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Leafan101
By Leafan101
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Since for the last 5 years my laptops have been bought for me by my work, I really don't have any knowledge of what is currently out there and I don't really have a ton of time for research.

 

I need to get my sister a laptop pretty soon. What would you recommend? My budget in 600-700 dollars. She wants it to be reasonably thin and light. Power is no issue here. She doesn't do much beyond internet browsing and school work.

 

Battery life, portability, and build quality/durability are the three main goals here. I would also consider any decent laptop/tablet transformers as long as they don't require a stand of any kind to remain upright.

 

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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Er... A Chromebook? They're like $199.99 a pop. This is pretty much the bare minimum and I don't know much about laptops so...

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Er... A Chromebook? They're like $199.99 a pop. This is pretty much the bare minimum and I don't know much about laptops so...

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I have the Acer C720 and i love it!

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I have the Acer C720 and i love it!

I love your avatar.

 

So... Anyone else have suggestions?

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I love your avatar.

 

So... Anyone else have suggestions?

im going with chromebook too my mum has one its good

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Go for a chromebook!

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Since for the last 5 years my laptops have been bought for me by my work, I really don't have any knowledge of what is currently out there and I don't really have a ton of time for research.

 

I need to get my sister a laptop pretty soon. What would you recommend? My budget in 600-700 dollars. She wants it to be reasonably thin and light. Power is no issue here. She doesn't do much beyond internet browsing and school work.

 

Battery life, portability, and build quality/durability are the three main goals here. I would also consider any decent laptop/tablet transformers as long as they don't require a stand of any kind to remain upright.

 

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

A refurbed Macbook Air is the only logical choice.

 

The cheap chromebooks are made from plastic.

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