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Looking for a super-deal on laptop, suggestions?
Notes:
Looking for a solid performer that will last for years at a low price.
No major gaming or 3d rendering, some usage of photoshop and dreamweaver, older games, a database application, outlook with fairly sizable mailbox, skype, excel, word, browsing, etc...
Touch screen and 'reversible 2-in-1' is not mandatory but would certainly be nice.
Willing to do off-lease or refurbished.
I do want it to be either already pre-loaded with Windows 10 or if it is 7/8 to be compatible with 10 (and I'm assuming all 7/8 computers are eligible for free upgrades, even if it is not advertised?)
For a traditional laptop I was looking at these:
Acer Aspire E 15.6 Laptop - Touchscreen, Intel® Core™ i5-5200U Dual-core 2.20GHz, 8GB DDR3L SDRAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 8.1 64-Bit - NX.MMSAA.028 at TigerDirect.com
HP EliteBook 8460p Notebook PC - Intel Core i5 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR3, 1TB HDD, 14.1 Display, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (Off-Lease) - RB-HPLP00310065 at TigerDirect.com
For a touch-screen 2-in-1 I was looking at these:
ASUS Transformer Book Flip 2-In-One Notebook PC - Intel Core i3 4030U 1.9GHz, 6GB Memory, 500GB HDD, 15.6 Full HD (1366 x 768), Windows 8.1 64-bit 1 Yr Accidental Damage Protection - TP500LA-EB31T at TigerDirect.com
Also, I wouldn't mind having a MacBook Pro and I found one on Craigslist that is:
$550
2012 Model
Core i5 2.5 GHz
4 GB RAM
500 GB Harddrive
Anyone see a better deal out there? What would you go for out of the 4 I listed?