Sturdy and thin laptop

[Verang]

I'm looking for a laptop for college to replace my Dell inspiron 7348. I only need it for media consumption and coding. The Dell is by no means lacking in terms of my needs but i've broken glass screens on this and an asus at school, both now repaired, making me nervous to carry one around. The Dell will go to a younger sibling since they also need one for college.

Requirements:

-No touch/glass screen

-Screen sizes 14.5'' and below

-Sturdy design

-Hopefully, around or below an inch in thickness

-Upgradable to an ssd (I can look this up myself)

-Keep the price below $600 USD

-Am fine with refurbished

 

There is a lenovo ideapad 500s that pretty much meets everything for $560 on amazon, but i'm unsure about the sturdyness. However, this is the laptop I am considering the most.

 

Other options in consideration are a refurbished macbook air (that i need to find with at least 256GB memory, and will probably install windows on) or a refurbished X1 carbon (also don't know about the sturdyness of these either).

 

Any suggestions are welcome

[Verang]

Just now, BurnerMC said:

Refurbished X1 Carbon you should get, it is my dad's work laptop and believe me it is strong.

How's the screen area strength?

[Bajantechnician]

3 minutes ago, Paul_Hoang said:

I'm looking for a laptop for college to replace my Dell inspiron 7348. I only need it for media consumption and coding. The Dell is by no means lacking in terms of my needs but i've broken glass screens on this and an asus at school, both now repaired, making me nervous to carry one around. The Dell will go to a younger sibling since they also need one for college.

Requirements:

-No touch screen

-Screen sizes 14.5'' and below

-Sturdy design

-Hopefully, around or below an inch in thickness

-Upgradable to an ssd (I can look this up myself)

-Keep the price below $600

-Am fine with refurbished

 

There is a lenovo ideapad 500s that pretty much meets everything for $560 on amazon, but i'm unsure about the sturdyness. However, this is the laptop I am considering the most.

 

Other options in consideration are a refurbished macbook air (that i need to find with at least 256GB memory, and will probably install windows on) or a refurbished X1 carbon (also don't know about the sturdyness of these either).

 

Any suggestions are welcome

budget.

 

if u dont give us that, somones gonna give u a suprace pro 3

like me

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/microsoft-surface-pro-3-12-intel-core-i7-512gb-silver/4217800.p?id=1219708495686&skuId=4217800&lsft=ref:212,loc:1&ksid=5a4452dd-1ea0-4638-8fb5-3749031bff51&ksprof_id=12&ksaffcode=pg8394&ksdevice=c&ref=212&loc=1

[Verang]

1 minute ago, Bajantechnician said:

budget.

 

if u dont give us that, somones gonna give u a suprace pro 3

like me

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/microsoft-surface-pro-3-12-intel-core-i7-512gb-silver/4217800.p?id=1219708495686&skuId=4217800&lsft=ref:212,loc:1&ksid=5a4452dd-1ea0-4638-8fb5-3749031bff51&ksprof_id=12&ksaffcode=pg8394&ksdevice=c&ref=212&loc=1

It says keep it below $600 (USD if that's what you mean) in the requirements.

[FX-9590]

http://portablepicker.com/parts/laptop/

 

I think this website would be a good way to look for some laptops that you would like. 

[Verang]

1 minute ago, FX-9590 said:

http://portablepicker.com/parts/laptop/

 

I think this website would be a good way to look for some laptops that you would like. 

Oh cool, I didn't know they finally made one of these. I'll check it out.

[FX-9590]

Just now, Paul_Hoang said:

Oh cool, I didn't know they finally made one of these. I'll check it out.

Yeah it's a decent site, I think there are still many laptops that can be added but it is a good way to find basic options for laptops in your budget. 

[Enderman]

What about a used XPS13?

 

[Verang]

Just now, Enderman said:

What about a used XPS13?

 

I don't want a glass screen.

[Enderman]

15 minutes ago, Paul_Hoang said:

I don't want a glass screen.

why not

if its not glass it will get damaged very quickly

[Bajantechnician]

9 minutes ago, Enderman said:

why not

if its not glass it will get damaged very quickly

glare?

he might want a matte screen

[Enderman]

10 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

glare?

he might want a matte screen

the XPS13 non-infinity display has a matte screen

[Verang]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

the XPS13 non-infinity display has a matte screen

I just don't want glass.

[Enderman]

4 minutes ago, Paul_Hoang said:

I just don't want glass.

So you want it to get damaged more easily?

i thought you said you wanted it to be sturdy and durable

[Verang]

3 minutes ago, Enderman said:

So you want it to get damaged more easily?

i thought you said you wanted it to be sturdy and durable

It's something I don't want on there. 

[Enderman]

2 minutes ago, Paul_Hoang said:

It's something I don't want on there. 

youre crazy...

gorilla glass is literally the strongest material that exists for laptop screens

 

i guess logic isnt something you use often

[Dackzy]

I have to agree with the other guys about the xps 13 even though I don't like it. The Thinkpad x1 carbon is also very good. We are talking used here.