I'm coming to the experts (you guys) for this because I'm not up-to-date when it comes to laptops and specs. Learning all the different laptop processors and then the differences between laptop processors vs desktop processors and their respective boards is just something that is beyond me at this point. I know this for a fact because I already screwed up about a year ago when I got my last laptop and the PoS is already more useless than an inflatable dartboard.
So here's the deal: I'm looking for convertible laptop, or at least one that can be used like a tablet that I can write on, that's not going to break the budget, but is still pretty responsive.
-I'm looking for around $500 with a $100 margin in either direction. Though the cheaper, the better, since I'm on a tight budget.
-This is to be my college laptop, so battery life of around 4 hours or better would be a plus.
-Going for a Computer Science major, so something that can handle a lot of multitasking and tabs is a must.
-I'll likely use it for minor gaming and such as well. Nothing crazy, but some Steam games and such. I won't be playing Call of Duty or anything crazy like that on it.
-And I really don't want to have to worry about it falling apart on me halfway through my degree. Something that will last for 3-4 years without too many issues.
Other than that, I don't have any real preferences. I've been looking around, but I'm drowning in options that I don't understand. If someone could start pointing me in the right direction and/or give me some ideas on what I should be looking for would be incredibly helpful. Thanks!
So here's the deal: I'm looking for convertible laptop, or at least one that can be used like a tablet that I can write on, that's not going to break the budget, but is still pretty responsive.
-I'm looking for around $500 with a $100 margin in either direction. Though the cheaper, the better, since I'm on a tight budget.
-This is to be my college laptop, so battery life of around 4 hours or better would be a plus.
-Going for a Computer Science major, so something that can handle a lot of multitasking and tabs is a must.
-I'll likely use it for minor gaming and such as well. Nothing crazy, but some Steam games and such. I won't be playing Call of Duty or anything crazy like that on it.
-And I really don't want to have to worry about it falling apart on me halfway through my degree. Something that will last for 3-4 years without too many issues.
Other than that, I don't have any real preferences. I've been looking around, but I'm drowning in options that I don't understand. If someone could start pointing me in the right direction and/or give me some ideas on what I should be looking for would be incredibly helpful. Thanks!
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