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    Which notebook to buy

    The second one. You sacrifice some CPU performance but get much better GPU performance.
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    Looking for a great laptop for a great price

    Chromebooks are okay for moderate web browsing and typing. The best ones have Tegra K1 or Intel i3 chips.
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    Looking for a great laptop for a great price

    I've been recommending this: https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834315450 However, depending on your budget you could get something cheaper or more expensive.
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    Gaming Laptop Question

    Don't worry. You should be able to max out almost everything at 1080p. You're getting a bit more power than current consoles (Brand new ones) with that hardware.
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    can i upgrade an ideapad 300 intel celeron N3050 processor

    The N3050 is soldered down. No upgrades are possible.
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    What to look for when looking at "scrap laptops".

    Even a Sandy Bridge i3 or i5 laptop for that is a pretty good deal. It sounds like a good idea. The other thing to note is I would get a SSD over a hard drive these days.
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    I want to sell my laptop HELPPPP!!

    You could probably get about $600 for it used.
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    Why does iphone 7 have 64 bit CPU?

    The newer iterations of ARM are 64bit to support the 4GB phones we now see. The OnePlus 3 has 6GB, even. Apple uses the ARM designs, modified so their chip ends up being 64 bit too.
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    First time laptop buyer looking for a cheap, reliable laptop

    Unless the build quality is extraordinarily low it shouldn't come apart. It ought to be fine. As for external stuff, an external optical drive shouldn't be much trouble unless you intend to use Blu-Rays on the go. As for storage, 256GB is enough for a comfortable Windows installation with a...
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    First time laptop buyer looking for a cheap, reliable laptop

    You can flip it over or detach it and it becomes a tablet. So it's touchscreen at least.
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    First time laptop buyer looking for a cheap, reliable laptop

    If you don't mind refurb this is a very good deal, highly reviewed with probably only a few months of use. https://m.newegg.com/Product/index?itemnumber=N82E16834315345 You would have to buy an external optical drive (few laptops have them anymore) and possibly an external hard drive if you use...
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    Amazon Fire OS for laptop

    No. Android, through, may (might) install on your laptop, specifically Android x86.
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    xbox 360 to PC

    No, it won't help. The problem is your laptop is probably using an Intel iGPU, which is not exactly fast. And because it's a laptop, unless you have a Thunderbolt 3 port, you need a new computer to run games noticeably faster.
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    Laptop for Multimedia Art Production

    What's your budget? If you have the money, I might actually recommend a MacBook Pro, or a high end Windows laptop with Iris Pro graphics.