There are a ton of models for less than $1,000 on the market at any given moment, and a large fraction of those are less than $500. As long as you manage your expectations regarding options and specs, you can still get quite a bit from a budget laptop model, including good battery life and a reasonably lightweight laptop body. (If you’re replacing an old Windows laptop that’s not up to running Windows anymore, consider turning it into a Chromebook.)
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If the statistics Intel and PC manufacturers hurl at us are correct, you’ll be holding onto this laptop for at least three years so don’t skimp if you can afford to stretch your budget a little to better specs.
Even better, think about a laptop with a replaceable battery (if you can find one), upgradable memory (although memory is usually soldered to the motherboard), graphics card and storage, or all
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