Just my suggestion/guide, note I am only saying Intel because where I am there’s a large amount of ex government/school/company disposal laptops that are Intel. Look for an laptop with at least 4 gb ram. The more ram the better, like 8gb. You definitely won’t need alot of ram for internet and email but more allows it to be stable. For CPU Intel then a i5 would be okay. An i7 that’s a few years old would be great. If newer an i3 is fine but I personally think older i3s are a bit slow. For hard drive you need only a small hard drive like 200 gb, you can use external usbs later. If possible get a solid state drive ssd any size for the speed
What’s a super cheap laptop recommendation for someone who doesn’t need any power? (not a gamer) I just use one to check emails and pay bills. Probably getting one from Costco
Maybe a chromebook
I’d recommend a Chromebook. They’re pretty cheap and have good battery life.
Any specific brands to avoid?
Not really, avoid Amazon but that’s about it afaik.
Don’t get a Chromebook:
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You could go for a used laptop
Is there a trustworthy place online to get one used?
You can search for “refurbished” on your trusted shopping places like the known platform websites or town. For example, Amazon has a special section for refurbished laptops.
Thanks! I think I found a good local one. Gonna compare those with the chromebooks at Costco.
I’ve bought several refurbished Dell laptops from Amazon in “excellent” condition and I been happy with them all. I figure if anything is wrong with them Amazon has a good return/refund policy.
Check a local ewaste site they usually have good deals on used laptops. Battery wise not the best though
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