Recommend me a laptop for under $300

My current laptop is giving me trouble, and it's pretty old. So I'm looking to get a pretty cheap laptop. I pretty much just use a laptop to surf the web, watch youtube, maybe play around in photoshop every now and then. So I don't need a very expensive laptop. And I'd prefer if it was closer to $200 than $300.

I'm willing to buy a refurbished laptop.

I was looking at bestbuy and they have a new Dell laptop with Windows 8 for $279.  Here is a refurbished Lenovo Ideapad for the same price as the new Dell... $279:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+IdeaPad+15.6%26%2334%3B+Refurbished+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/8976098.p?id=1219013503692&skuId=8976098

Got any ideas?

I'd highly recommend upping your budget to slightly higher and going with a decent AMD APU, at least. mattbbpl

But if I'm going to spend $200-$300, I'd like to get the best one for the money I spend.

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"]I'd highly recommend upping your budget to slightly higher and going with a decent AMD APU, at least. BMD004

But if I'm going to spend $200-$300, I'd like to get the best one for the money I spend.

Samsung ChromeBook. Best thing ever.

Cheap and $200.00

http://www.amazon.com/Alienware-AM18XR2-7778BK-18-4-Inch-Anodized-Aluminum/dp/B00ANG3VY8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1374896929&sr=8-3&keywords=alienware

Cheap and $200.00

http://www.amazon.com/Alienware-AM18XR2-7778BK-18-4-Inch-Anodized-Aluminum/dp/B00ANG3VY8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1374896929&sr=8-3&keywords=alienware

RedCore119

[QUOTE="BMD004"]

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"]I'd highly recommend upping your budget to slightly higher and going with a decent AMD APU, at least. mattbbpl

But if I'm going to spend $200-$300, I'd like to get the best one for the money I spend.

I think I got the Dell one TC mentioned. I'm enjoying it. :DThe-Apostle

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/8786054.p?id=1218893506517&skuId=8786054

[QUOTE="RedCore119"]

Cheap and $200.00

http://www.amazon.com/Alienware-AM18XR2-7778BK-18-4-Inch-Anodized-Aluminum/dp/B00ANG3VY8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1374896929&sr=8-3&keywords=alienware

ferrari2001

Really?

Honestly I can't. $300 is just damn.CptJSparrow

I take it your not a basement dweller?

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"]Honestly I can't. $300 is just damn.RedCore119

I take it your not a basement dweller?

Stick with your current laptop and save $20-50/month over 2-3 years and then buy yourself either a Vaio, Asus, or Alienware. All of which make great laptops.

Asus X201-E

Stick with your current laptop and save $20-50/month over 2-3 years and then buy yourself either a Vaio, Asus, or Alienware. All of which make great laptops.

EagleEyedOne

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"]

Stick with your current laptop and save $20-50/month over 2-3 years and then buy yourself either a Vaio, Asus, or Alienware. All of which make great laptops.

BMD004

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"]

Stick with your current laptop and save $20-50/month over 2-3 years and then buy yourself either a Vaio, Asus, or Alienware. All of which make great laptops.

BMD004

[QUOTE="BMD004"]

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"]

Stick with your current laptop and save $20-50/month over 2-3 years and then buy yourself either a Vaio, Asus, or Alienware. All of which make great laptops.

CptJSparrow

But I also like having a laptop.

Why not get a tablet instead? It'll be closer to your $300 price range and it'll handle simple tasks just fine.ferrari2001

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"][QUOTE="BMD004"]It's not a money issue. I can afford an expensive laptop. I just don't have a need for one.

BMD004

But I also like having a laptop.

[QUOTE="BMD004"]

[QUOTE="CptJSparrow"] A $300 tablet isn't going to die in a yearEagleEyedOne

But I also like having a laptop.

It would just be much easier with a laptop.

If you just want to surf the web and do word processing I'd reccomend a Chromebook.  They're cheap, and with cloud storage there's really no need for a big internal memory drive.  As far as new laptops go, anything decent is going to run you at least $600.  I'm not so sure about used rigs, though.

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"][QUOTE="BMD004"]I have an Ipad.

 

But I also like having a laptop.

BMD004

It would just be much easier with a laptop.

Google Drive.

Samsung ChromeBook. Best thing ever.

Fightingfan

I second this. Great laptop for the money.

