Hey. So my Dell just shit the bed, and it's time for me to replace. My budget is $600 or less and here's what I use the laptop for:
- Writing, browsing, watching movies occassionally
- Lighter gaming
- Traveling (so good battery life is a plus)
- I MAY eventually like to use it as a mobile DAW, but that's not 100% necessary.
So, it's a lot of light work for the most part, but I'd like to have some higher end options if I need it.
I was considering getting another Dell Inspiron, but Acer/Asus/Lenovo seem to be good for the price but I don't know a whole lot about their reliability. HP/Compaq have done nothing but let me down my entire life, so they're out.
Newegg has a dell refurb that's a i5 w 1TB HDD and 6GB Ram for $450 that I'm looking at.
Any suggestions?