In the market for a ~$650 laptop

hayze

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So I'm selling my old gaming laptop to a buddy, so I'm in the market for a new laptop.
As the title says budget $650 but I might be willing to bump it up an extra $100

The laptop must have an SSD in it, no lower than 256gb.
Screen size 13.3 minimum, but a 15.6 would be nice.
battery life at least 3 hours?
integrated graphics is fine

a back lit keyboard would be nice, but not necessary (this is where I might be willing to spend a tad more).

Primary use for this would be coding, which I would dual boot with Linux. And all your other basic stuff.

I also don't mind if it is open box or refurbished.