What's a good laptop for $250 or less? (1 Viewer)

[The Busy The Tired]

I just need something to do homework and maybe play League of Legends.

Thanks.

 

[northern exposure]

Here is your best option and it is in your price range (I think):

http://www.amazon.in/Fisher-Price-Fun-2-Learn-Color-Flash-Laptop/dp/B001JQLJN6

 

[pollardsvision]

Used Thinkpad.

I've bought and thrown away many, many consumer grade $300 laptops. Now, I use a 6 year old T420 that's a ####### tank. I'll never buy new consumer grade crap again. Refurbished business grade laptops are where it's at.

Depending on the year, you can find a very good old Thinkpad for $175 to $250, then spend a little more putting in some more RAM and an SSD. 

 

[captain_amazing]

Adding to the above, Lenovo, Dell, and HP business-grade refurbs would all be great choices for your price point. They are usually bulkier than consumer-grade but are sturdier, built to be upgraded easily, and seem to generally experience less problems than their consumehe counterparts.  Loren of sites to look at, but my preference is NewEgg.com.

 

[pecorino]

I bought an HP Stream not too long ago for $200. Not exactly sure yet what it can do or not do, but so far it's shown all the youtube videos I've wanted to see.

 

[BowieMercs]

Check the refurbs on Woot. Good deals pop up fairly regularly

 

[VA703]

I bought a hp refurb about 8 years ago. I still use it everyday

niece broke off the left clicker button a few years ago so I might be in the market for a new one. especially since someone mentioned league of legends

 

[VA703]

this one looks pretty good

https://www.amazon.com/Refurbished-Latitude-E6420-Windows-Laptop/dp/B01M1GIJIC/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486648867&sr=1-9&keywords=refurbished+laptop+windows+7

Refurbished Dell Latitude E6420 Windows 7 Pro Laptop - 2.5 GHz Core i5 16GB RAM 1TB HDD + MS OFFICE


Price:


$1,269.95


Sale:


$399.95 + $4.49 shipping


You Save:


$870.00 (69%)

 

[The Busy The Tired]

this one looks pretty good

https://www.amazon.com/Refurbished-Latitude-E6420-Windows-Laptop/dp/B01M1GIJIC/ref=sr_1_9?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1486648867&sr=1-9&keywords=refurbished+laptop+windows+7

Refurbished Dell Latitude E6420 Windows 7 Pro Laptop - 2.5 GHz Core i5 16GB RAM 1TB HDD + MS OFFICE


Price:


$1,269.95


Sale:


$399.95 + $4.49 shipping


You Save:


$870.00 (69%)

Good looking out, I'll probably buy this one.

 

[The Busy The Tired]

I'm thinking about something like this, thoughts?

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834315450&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-N82E16834315450&gclid=CJf6i4qCidICFYk6gQodGKMGPw&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[northern exposure]

I'm thinking about something like this, thoughts?

https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834315450&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-Mobile-_-pla-_-Notebooks-_-N82E16834315450&gclid=CJf6i4qCidICFYk6gQodGKMGPw&gclsrc=aw.ds

Almost 3 times your price range though, no?

 

[The Busy The Tired]

Almost 3 times your price range though, no?

I got it for $450.

https://s30.postimg.org/rds7fra5d/IMG_7873.jpg

 

[captain_amazing]

I got it for $450.

https://s30.postimg.org/rds7fra5d/IMG_7873.jpg

Ugh.

I've never had a good experience with an Acer, but know others who love them.  Good luck!

 

[The Busy The Tired]

Ugh.

I've never had a good experience with an Acer, but know others who love them.  Good luck!

Lmao @ your avatar.

 

[rascal]

How do you know its a good business grade refurb laptop?

 

[captain_amazing]

How do you know its a good business grade refurb laptop?

Well that's two questions.  To be brief:  Many business grade laptops are built more sturdy than consumer laptops, come chock full with nice security features, and seem to have better support.  Identifying good refurbs are tougher, but NewEgg sellers have never let me down.