"Netflix 'n' Chill" Laptop (budget 900)

[Uvalic]

So my girlfriend wants to buy a laptop just for surf and comfortable on bed for watch netflix or anything. Any suggestion and budget it's 900 U.S dollar (7300 kr)!

 

Love From Uvalic

( my knowledge is poor)

[don_svetlio]

On a bed? The only laptop I'd dare use on a bed without fear of it overheating is a ThinkPad T-series or X-series (T430, T440, T450, T460 or X240, X250, X260)

[Dackzy]

Get a used thinkpad with 1080p IPS screen.

[Uvalic]

hmm Thinkpad it is then, well it's hard to find an used one for this budget. But i have found an Asus F555LB-DM375H with a nice specs and all that, but with having it on the bed might be a problem?

Asus F555LB-DM375H

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Uvalic said:

hmm Thinkpad it is then, well it's hard to find an used one for this budget. But i have found an Asus F555LB-DM375H with a nice specs and all that, but with having it on the bed might be a problem?

Asus F555LB-DM375H

It will overheat and die within a year

[Dredgy]

This is the area tablets excel in. Laptops are hot, noisy or poor performing and are horrible to have in bed. If you fall asleep and kick it off the bed, it's more likely to be damaged, and if you are listening to something in bed and roll over or something, it's much harder to reposition a laptop. And you have to dick around with keyboards and trackpads in the dark or deal with backlights while you're trying to zone out in the dark.

 

For $900US, an iPad Air 2 and a nice Bluetooth speaker to hang on the wall, or iPad Pro 10" would be my preferred options. More focus and money is spent on the screen and software optimisation, and content consumption experience, rather than pointless specs such as RAM or CPU. None of this overheating jizzle.

[Hamako]

You will need at least a Haswell Generation ThinkPad. Those can survive FHD Flash on a bed without the fan even turning on. (although it does depend on the model) Look out for something like a T450s: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T450s-i5-5200U-12GB-256GB-1080p-FHD-IPS-7PRO-Backlit-KB-AC-WiFi-/262402534912?hash=item3d1868ee00:g:0KoAAOSwiYFXHCzL#viTabs_0

[LordLeewee]

MacBook Air is my laptop for in bed