NCEP-recommend your laptop

[Deleted]

I am in need of a new laptop that will mostly be used for work. Doesn't need to be fancy, my 10 year old laptop doesn't cut it and we have a Mac at home and unfortunatly a couple of the programs I use for work are incompatible with Mac. I don't work from home very often, but I am today and I am having to call my coworkers in another state to do some of my work for me. 

[Scout'sHonor]

I got a pretty cheap but good lenovo last year for right at $300. Best Buy www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-g50-15-6-laptop-amd-a8-series-6gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/4907904.p?id=bb4907904&skuId=4907904
Though this one might run a little better:http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/9679149.p?id=1219706108461&skuId=9679149

[looseseal]

I really like my Lenovo ThinkPad. When I purchased it, the IS guy at work indicated that they hold up well. So far, I agree.

[orangeblossom]

Lenovo yoga 3-14

[Mashara]

I'm looking at this Lenovo plus extra RAM and MS Office, nearly the same as Scout'sHonor recommended

$270 Lenovo laptop 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home, 15” screen
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834321239

$18 4GB extra memory
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148813

$115 MS Office Home and Student 2016

[josieposy]

I have a Lenovo G50 that the office issued to me for home use. Works pretty well.

[sm12]

I have a Dell XPS 13 - thin and lightweight. Fast. I'm very happy with it.

[auntie]

DS just got a Lenovo Edge with the Intel i5 processor. Beware the cheaper Lenovos with the AMD processors. DS had some serious issues with it being able to run Windows 10 even and battery life sucked. We swapped it out for him.

[2curlydogs]

I was just issued an HP ProBook 440. Core i7 2.6GHz. 16G RAM and 500G HD. Windows 10.

So far I like it. It's about half as heavy as my last work-issued laptop. Fast as all hell, too.

You probably don't need a machine with that much power. But, in general, I really like HP laptops.

[aurora]

Mar 23, 2016 11:53:09 GMT -5 sm12 said:

I have a Dell XPS 13 - thin and lightweight. Fast. I'm very happy with it.

I was just coming in to say definitely NOT a Dell XPS. Although it is thin and lightweight, I've already had to have mine warrantied twice for faulty hardware in 2.5 years. This most recent time I was without it for 2 weeks. I have always bought Dells (through work) but probably won't again after this one.

[Mashara]

Mar 23, 2016 12:03:18 GMT -5 auntie said:

DS just got a Lenovo Edge with the Intel i5 processor. Beware the cheaper Lenovos with the AMD processors. DS had some serious issues with it being able to run Windows 10 even and battery life sucked. We swapped it out for him.

Yeah, I've been doing research and ditto this. I'm also going to stay away from the AMD and Intel Celeron chips, since mine is going to be a desktop replacement. Mostly I use my desktop (before it died! damn you, Dell) for organizing/editing pictures and running Excel. So that's bumps me up another hundred to this $370 bestseller on Amazon: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011KFQASE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

15.6" Full HD (1920*1080) provides more clarity and sharp visual experience on video, photo and games

Powerful 5th-generation Intel Core i3-5010U 2.1GHz, Broadwell.

4GB RAM/ 500GB 5400RPM with DL DVD±RW/CD-RW.

Equipped WiFi 802.11ac. This is almost 3x faster than the typical 802.11n.

Feature 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x HDMI and VGA ports.

Plus extra RAM, of course.

[Mashara]

Or this one that was posted earlier www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/9679149.p?id=1219706108461&skuId=9679149

Hard Drive Capacity 1000 gigabytes
Operating System Windows 10
Processor Brand Intel
Processor Speed 1.9 gigahertz
Processor Model Intel 4th Generation Core i3
System Memory (RAM) 4 gigabytes
Wireless Networking Wireless-AC
Screen Size 15.6 inches
Cache Memory 3 megabytes