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I need to buy a laptop for my friend, suggestions?

No touchscreen

Webcam(Optional)

2gb or more ram

Okay processor

Okay graphics card

Refurbished(Optional)

 

 

 

Use?

AIO 

no intensive gaming, but needs to be able to play minecraft fairly well and do some okay work.

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You can't get a latop with 6GB of RAM for less 300$

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Buy a used laptop and modify to your spec

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Pretty much stuck with used one for that price. Try finding an M11x or something. I picked one up for $400 a few years ago. Mint condition, with box and a ton of extras.

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$300 isn't going to get you very far. You should probably save up and buy when you have more money if you can.

I know, but its all he's got.

 

you'll get a potato on that budget

Agreed

 

You can't get a latop with 6GB of RAM for less 300$

Then reccomend me something else

 

Buy a used laptop and modify to your spec

Thinking about doing it.

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Also, does he really need a laptop? How often is he taking it around with him? $300 could get you a M-ATX desktop that can play Minecraft somewhat decently.

 

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I know, but its all he's got.

 

Agreed

 

Then reccomend me something else

 

Thinking about doing it.

Save up and then get a desktop or maybe a latop. If you get a desktop then you can do it without an OS.(LINUX)

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I would say chromebook, but that can not play minecraft. His best bet is to buy a used one, or save up for something a little better. 500 - 600 is a great range for powerful windows laptops, but clearly that is not an option.

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Also, does he really need a laptop? How often is he taking it around with him? $300 could get you a M-ATX desktop that can play Minecraft somewhat decently.

Its for school, I'l laugh when the day comes that someone brings a screen and small desktop to school.

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I would recommend an APU, probably best bang for the budget

 

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I would recommend an APU, probably best bang for the budget

You really think he's going to get a dedicated GPU in a laptop for under 300???

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I need to buy a laptop for my friend, suggestions?

No touchscreen

Webcam(Optional)

2gb or more ram

Okay processor

Okay graphics card

Refurbished(Optional)

 

 

 

Use?

AIO 

no intensive gaming, but needs to be able to play minecraft fairly well and do some okay work.

Buy something used, your not going to get a beast, but what I can suggest is get something that's a half descent brand. Look for at least a i3, an i5 be nice and a i7 be better. 4Gb would be a minimum that I would suggest. One last thing don't worry about the storage that's in it all ready. I would suggest getting a SDD on some cheap sale and throwing it in to make the laptop screaming fast and that sir is how you create something so good for so little ;) 

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You really think he's going to get a dedicated GPU in a laptop for under 300???

I meant AMD with integrated graphics, as opposed to intel. - just something to limit the search results

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My school has those :P

Yeah my college has a few. They are pretty nice laptops for the price. Backlit keyboard and an i7

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