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<blockquote data-quote="NikatKimber" data-source="post: 2850912" data-attributes="member: 423"><p>If you buy a nicer mid-level computer, you should be able to stay at or under budget and last at least 2-3 years.</p><p></p><p>My personal laptop I've had since 2011 I think (yep, just checked), I paid $600 for it, and other than needing a new battery, still runs fine. </p><p></p><p>My wife bought a close-to-cutting-edge convertible laptop (touch flip screen), with i7, 1TB hdd, and 8gb ram in late 2014 for $900, and I saw the same thing for sale recently refurbished for $750. It still runs great. Only wish it had a SSD. </p><p></p><p>My advice, find something with at least an i5, 8gb ram, and make sure the processor is no more than 1 gen old; ie, if they are on i5-6xxx, it means 6th gen, so make sure to get at least an i5-5xxx processor. My other recommendation is make sure it is at least full HD (1920x1080). That is my biggest regret buying my laptop, is the low res screen vs FullHD. And it's also something you can't upgrade later. You can still add/change HDD/SSD and RAM on many Windows boxes. Although some of the ultra books you can't now.</p><p></p><p>All that said, I'm considering a Mac for my next laptop purchase. To that end, I'm considering buying a new battery and SSD for my personal laptop, and continuing to run it until I can buy a Mac. </p><p></p><p>One last thought, beyond CPU, screen, and RAM, I'd look at build quality most before any other feature. All of my laptops have broken physically before they've given up electronically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NikatKimber, post: 2850912, member: 423"] If you buy a nicer mid-level computer, you should be able to stay at or under budget and last at least 2-3 years. My personal laptop I've had since 2011 I think (yep, just checked), I paid $600 for it, and other than needing a new battery, still runs fine. My wife bought a close-to-cutting-edge convertible laptop (touch flip screen), with i7, 1TB hdd, and 8gb ram in late 2014 for $900, and I saw the same thing for sale recently refurbished for $750. It still runs great. Only wish it had a SSD. My advice, find something with at least an i5, 8gb ram, and make sure the processor is no more than 1 gen old; ie, if they are on i5-6xxx, it means 6th gen, so make sure to get at least an i5-5xxx processor. My other recommendation is make sure it is at least full HD (1920x1080). That is my biggest regret buying my laptop, is the low res screen vs FullHD. And it's also something you can't upgrade later. You can still add/change HDD/SSD and RAM on many Windows boxes. Although some of the ultra books you can't now. All that said, I'm considering a Mac for my next laptop purchase. To that end, I'm considering buying a new battery and SSD for my personal laptop, and continuing to run it until I can buy a Mac. One last thought, beyond CPU, screen, and RAM, I'd look at build quality most before any other feature. All of my laptops have broken physically before they've given up electronically. [/QUOTE]
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