rminter48 :
I start school in a few months and need to get a laptop. Price range is around $120-$160. All it needs to be able to is type and connect to the internet, nothing special,
Any recommendations?
Are you sure you meant a maximum budget of $160? That's cheap for a tablet - you're going to have to go to classified ads or buy a very old laptop if you want to stay in that budget range. Not sure you're going to have the luxury of choosing between options - you may just be stuck with whatever is available very used.
If you're able to bump that budget up though, a Chromebook is about your best bet right now, at roughly $300. But you're not getting Windows, so no Steam, no installing programs. All you get is a browser. So if you're ok with using Google and flash-based browser programs for everything, it's cheap and good. If you want to play minecraft though - get a Windows laptop.
HP is going to be releasing $199 Windows laptops soon, to compete with the Chromebooks. No idea how good they'll be though.
http/www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2469467,00.asp