lightest laptop

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I have a coworker whose daughter is about to go to college and they're looking for the lightest laptop below $900. I recommended a few basic ones but before I really recommend one I was wondering if there are any in partiular you guys had good/bad issues with.

She'll be walking around on campus, so that is why she want one that doesn't weigh a ton. He said his daughter doesn't want a 17 inch screen, but prefers a 15 inch screen.

Any input would be appreciated.
 
MacBook Air refurb, get apple care warranty in 11 months.
 
A 15" screen is going to put the laptop in the 4-5lb range with a budget under $900. Laptops get much lighter if 13.3" LCDs are an option, but models available under $900 will still be a problem. Sub-2 lb laptops start around $1150.

The refurb Macbook Air 13.3" suggestion isn't too bad: http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD231LL/A/refurbished-macbook-air-18ghz-dual-core-intel-core-i5 $849 and under 3 lbs. It's solidly made, has a nice screen and long battery life.

There are also many ~3.5lb ultrabooks available with better specs under $900. I don't have any suggestions though.
 
I'd suggest the Thinkpad T-series (assuming she doesn't hate the blackbox look). I'd recommend the 14" model for college, but there's a 15" one as well if she's set on that.

If I went to school again I'd take my Thinkpad x230 though, 12.5" and fantastic.
 
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