboard, speakers, 8hr battery life, clean Windows. It's built fantastically well. It feels familiar as a long time Mac user.

The bad is it's unserviceable, and the carpet (ahem, alcantara) keyboard deck. Seems fine for some. Not for others.
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On microsoft site it says starting at $1500 plus it has detachable and touch screen which I don't want. Wouldn't mind if it was sub $1000 but not paying extra for something I will not use
 
MacBH928 said:
This is another good suggestion, but it seems it has a catch sub $1000 for touch screen and foldable... doesn't sound right. Options are like high-end.



On microsoft site it says starting at $1500 plus it has detachable and touch screen which I don't want. Wouldn't mind if it was sub $1000 but not paying extra for something I will not use
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It's not a detachable -much more akin to an XPS 13 or MacBook Pro 13. I think you were looking at the book by mistake. I linked the laptop below.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/surface-laptop-2/8XQJKK3DD91B?ICID=SurfaceDept_Nav2_SurfaceFamily_100218&activetab=pivot:eek:verviewtab
 
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