Having trouble choosing....

[Hwretro]

Ive been researching a ton the last couple weeks and am having trouble figuring out which laptop to buy. I'll mainly be using it for web browsing with multiple tabs, web applications, Microsoft office, video uploading (I'll edit on a different system). And video playback like Netflix.

I'm hoping to get something under $400 because I may upgrade in 4 years. But I'd like to get something that is fast for what I'll be using it for, and something that won't get sluggish after a year or 2. Especially when windows 10 comes out. It would be great to find something that can easily accept a ram upgrade later.

I'm mainly looking at these, but it's gotten so confusing with all the processors and ram sizes. I thought more ran was good but when I played with some in the stores, sometimes the lower Rams ran quicker. I think an i3 is better than an AMD but I don't know:

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/8827378.p?id=1219371333249&skuId=8827378

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-laptop-intel-core-i3-6gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/9925457.p?id=1219450405386&skuId=9925457

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-satellite-17-3-laptop-amd-a6-series-4gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-jet-black/9925123.p?id=1219450406758&skuId=9925123

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-aspire-15-6-laptop-intel-celeron-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/5009268.p?id=1219106277887&skuId=5009268


http/www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-g50-80e3016aus-laptop-internet-security-software-microsoft-office-package/9999241800050000.p?id=pcmprd240400050000&skuId=9999241800050000&scr=&origin=remix&pid=pcmprd240400050000&ref=194&loc=1

Or maybe for what I'm doing I don't need any of that and can just get this cheap Asus at Amazon, but I keep thinking that one will get old and slow in a year:

http/www.amazon.com/15-6-Inch-Intel-Celeron-Laptop-500GB/dp/B00L49X8E6


Agghhh. There are too many options that don't clearly show what's best.

 

[vmem]

Will your clients be seeing the laptop? if so I honestly recommend you to bite the bullet and get a macbook air, it gives people the impression that you make a decent living and can close deals.

otherwise, yes, I would get the cheap lenovo:
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-g50-80e3016aus-laptop-internet-security-software-microsoft-office-package/9999241800050000.p?id=pcmprd240400050000&skuId=9999241800050000&scr=&origin=remix&pid=pcmprd240400050000&ref=194&loc=1

 

[Hwretro]

Yeah. They won't see it, and MacBooks are way too expensive. Plus some of our programs only work on a PC. I've heard the AMD can got hotter and is slower than the i3, so I was thinking the HP would be better than the lenovo