Best budget laptop right now?

Hey everyone,

I caught a glimpse of those laptops mentioned above, so I figured I’d go ahead and start a new thread.

Does anyone have recommendations for a budget-friendly laptop? I'm looking at something in the mid-range, maybe even lower $667, just for basic "home use" tasks.

I was checking out a Dell with a quad-core processor, but it was priced a bit too high for me on Amazon.

It doesn't need an OS pre-installed; Windows is fine if it comes as Free DOS.

(I also happened to see some Infinite systems while browsing—is that anything new? If I remember correctly, doesn't Unix struggle with running Microsoft software?)

Thanks in advance.

What’s the bare minimum for a decent experience?
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Jeffrey Chavez6 said:A baseline for "reasonably comfortable" usage:
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What exactly does "reasonably comfortable" even mean?

And if you had to pick just one of those three, which would be your top recommendation?

I’m taking back what I said earlier. I just realized that N4000 is some dual-core garbage; I thought it was a version of the Intel Core i3 which actually has four cores. Honestly, that’s probably not going to be enough for a smooth experience. You’re going to feel the lack of power even when you're doing the simplest tasks.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=X540MA-DM141%2C
Try to stretch your budget to this one. For that price, the processor is great, and you get a larger SSD too.

Jeffrey Chavez6 said:I take back what I said earlier. Now that I realize that N4000 is just some dual-core garbage—I honestly thought it was a variation of the quad-core N4200. That’s barely enough to get anything done, let alone have a smooth experience. You’re going to feel the lack of power even during the most basic tasks.

https://www.amazon.com/search.php?q=+X540MA-DM141%2C
Try to stretch your budget to this one instead. The processor is actually decent for the price, and you get a larger SSD too.

Well, damn. I would if I could, but I already placed the order a little while ago.

But fine, at least you spoke up. I don't understand why people are so afraid to share an actual opinion; isn't that the whole point of a forum? Isn't that why we're even here?

Thanks anyway.