If you just want to surf the web and do word processing I'd reccomend a Chromebook.  They're cheap, and with cloud storage there's really no need for a big internal memory drive.  As far as new laptops go, anything decent is going to run you at least $600.  I'm not so sure about used rigs, though.theone86

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell---Inspiron-15.6%26%2334%3B-Laptop---4GB-Memory---320GB-Hard-Drive---Black/8786054.p?id=1218893506517&skuId=8786054

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"][QUOTE="BMD004"]Like I said, watching youtube videos is about the most strenuous thing I need my computer to do. So I don't need an expensive laptop.

 

But if I'm going to spend $200-$300, I'd like to get the best one for the money I spend.

BMD004

[QUOTE="The-Apostle"]I think I got the Dell one TC mentioned. I'm enjoying it. :DBMD004

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/8786054.p?id=1218893506517&skuId=8786054

[QUOTE="EagleEyedOne"][QUOTE="BMD004"]I have an Ipad.

 

But I also like having a laptop.

BMD004

It would just be much easier with a laptop.

There aren't many decent ones under $300. When I was going to give a family member a laptop, I started off considering buying them a $300 dollar laptop but seeing how old their hardware was(had a intel celeron cpu) and how extremely shitty their specs were, even for a casual-use laptop, I decided to fork over 100 dollars more and buy them a decent $400 laptop with an i3 cpu, 4 gigs of ram, and 500gb harddrive.

There aren't many decent ones under $300. When I was going to give a family member a laptop, I started off considering buying them a $300 dollar laptop but seeing how old their hardware was(had a intel celeron cpu) and how extremely shitty their specs were, even for a casual-use laptop, I decided to fork over 100 dollars more and buy them a decent $400 laptop with an i3 cpu, 4 gigs of ram, and 500gb harddrive.

RadecSupreme

[QUOTE="RadecSupreme"]

There aren't many decent ones under $300. When I was going to give a family member a laptop, I started off considering buying them a $300 dollar laptop but seeing how old their hardware was(had a intel celeron cpu) and how extremely shitty their specs were, even for a casual-use laptop, I decided to fork over 100 dollars more and buy them a decent $400 laptop with an i3 cpu, 4 gigs of ram, and 500gb harddrive.

BMD004

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]

Samsung ChromeBook. Best thing ever.

Jethawk11

I second this. Great laptop for the money.

[QUOTE="Jethawk11"]

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]

Samsung ChromeBook. Best thing ever.

Nengo_Flow

I second this. Great laptop for the money.

Well, I just got back from Best Buy. I bought the Dell.

I'm liking it so far. Much better than my old laptop, even if it is cheap.

Thanks for the help, guys.

I would just get a tablet. For the $300 they seem like a better value than a laptop.

Why not get a tablet instead?ferrari2001

Because there are still decent, capable, honorable, and civilized men in this world.

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="Jethawk11"]

 

I second this. Great laptop for the money.

ad1x2

My current laptop is giving me trouble, and it's pretty old. So I'm looking to get a pretty cheap laptop. I pretty much just use a laptop to surf the web, watch youtube, maybe play around in photoshop every now and then. So I don't need a very expensive laptop. And I'd prefer if it was closer to $200 than $300.

 

I'm willing to buy a refurbished laptop.

 

I was looking at bestbuy and they have a new Dell laptop with Windows 8 for $279.  Here is a refurbished Lenovo Ideapad for the same price as the new Dell... $279:

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Lenovo+-+IdeaPad+15.6%26%2334%3B+Refurbished+Laptop+-+4GB+Memory+-+320GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/8976098.p?id=1219013503692&skuId=8976098

 

Got any ideas?

BMD004

[QUOTE="RadecSupreme"]

There aren't many decent ones under $300. When I was going to give a family member a laptop, I started off considering buying them a $300 dollar laptop but seeing how old their hardware was(had a intel celeron cpu) and how extremely shitty their specs were, even for a casual-use laptop, I decided to fork over 100 dollars more and buy them a decent $400 laptop with an i3 cpu, 4 gigs of ram, and 500gb harddrive.

BMD004

Well, I just got back from Best Buy. I bought the Dell.

I'm liking it so far. Much better than my old laptop, even if it is cheap.

Thanks for the help, guys.

BMD004