What's the minimum laptop or all in one for a relatively fast internet browsing machine?

[Hans Gruber]

Stop shopping the Atom-powered bargain bin and get a real machine. A $700-$1k laptop with a modern 45w CPU will blow the doors off of those old dinosaurs.

I have I5's and i7 laptops. I was simply saying what is enough. I wouldn't touch an atom with a 10ft pole. I have a Thinkpad x130e with a celeron, but I have a bakers dozen or more thinkpads sitting around. I was going to say that I never had a celeron but the x130e has one.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

I think you're confusing the $199 Chromebooks with their higher quality, IPS brethren.
Example: Asus C302 or the Samsung Chromebook Plus/Pro.

How about this? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-1...sh-memory-pure-silver/6103300.p?skuId=6103300

I stopped at BB today and tried that out, it seems OK. Only thing is, I suspect they will want to use a 2nd monitor with it, and it doesn't have any HDMI - is USB type C to HDMI a thing?

 

[lakedude]

How about this? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/acer-1...sh-memory-pure-silver/6103300.p?skuId=6103300

I vote no on that one. For $400 you can do better.

That thing only has a 32GB "hard drive" (Flash Memory), a slow processor and near as I can tell no easy way to hook up a monitor.

 

[lakedude]

Well it is a bit more but this would be much better:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA0S5S64094

That Costco with the GTX 1050 is still looking good as well.

 

[CuriousMike]

I'm not familiar with the Acer - there is a solid reddit section (https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/) for chromebooks where you can probably get more details.

You can use a USB-C to HDMI adapter (which is what my parents use when they "dock" their Samsung CB Plus; ~$25 on Amazon - be careful if you want 4k @ 60hz to get one that specifically handles that. 1080p/1440p no worries at 60hz for any.)
(My Mom has a ~2015 Toshiba Chromebook; my Dad the Samsung.)

They both think they're wonderful, fast and easy to use. Be careful getting feedback on these machines from gearheads. But also understand Chrombooks limitations.

 

[lakedude]

Something like this from Amazon would be much, much better than that $400 chromebook.


Dell Marketing USA, LP i3567-3484BLK-PUS Inspiron 15 3567 Series - LED-Backlit Display - 7th Gen Intel Core i3 Processor - 4GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Intel HD Graphics 620, 15.6", Black

$350.51 & FREE Shipping

Unfortunately "Temporarily out of stock"

 

[lakedude]

Here we go:

https://www.staples.com/Dell-i3567-...-Win-10-Intel-HD-graphics-620/product_2677755

Dell i3567-3465BLK 15.6" Laptop Computer Intel i3, 128GB SSD, 8GB DDR4

$379.99

Way faster, double the RAM (DDR4!), quadruple the storage, HDMI port, cheaper, and even a DVD drive.

 

[lakedude]

BTW I have nothing against Chromebooks but the hardware on the one in the link was not worth the asking price. If it cost $250 or less it would worth consideration.

If someone just loved the Chrome OS they could install it on better hardware.

That Staples Dell has much better hardware for less money, I'm a bit surprised that fellow forum members are not backing me up on this.