Solved! I need help finding a good laptop.

[theonerm2]

I'm looking for one around $300 to $400. I want a 6 or more hour battery life and a 15 inch screen. Preferably 8GB of RAM. The more battery life the better. I'd like an SSD but it's not a requirement because I have an extra 2.5 inch SSD anyway. Condition can be used, new, open box, or refurbished just as long as it's in good condition. I don't need it to be able to game. I can just stream games from my desktop anyway. The OS should be Windows 10. I'd prefer 1080p resolution but 1366x768 is ok. Also I live in the US.

 

[photonboy]

I'd avoid used. $300 to $400 is on the low-end so I'd just go to BESTBUY (or similar store, preferably one you can get too easily in case of problems) and see what they have since you want a Warranty.

SSD is not going to be an option. I'll have a quick look at BestBuy to see what they have.

 

[photonboy]

EXAMPLE: https/www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-jet-black-woven-texture-pattern/6090904.p?skuId=6090904

Looks like pretty good customer feedback so I don't think you can do much better for $390 (on sale). Only 1366x768 but not sure what you'd get for same price at higher resolution.

 

[theonerm2]

Walmart has this one. https/www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Aspire-5-A515-51-3509-15-6-Full-HD-1920-x-1080-7th-Gen-Intel-Core-i3-7100U-8GB-DDR4-1TB-HDD-Windows-10-Home/230736492#read-more

That's the one I've been thinking of getting. It has everything I want and USB 3.1 type C.

 

[photonboy]

Walmart has this one. https/www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Aspire-5-A515-51-3509-15-6-Full-HD-1920-x-1080-7th-Gen-Intel-Core-i3-7100U-8GB-DDR4-1TB-HDD-Windows-10-Home/230736492#read-more

That's the one I've been thinking of getting. It has everything I want and USB 3.1 type C.

Specs look good. Hope it's reliable.

*No matter which CPU you get, I strongly recommend you make a backup IMAGE of the Windows drive to a USB drive.

It's pretty easy now to install Windows 10 if you say have to replace a failed HDD (or it's severely corrupted with virus etc) but I'd still recommend AFTER you get it all setup with programs, e-mail setup etc you make a backup then periodically make a new one.

Then you can just RESTORE the backup if something goes wrong. Can use Acronis True Image Free (WD) or Seagate DiscWizard, or similar tool depending on the HDD.