01-05-2018, 12:53 AM
As for laptop brands, I would've prefer Asus, Toshiba or Dell. I had good experiences with these OEMs. On the other hand, I strongly recommend to steer away from HP laptops and/or laptops with touch screen. HP laptop has a lot of defects from my experiences. Touch screen on a laptop is more of a gimmick, when the display is broken it is very very difficult to repair.
You can also get a used mid ranged (Core i5/i7) 2011-2013 era MacBook Pro for around $500-700. Even though Apple hardware can be debatable, I have to be honest that Windows performs very well with Apple hardware. Plus you have a MacOS/Windows dual boot.
Of course any computer geeks/technicians strongly suggest to replace any spinner SATA HDD to a SSD. It is fast, efficient and durable unlike the spinner SATA counterpart. By some estimations, SSD can last for decades.
This is only from my experiences. Someone else may beg to differ.
You can also get a used mid ranged (Core i5/i7) 2011-2013 era MacBook Pro for around $500-700. Even though Apple hardware can be debatable, I have to be honest that Windows performs very well with Apple hardware. Plus you have a MacOS/Windows dual boot.
Of course any computer geeks/technicians strongly suggest to replace any spinner SATA HDD to a SSD. It is fast, efficient and durable unlike the spinner SATA counterpart. By some estimations, SSD can last for decades.
This is only from my experiences. Someone else may beg to differ.