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Carp

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Looking to buy a laptop for basic use. Windows OS.

I'm not a computer guy that knows what the best specs are, but I am a pretty great googler for reviews.

I'd like to spend less than $300.

Currently looking at the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i. It's on sale on the Microsoft website for $269.

Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 82H801GGUS 15.6 Laptop

Are the specs on this pretty good? Is there a different laptop under $300 you would recommend?
 
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For basic computing that PC will work just fine. Having an SSD in a PC under $300 is a good find. The Ram at 4gb is the bare minimum for PCs nowadays, but should be fine. I have had 2 different Lenovo Ideapad laptops and never had any issues out of them.
 
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My newish office Lenovo Thinkpad has been a great laptop. Will never buy another Dell.

I can't speak to the less expensive Lenovo models, though.
 
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You can always upgrade the RAM. Very easy to do. I’ve done it on 3 computers.
 
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Carp said:
Looking to buy a laptop for basic use. Windows OS.

I'm not a computer guy that knows what the best specs are, but I am a pretty great googler for reviews.

I'd like to spend less than $300.

Currently looking at the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i. It's on sale on the Microsoft website for $269.

Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 82H801GGUS 15.6 Laptop

Are the specs on this pretty good? Is there a different laptop under $300 you would recommend?
Click to expand...

Don't buy that one! It has a Pentium Gold!

Get a used one with some horsepower....

Refurbished: Lenovo Laptop ThinkPad T450 Intel Core i5 5th Gen 5300U (2.30 GHz) 16 GB Memory 256 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 5500 14.0" Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Grade A - Newegg.com
 
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Just spend a grand on a MacBook and you won’t have to buy another $300 laptop next year and the year after ♾
 
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