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BrainBurner  ·  3893 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Laptop has stopped functioning - recommendations for a new one?

What did you have before? I personally have a 13" MacBook Pro I got back in 2010, which is still going strong. However, my needs are pretty minimal. I only listen and download music on here, and browse sites. It sounds like your needs would be a bit more demanding, though how much more I'm not sure.





rrrrr  ·  3892 days ago  ·  link  ·  

OP's budget is $500. MacBook Pro is not a realistic recommendation for that budget.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3892 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I should probably state that I can go as high as $700 if there's a good reason to do so. Closer to $500 the better though.

ButterflyEffect  ·  3893 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have/had a Toshiba Satellite series. Windows would be preferable to a Mac for me but mainly because it's what I'm used to.

I don't think it's that much more demanding, the Toshiba could handle all of the above until recently.