the laptop: cheaper but still a workhorse

Nowadays, when people think about mobile computing, they are likely to think about smartphones and tablets.
But the laptop is still the main force, even if it is no longer a consumer gadget.
Laptops are also lighter and more flexiblebest of all —less expensive.
Perhaps because of the competition for new devices, many styles and configurations of laptops are less than $400.
Four or five years ago, low
Limited cost options.
What needs to be warned in advance is that laptops under $400 will not be the fastest demon to show the most dazzling speed, but these options are enough to meet various needs.
Including the traditional
Laptops that can be converted to tablets, traditional laptops with multiple functions, and Google\'s cloud
The dependence of Chromebooks.
However, the basics of computer shopping still apply in this field.
Features to focus on include battery strength, storage space, screen size, screen resolution, extended ports, wireless features, warranty and weight.
It is also important to ensure that your performance expectations are met.
The processors usually provided in this range can handle daily computing tasks, but the speed is not the highest.
Yes, these technical specifications are important.
Paying attention to small details can help you tell a lot from a bad detail.
Traditional laptops are available in a variety of sizes and configurations.
At the low end of the price scale, the satellite C55 from Toshiba-
In some of Best Buy\'s stores, $300.
It comes with a 15. 6-
500 screen-
Gigabit hard drive, 6 gigabit memory, writable DVD drive, three USB ports, HDMI ports and Microsoft\'s Windows 8 operating system.
Intel Pentium dual processor
Core, at the low end of performance scale, is not ideal for running several intensive programs at the same time.
But this is enough for web browsing, email and other general tasks.
Dell Inspiron I15RV with faster processors-
3767BLK, $360 in Micro Center. It has a 15. 6-
Screen inch, 6 gigabytes of memory, Intel Core i3 processor.
Compared with Pentium, i3 has better performance --
While still lower than others like i5 or i7.
I3 has many other units with 15 units. 6-
Inch screen including Toshiba Satellite C55
Amazon 384, Amazon costs about $370, HP
Packard 2000 2d62NR, sold at the Micro Center for $330.
Acer Aspire V5-more compact unit131-
2629 is about $360 on a PC connection. It has an 11. 6-
Windows 7 is a two-screen saiyang
Core processor, 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB memory but no DVD drive, weight 3. 3 pounds.
For something bigger, HP 17-
E016dx with 17. 3-
Inch screen, 750 GB hard drive and AMD 4
The core processor of Best Buy and Lenovo\'s G700 laptop costs $400 (59385692), with a 17. 3-
500 screen, GB hard drive and Intel Pentium Dual
Amazon\'s core processor costs about $380.
The touch screen and convertible touch have improved significantly on the laptop, in the sub-
$400 touch rangeScreen display.
Implementation of HP\'s Touchsmart Pavilion --
E010nr, with 11. 6-
Office Depot offers inch touch screens for $330.
It is equipped with 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB memory and Windows 8.
Instead of using the keyboard and trackpad, you can click and slide the screen like a tablet.
Windows 8 was developed to work seamlessly in this way.
This unit has an AMD double.
The core processor weighs just over 3 pounds and is less than 1 inch thick. A touch-
Screen Unit for Asus VivoBook X200CA-
DB01T, there is an 11. 6-
About $280 in Amazon.
It comes with a 320 GB hard drive, 2 GB memory, and a racing double
The core processor, which takes about five hours on a fully charged battery.
Dell\'s Inspiron 11 3000 Touch is priced at $380.
Com, there is also an 11. 6-
Inch screen, saiyang double
The core processor and 2 gb of memory, although it has 500 GB of storage, are estimated to have 8 GB.
Full battery charge for 3 hours.
And a 14-
E1-inch screen470p-
6659, with Windows 8, no DVD drive, i3 processor, $400 for Best Buy.
In this price range, there is also a laptop called convertible.
With convertible, the screen can be folded under the keyboard
Or in some cases, separate from the keyboard-
So it can be used as a tablet.
Transformer Book T100TA from Asus-B1-
GR has a removable 10. 1-
Inch display that can work as a stand-alone tablet. It weighs 1. 2 pounds (2.
4 pounds with keyboard)
And Bluetooth 4. 0, Wi-
Micro USB interface, micro HDMI and card reader.
One unit of Office Depot is $330, which comes with Windows 8. 1, a 1. 86-
The gigabit Hertz Intel Atom processor, 32 gb of storage space and 2 gb of memory, is estimated to take 11 hours on a full battery.
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11-
59342980. it\'s $399 at Best Buy.
It is equipped with Windows RT operating system and 11. 6-
The inch display can be folded on and below the back of the keyboard, so it functions like a tablet.
The Chromebook is another economy laptop, but it is very different.
First, it is equipped with Google\'s Chrome operating system, not a traditional operating system like Windows or Apple\'s Mac OS X.
Therefore, you are unable to install a program that you may already have or wish to purchase.
Instead, Chromebooks and Google\'s cloud-
Based on products and apps like Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Drive.
They usually also have a smaller storage capacity, which is based on the fact that most data will be saved in so-called cloud (
In other words, on Google\'s server).
A unit of HP, Pavilion Chromebook 14-
Q010nr, 14-
Inch screen, three USB ports, one HDMI port and one card reader.
Office Depot offers a Racing pair with 2 gb of memory for $300
Core processors and 16 gb of storage space.
The Samsung Chromebook 3g launched by Amazon for about $399 has a smaller option, that is, 11. 6-inch screen.
It comes with a built-in
In the two years with Verizon, the 3g cellular connection includes 100 megabytes of free data per month.
Acer has just released a C720P with a touch screen for sale at Best Buy for $300.
Laptop in Sub
The $400 range can\'t do what everyone wants the computer to do.
But if your goal is to stay within budget, you may find a goal to get the job done.