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Tran
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Okay so I watched Linus’s video of “budget laptops for school” he made a month ago and they seem to be far out of my price range. I’m here to ask anyone if they have any decent laptops for school around maybe the $400 range 

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3 minutes ago, Tran said:

Okay so I watched Linus’s video of “budget laptops for school” he made a month ago and they seem to be far out of my price range. I’m here to ask anyone if they have any decent laptops for school around maybe the $400 range 

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You can find Lenovo T460s for that. Perhaps even some X250s. Those are what I'd aim for. I've seen NOS units sell on eBay for a little over $400.

 

Your title is a little off; even a $2,500 laptop is a budget laptop. Just happens that the budget would have been something around $2,500. You're looking for an ultra low budget laptop.

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17 minutes ago, dizmo said:

You can find Lenovo T460s for that. Perhaps even some X250s. Those are what I'd aim for. I've seen NOS units sell on eBay for a little over $400.

 

Your title is a little off; even a $2,500 laptop is a budget laptop. Just happens that the budget would have been something around $2,500. You're looking for an ultra low budget laptop.

Would the Acer Aspire E15 be good?

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33 minutes ago, emosun said:

used is going to be your friend here. otherwise you'll end up buying something cheap and slow that only happens to be newer but thats the only positive.

Would the Acer Aspire E15 be good?

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19 minutes ago, Tran said:

Would the Acer Aspire E15 be good?

no

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1 hour ago, emosun said:

no

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10 hours ago, Tran said:

Would the Acer Aspire E15 be good?

A Lenovo would be better.

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Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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20 hours ago, Tran said:

Would the Acer Aspire E15 be good?

Barely fits the 'OK' category. But I still wouldn't recommend it

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