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sperkowsky
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Hey guys I need a laptop for school (Coding, Editing, general use). The issue is I have such a busy life with being a full time competitive gymnast and leader on my robotics team I don't have time for a job. It needs to be

 

  • decently powerful
  • very small light and durable
  • decent battery life
  • very reliable

I only have $400 roughly as its what I expect to get by selling my 5 bose jewel cube speakers and 660ti boost.

 

It doesnt have to be crazy powerful as I have a 780 machine for gaming and rendering.

 

Ive looked at the 2012 macbook air 13 which seems like a possibility for $400 used but I wanted to see what you guys think.

 

thanks - Sam

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http://www.regaleaglerobotics.com/

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Hey guys I need a laptop for school (Coding, Editing, general use). The issue is I have such a busy life with being a full time competitive gymnast and leader on my robotics team I don't have time for a job. It needs to be

 

  • decently powerful
  • very small light and durable
  • decent battery life
  • very reliable
I only have $400 roughly as its what I expect to get by selling my 5 bose jewel cube speakers and 660ti boost.

 

It doesnt have to be crazy powerful as I have a 780 machine for gaming and rendering.

 

Ive looked at the 2012 macbook air 13 which seems like a possibility for $400 used but I wanted to see what you guys think.

 

thanks - Sam

Dude, you have a school robotics team! I wish man we had that at our school...

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Sperkowsky!

Thought you vanished from the forum :P

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Yea we do www.usfirst.com Robotics www.regaleaglerobotics.com check if your community has a team there are community teams. Its really a great program and its global :)

Might need to check this out, but is live in the Great Britain...

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well it really depends on where you are for used thing, and really used is a risky way to buy laptops. you can take a look at newegg refubished things, but if you can get a macbook for $400, go for it.

if you cant i would get a asus k200ma new for about that price

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I would go for the macbook, although i find it difficult to recommend because of personal beliefs. It's really quite a waste to buy a laptop under $600... and the macs keep their value, so ;)

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