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I'm looking for a cheap laptop to use when traveling not day to day use. Just using for web browsing. These are the current 2 cheapest I've found that have all usb/hdmi ports needed.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-15-...om=/search

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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-vivobook-14-laptop-intel-core-i3-1215u-with-8gb-memory-128gb-ssd-quiet-blue/6568805.p?skuId=6568805
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04-12-2024 at 11:51 PM.
04-12-2024 at 11:51 PM.
Quote from NoGagReflex :
I'm looking for a cheap laptop to use when traveling not day to day use. Just using for web browsing. These are the current 2 cheapest I've found that have all usb/hdmi ports needed.
The Asus is definitely better. It has pretty mainstream specs, while the HP is entry-level.
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04-12-2024 at 11:53 PM.
04-12-2024 at 11:53 PM.
Quote from NoGagReflex :
I'm looking for a cheap laptop to use when traveling not day to day use. Just using for web browsing. These are the current 2 cheapest I've found that have all usb/hdmi ports needed.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-15-...om=/search [walmart.com]

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https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus...Id=6568805
The processor on the Asus is about twice as powerful. You can do better on Dell Outlet for similar money.

Dell Outlet Examples (sort price low to high and eliminate the celeron / pentium cpus ):
$268 Inspiron 15" 3520 i3-1215U, 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM
$355 Inspiron 15" 3520 i5-1235U, 512GB SSD, 8GB RAM

https://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSales/Online/InventorySearch.aspx?c=us&cs=28&l=en&s=dfb&brandid=2801&sign=PXhcOSHtr1T4IOw%2fPR7UdfbSMEA8d6KYLglRpdhsDqA6Gd1x%2bcsEccfY0nsU70xQvDC5dhSaN8gQRXmWWeB0YKcIcT92c%2bCI0iyvcqNLf80nDgg8xb7fvot5Aumcn9%2bSkzgs9JG6V0IGFJbyGzhm92N1TFgOABWd%2bzHPF2PDijYtbGofROYhi61Af mWxbjTbV3rCWGJKbXqmOz0KmCwMwlAD7MV3ckS02rYJTVTaiY6pEWQP4N8i%2frIuQ92evHn1AMjJRRoxfFTc8QjCDojVKQmRou4jQqyXQ3cINKVy%2fGqLaIke05YQEaShj%2frd%2bJ857%2b2g2Ddma6FA9QpuaOWKTwNRaYHcHb1GPv%2b20Q2AfwsA4UKDawAj%2fTNz3Le68vnA8BAKy2YTsjs%3d [dell.com]
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04-13-2024 at 10:06 AM.
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I would not buy any PC with less than 4 GB of RAM also Windows S since the processor is so slow.
I would look at the dell refurbished web site to tell the truth. A cheap laptop will not travel well due to the flimsy/cheap chassis.

This laptop would be much better
Dell Latitude 5410
Only 8 remaining
$499.00
SALE $429.00
CPU
1x Intel Core i5-10310U (4-Core, 1.70 GHz)
Memory
16 GB (2x 8GB)
HDD
256 GB (1x 256 GB SSD)
OS
64-bit Windows 10 Professional
Display
14" FHD (1920 x 1080)
Cosmetic Grade
https://www.dellrefurbished.com/l...ude%205410
With coupon right in the price range and 16 GB of RAM
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jkee
04-13-2024 at 02:38 PM.
04-13-2024 at 02:38 PM.
Quote from komondor :
I would not buy any PC with less than 4 GB of RAM also Windows S since the processor is so slow.
I would look at the dell refurbished web site to tell the truth. A cheap laptop will not travel well due to the flimsy/cheap chassis.

This laptop would be much better
Dell Latitude 5410
Only 8 remaining
$499.00
Items on Dell Refurbished have seen quite a bit more use than Dell Outlet. Batteries especially may have limited life left.

Also, when looking at Dell Refurbished or Dell Outlet, ALWAYS look at the coupon page.
After coupon DELL5420: $274 Latitude 5420 i5-1145G7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD
After coupon DELL7410DEAL: $250 Latitude 7410 i5-10210U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
After coupon YES2DELL5320: $252 Latitude 5320 i5-1145G7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
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04-13-2024 at 06:10 PM.
04-13-2024 at 06:10 PM.
Thanks for the advice. I went with the asus
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