Lightweight 11 inch or 13 inch laptop for friend less than $500

bigben2wardpitt

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Looking for a friend who wants to spend very little on a computer unfortunately. I've tried talking them into spending more, but not much I can do.

She's a grad student so won't be doing any heavy work. She likes the idea of a lightweight computer, and even one with a tablet screen that is detachable. Max is probably $600. Although less than $500 is ideal.

I'd ideally like 4 GBs or more, with a good processor (i3 or a4 at least), and if possible, a SSD. I won't be able to swap out a hard drive, and some of these computers, I know that's not even an option.

She liked this one (processor is a pentium, not SSD, and 4 GB RAM): http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-y...&skuId=3297045

I felt this was slightly better, but arguably too big for her liking: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...9625&CatId=219
 
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