My niece needs a new laptop for college. Of course she wants an apple, and I have found a MacBook air 128GB HD i5, 8GB Ram for under $800, but I am not an apple guy and feel I can get a much better performing computer for much less (or same) money. This is what I am looking for:
13-14" screen
6+ hrs battery life
SSD drive (hopefully 256 or bigger)
integrated graphics
current tech processor
HDMI output
2+ USB (3.0)
thin and light are priorities as well.
I am looking for some suggestions on configurations to start looking at. Also brands. It has been a while since I purchased a computer/laptop so I am not current with what brands to look for.
Also, if you think the Mac may be the correct route to go, please let me know that as well. I personally feel a Mac is a pretty wrapper around mediocre parts for a high price. They charge almost $200 to upgrade from a 128 GB to a 256 GB HD and there are no user serviceable parts in order to do the upgrade myself for much cheaper.
Any guidance would be appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
EDIT: After I posted I saw my signature. As you can see, it has been a LONG TIME since I have searched for computers as the one in my sig is still trucking along!!!
13-14" screen
6+ hrs battery life
SSD drive (hopefully 256 or bigger)
integrated graphics
current tech processor
HDMI output
2+ USB (3.0)
thin and light are priorities as well.
I am looking for some suggestions on configurations to start looking at. Also brands. It has been a while since I purchased a computer/laptop so I am not current with what brands to look for.
Also, if you think the Mac may be the correct route to go, please let me know that as well. I personally feel a Mac is a pretty wrapper around mediocre parts for a high price. They charge almost $200 to upgrade from a 128 GB to a 256 GB HD and there are no user serviceable parts in order to do the upgrade myself for much cheaper.
Any guidance would be appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
EDIT: After I posted I saw my signature. As you can see, it has been a LONG TIME since I have searched for computers as the one in my sig is still trucking along!!!