Hey y'all,
My girlfriend is getting her tax return and she wants to get herself a laptop, as she currently only has an iphone and some shitty old desktop PC. It's 2016 and I told her she should be able to find a decent one for less than $400. She's only going to use it for streaming netflix, browsing the internet, etc. But the hardware geek in me still wants to get her the maximum price/performance available.
I'm really impressed with this refurbished unit for $310...pretty damn solid for an i5, 8gb ram and a 120gb SSD. However, it looks like it came out in 2010 and I'd honestly feel more comfortable getting her something brand new. Any thoughts?
(edit)
now looking at a refurbished lenovo thinkpad 520 for $350
has a sandy bridge i7, 8gb ram, 160gb SSD, 1600x900 display, 2 year warranty
My girlfriend is getting her tax return and she wants to get herself a laptop, as she currently only has an iphone and some shitty old desktop PC. It's 2016 and I told her she should be able to find a decent one for less than $400. She's only going to use it for streaming netflix, browsing the internet, etc. But the hardware geek in me still wants to get her the maximum price/performance available.
I'm really impressed with this refurbished unit for $310...pretty damn solid for an i5, 8gb ram and a 120gb SSD. However, it looks like it came out in 2010 and I'd honestly feel more comfortable getting her something brand new. Any thoughts?
(edit)
now looking at a refurbished lenovo thinkpad 520 for $350
has a sandy bridge i7, 8gb ram, 160gb SSD, 1600x900 display, 2 year warranty