Laptops

When shopping for a laptop, depending on their needs this is what I would look at:

  • $700-1000 price
  • 14 inch screen - best size for portability and readability
  • Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 or better (Core i7 or Ryzen 7)
  • 8GB RAM minimum (most laptops these days are not upgradable, so you could splurge for 16GB)
  • 256GB NVMe Solid State Drive minimum (stay away from SATA drives and magnetic disks, upgrade to 512GB for more space)

These product lines are what I look at:

  • HP Envy, HP Spectre, HP Probook (business line), HP Elitebook (business line)
  • Lenovo Thinkpad T14 (business line), Thinkpad X1 (business line)
  • Dell XPS

Get Dell discounts here: www.dell.com/mpp/SouthWhidbeySD

Just look for sales and clearances.