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Cheap laptop for basic tasks

IgorM
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I'm looking for a cheap laptop, 300 USD or less, that is able to perform general tasks like web browsing and writing word documents. The user wants a laptop that can run Windows. So far I've found this one https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-vivobook-max-x541na-pd1003y-15-6-pentium-n4200-4-gb-ram-500-gb-hdd/specs/ for 220 USD on Best buy. Any other suggestions?

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If you desperately need such a cheap laptop.......I hate this thing but eeeeeh its good enough. Ive used it myself anyways. 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-stream---11-y010nr-(energy-star)

 

Or this actually not so bad one but with significantly less battery life (THIS IS NOT RYZEN BASED)

https://www.amazon.com/HP-14-inch-E2-7110-Windows-14-an013nr/dp/B01F4ZG68A

Primary Laptop (Gearsy MK4): Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6800M, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 24 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz, 512 GB SSD+1TB SSD, 15.6 in 300 Hz IPS display

2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition

 

Secondary Laptop (Uni MK2): Ryzen 7 5800HS, Nvidia GTX 1650, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 16 GB DDR4 3200 Mhz, 512 GB SSD 

2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 

 

Meme Machine (Uni MK1): Shintel Core i5 7200U, Nvidia GT 940MX, 24 GB DDR4 2133 Mhz, 256 GB SSD+500GB HDD, 15.6 in TN Display 

2016 Acer Aspire E5 575 

 

Retired Laptop (Gearsy MK2): Ryzen 5 2500U, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 12 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4, 256 GB NVME SSD, 15.6" 1080p IPS Touchscreen 

2017 HP Envy X360 15z (Ryzen)

 

PC (Gearsy): A6 3650, HD 6530D , 8 GB 1600 Mhz Kingston DDR3, Some Random Mobo Lol, EVGA 450W BT PSU, Stock Cooler, 128 GB Kingston SSD, 1 TB WD Blue 7200 RPM

HP P7 1234 (Yes It's Actually Called That)  RIP 

 

Also im happy to answer any Ryzen Mobile questions if anyone is interested! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, silentprototipe said:

If you desperately need such a cheap laptop.......I hate this thing but eeeeeh its good enough. Ive used it myself anyways. 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-stream---11-y010nr-(energy-star)

 

Or this actually not so bad one but with significantly less battery life (THIS IS NOT RYZEN BASED)

https://www.amazon.com/HP-14-inch-E2-7110-Windows-14-an013nr/dp/B01F4ZG68A

In fact it's not for me. The most important features are a decently sized screen and some storage. I'm trying to avoid Celeron CPUs and 2 GB of RAM.

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4 minutes ago, IgorM said:

In fact it's not for me. The most important features are a decently sized screen and some storage. I'm trying to avoid Celeron CPUs and 2 GB of RAM.

Oh, Well both have 4 GB of RAM. If so then the 2nd option might be better as it is an AMD E2 APU. Plus that laptop is actually quite upgradeable with a 14 inch 1080p IPS screen 

Primary Laptop (Gearsy MK4): Ryzen 9 5900HX, Radeon RX 6800M, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 24 GB DDR4 2400 Mhz, 512 GB SSD+1TB SSD, 15.6 in 300 Hz IPS display

2021 Asus ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition

 

Secondary Laptop (Uni MK2): Ryzen 7 5800HS, Nvidia GTX 1650, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 16 GB DDR4 3200 Mhz, 512 GB SSD 

2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 

 

Meme Machine (Uni MK1): Shintel Core i5 7200U, Nvidia GT 940MX, 24 GB DDR4 2133 Mhz, 256 GB SSD+500GB HDD, 15.6 in TN Display 

2016 Acer Aspire E5 575 

 

Retired Laptop (Gearsy MK2): Ryzen 5 2500U, Radeon Vega 8 Mobile, 12 GB 2400 Mhz DDR4, 256 GB NVME SSD, 15.6" 1080p IPS Touchscreen 

2017 HP Envy X360 15z (Ryzen)

 

PC (Gearsy): A6 3650, HD 6530D , 8 GB 1600 Mhz Kingston DDR3, Some Random Mobo Lol, EVGA 450W BT PSU, Stock Cooler, 128 GB Kingston SSD, 1 TB WD Blue 7200 RPM

HP P7 1234 (Yes It's Actually Called That)  RIP 

 

Also im happy to answer any Ryzen Mobile questions if anyone is interested! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Get used/refurb business laptop

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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9 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Get used/refurb business laptop

I believe a Thinkpad with a SSD upgrade should work. Any suggestions of physical stores that have some good deals on them?

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