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I was looking for opinions on what I should do.
I have a recently built, pretty decent desktop machine. All my gaming, and intensive activities all occur on that machine. However, my laptop is...
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I've occasionally seen ThinkPad X220s in the Lenovo Outlet in the $500 range. If you're not in a hurry, you might be able to get that price.
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This is a little above your budget but a nice laptop overall
https://slickdeals.net/f/5306794-Refurb-Sony-VAIO-13-3-Laptop-with-2-5GHz-Core-i5-Processor-8GB-RAM-754GB-HD-and-Blu-ray-Drive-575
This...
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yes windows laptop will be best for you right now, especially if you need to use any ms office product
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I agree that a laptop is probably a better fit. The chrome books are a nice idea and fit in some use cases well. But they have never really been a good value and somewhat limited in what they can...
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I wouldn't bother with any crippled Chromebook... just get a cheap laptop and be done with it.
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The Chromebook depends on internet connectivity, so unless you plan on using a 3G dongle for internet while on the road, then you'd better get a Windows laptop.
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Well, budget is around 500 bucks. I plan to use this laptop strictly on-the-go, and places I tend to go, and will use it will have some type of wifi. Such as on campus, in a hotel, or at home on...
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I was planning to spend less than $500 bucks. Any suggestions?
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For your needs....
Chromebooks are dead and overpriced for the few task they do.$320-$500 Lenovo X130 or X220 with i3- 4-6 hrs Lenovo Outlet
$269-$399 ASUS Transformer Tablet Book-12-20 hrs on a...
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I never would've thought I would be using a Chromebook, but I am. Much like you, I use a desktop for any heavy lifting I need to do. On the road however, I use a Series 550 99% of the time and I'm...
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Thanks for the opinions guys. I think I'm just going to wait a few weeks for black friday and see what deal I can snag. Repped all you guys :)
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chromebook not developed enough yet. stick with whatever window's machine makes you happy.
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There's lots of good small notebooks, but it might help if you said something about your budget.
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Lenovo Z580 (215127U)
TOSHIBA Satellite C855D-S5237
SAMSUNG Series 3 305V5A-A05
Something along these options.
You don't have much to pick from with that amount of money. 2nd Gen (Sandy...
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You can get external full size keyboards for all the tablets you mentioned above, both wired and wireless. If your main complain is typing that will fix your problems and be the cheapest (Using the...
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You know, that's not a bad idea.
And it's definitely a SD way to look at it. Thanks! :)
