Solved! Laptop Recommendation for wife who works from home sometimes

[clay.zahrobsky]

1. What is your budget?
Sub $1000

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
13" to 15"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
1280+

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
n/a

5. How much battery life do you need?
4+ hours

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
no

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Microsoft Office, Watch videos

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
250GB

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
n/a

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
3 to 5 years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
none

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
n/a

13. What country do you live in?
US

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Thanks!
ZAHROC

 

[christopher.john.sr]

A little more info is needed because taking intended use into consideration, you could get all the bells and whistles or you could save a couple hundred bucks on unnecessary extras (it's usually gaming laptops or powerful touchscreen laptops that cost more).

You could get a normal laptop (no touch screen) for $400 to $600 and be happy with it. The higher end of that range will probably include a touch screen anyway.

As you go up in price, you approach the more sleek, lighter, faster machines. Like a 2 in 1, which are basically tablet laptops (Microsoft Surface Pro).

Basically, a laptop that WILL suit her NEEDS and still be quality can be found for half your budget. But if sleek and shiny matters, go with something like a Surface Pro or (HP Premium 2018 Newest Envy x360 15.6 Inch FHD Flagship Touchscreen Laptop - found this one in a quick Amazon browse).