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Ok not shit and cheap are not really best friends but thats what i need, a not shit but afordable laptop, i dont want some dell pice of shit but they have nice thing too like the latitude E7240 its not actiualy shit but its not cheap. im open to suggestions but the cheaper the better as long as its not shit, i need to be able to do web browsing and wrighting but i need that to go snappy not "oh it just takes 2min to open word or so its fiiiiiiiiineeee." id just like some suggestions i dont have a real budget or anything yet but its not going to be much... i hate having to buy budget stuff but thats how it is and il just have to accept it, also im not sure if amazon ships to sweden... so any suggestions are wellcome just sugest the cheapest not sht laptop you know of and il look in to it. thanks for any replies

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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I don't have any specific model in mind, but in your case I'd be looking for something with an Haswell/Broadwell i3, intel HD Graphics and an SSD.

It should be a pleasant experience.

 

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What's your location and budget?

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i know you said you did not want a dell, but bought this for my parents. Other than the not so good screen it is a good buy + 1 tb onedrive + 1 year office 365 

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What's your location and budget?

Sweden and i dont know, not much

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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Sweden and i dont know, not much

So 2400-3200 SEK?

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So 2400-3200 SEK?

maby aroun there

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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i know you said you did not want a dell, but bought this for my parents. Other than the not so good screen it is a good buy + 1 tb onedrive + 1 year office 365 

 

thats not dell, i liked the chrome book but i need the full windows thing for some stuff and i really dont like that blue color...

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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HP Stream 13/15?

 

Specs look decent for light workloads and comes with free win8 (or was it 8.1) and 1 year office 365...

 

and build quality is decent...

 

otherwise look for a secondhand ThinkPad (the business class ones) and an SSD that would fit...

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maby aroun there

What I'd do is look for the cheapest laptop with an Ivy Bridge or newer i3. Then buy a Seagate laptop thin 500GB SSHD which is a hybrid drive that uses NAND flash like SSDs to cache the most accessed parts (ie: the OS and web browser, MS word). So you get a fast boot and responsive PC on the cheap. I actually put one in a aging Inspiron 1764 and it made a world of a difference.

The lower end Acer and Asus don't look bad, or like @DigitalHermit said a used Thinkpad would be pretty nice.

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What I'd do is look for the cheapest laptop with an Ivy Bridge or newer i3. Then buy a Seagate laptop thin 500GB SSHD which is a hybrid drive that uses NAND flash like SSDs to cache the most accessed parts (ie: the OS and web browser, MS word). So you get a fast boot and responsive PC on the cheap. I actually put one in a aging Inspiron 1764 and it made a world of a difference.

The lower end Acer and Asus don't look bad, or like @DigitalHermit said a used Thinkpad would be pretty nice.

sure il look into that, how much is that ssd?

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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sure il look into that, how much is that ssd?

About $60 (USD) for the 500GB.

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About $60 (USD) for the 500GB.

ok how about putting that in a Lenovo ThinkPad X230 its an ivy bridge I5 thats not overly shit and i think i can get my hands on one for relativly cheap

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

Builds:

The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

Spoiler

"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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ok how about putting that in a Lenovo ThinkPad X230 its an ivy bridge I5 thats not overly shit and i think i can get my hands on one for relativly cheap

I'd go for it, ThinkPads are tanks, which is why they're the most used laptops for business.

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