need laptop for 200$

[Noah_Gamer]

hello i whant to get simple laptop for home work and if possible minecraft for 30+ (with optifine)

EDIT: if possible with 4gb ram

 

[WVMountie07]

check out getting a Chromebook. They run around $200. If you plan on running a bunch of programs, you'll need an external hard drive. Most Chromebooks only come with 16 or 32gb internal SSD memory.

 

[Noah_Gamer]

but i tought chrome books cant run minecraft...

 

[WVMountie07]

but i tought chrome books cant run minecraft...

Minecraft is a Java application, which Chrome OS has no interest in running. That doesn't mean it's impossible. You can install a Linux distro, such as Ubuntu, on a Chromebook, and run Minecraft with that. But, as Mojang explains, that sort of defeats the purpose of a Chromebook.

 

[Noah_Gamer]

there is no cheap windows laptop?

 

[WVMountie07]

there is no cheap windows laptop?

This is the least expensive listed on newegg that is new and runs any type of windows:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3ER31E0143

It only has 2gb RAM and is still over $400

 

[Noah_Gamer]

what about used? i am thinking about used: http/www.amazon.com/HP-Touchsmart-Touchscreen-Processor-Multi-Touch/dp/B00MMHNY8E

 

[Noah_Gamer]

look this video: https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iW3oip3OA what out of those 2 chrome books should i get?

 

[WVMountie07]

look this video: https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7iW3oip3OA what out of those 2 chrome books should i get?

It's all about personal preference. They are pretty equal as far as hardware. I am personally a bigger fan of ASUS as a brand than acer/HP.

 

[Noah_Gamer]

well i gonna check a bit of stuff later but still thanks for help!

 

[jaguarskx]

A Windows laptop like the HP Stream 11 which uses an Intel Atom CPU (N2840 Celeron) is capable of playing Minecraft when using the Optifine mod.

Here's Minecraft being demo'ed and a review of the laptop.

https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNp6DMVTV4s

https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-xgNlp-L7A

 

[jaguarskx]

The HP Stream uses a Bay Trail generation Atom CPU. However, inexpensive laptops should be coming out soon with the update Cherry Trail generation Atom CPU which has so far been exclusive to the Microsoft Surface 3 which was released earlier this summer. The CPU processing performance of Cherry Trail barely any faster than the older Bay Trail CPU, but Intel claims the integrated graphics is up to twice as powerful as the one in Bay Trail.

HP announced yesterday (Oct 7th, 2015) that a new version of the HP Stream 11 and 13 will be available on Oct 18th for $200 and $230 respectively. Not much information is provided other than longer battery life, new colors and a new Intel Celeron CPU. That new Celeron CPU is most likely a Cherry Trail CPU, but that is only an educated guess.

http/www.engadget.com/2015/10/07/hp-stream-11-13-refreshed/


I think more inexpensive laptops using the Cherry Trail Atom CPU will hit the market in November just in time for the Christmas sale season.