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This is a bit of a vague thread, and that's because I don't really know what I want. But if you have any type of laptop for sale, that might be good news for you.
This process is a bit rough for me. I was a huge computer geek on top of my game back in the mid to late 2000's, but now I'm just a washed up has-been that doesn't know much about modern tech. It sucks getting old.
I've been using a laptop from Walmart (which was like $250 four years ago) for a while now. I use it to do work projects (Excel, Word, email, 15 tabs of client websites to evaluate, some occasional Photoshop, maybe a program like Screaming Frog once in a while). This is a Celeron laptop with 4GB of ram running Windows 7, so needless to say it's causing me some nightmares and I'd like to upgrade.
So, as the title suggests, I'm looking for maybe something like an i3 or i5 produced in the last few years (or AMD equivalent). 4GB of ram isn't cutting it, so 8 or 16 would be nice (but if it's upgradable, that's fine too). Would love an SSD, but that's not a requirement.
I'm mostly looking to buy one here that is gently used so I can get more bang for my buck. My gut feeling says to keep it cheap since this crappy laptop has been close to meeting my needs, but who knows -- you might catch me at a time where I've had a few beers and decide I really need the ability to play Apex Legends on the go.
Starting point is probably $200-$400 (???), but if it provides a lot of bang for the buck and is cheaper, or appeals to my impulsive nature and is much more expensive, who knows. I'm just here to make things confusing.
I can pay through whatever platform you want. I don't really care about external feedback as long as you're a reputable [H] member.
This process is a bit rough for me. I was a huge computer geek on top of my game back in the mid to late 2000's, but now I'm just a washed up has-been that doesn't know much about modern tech. It sucks getting old.
I've been using a laptop from Walmart (which was like $250 four years ago) for a while now. I use it to do work projects (Excel, Word, email, 15 tabs of client websites to evaluate, some occasional Photoshop, maybe a program like Screaming Frog once in a while). This is a Celeron laptop with 4GB of ram running Windows 7, so needless to say it's causing me some nightmares and I'd like to upgrade.
So, as the title suggests, I'm looking for maybe something like an i3 or i5 produced in the last few years (or AMD equivalent). 4GB of ram isn't cutting it, so 8 or 16 would be nice (but if it's upgradable, that's fine too). Would love an SSD, but that's not a requirement.
I'm mostly looking to buy one here that is gently used so I can get more bang for my buck. My gut feeling says to keep it cheap since this crappy laptop has been close to meeting my needs, but who knows -- you might catch me at a time where I've had a few beers and decide I really need the ability to play Apex Legends on the go.
Starting point is probably $200-$400 (???), but if it provides a lot of bang for the buck and is cheaper, or appeals to my impulsive nature and is much more expensive, who knows. I'm just here to make things confusing.
I can pay through whatever platform you want. I don't really care about external feedback as long as you're a reputable [H] member.
