<p>Hi im a high school student and my laptop just broke. Anyone know any suggestions of one that lasts long? Perferably more than 4 year? And one that isn't so costy too! I heard the dell inspiron are good is ot true?</p>
<p>Suggestions please</p>
<p>I will stand by Macbooks till the day I die.</p>
<p>A refurbished Macbook Pro 13-inch usually goes for around $700, if that is within your price range.</p>
<p>Im not really a fan of apple stuff…
Sorry but do you or anyone else know about the dell inspiron on best buy that cost 279? Like I don’t mind if its ugly or stuff I just want t o know of that one lasts long of anyone used it before</p>
<p>A $279 laptop isn’t gonna last long.</p>
<p>My sisters both had Dell’s. They died about a year after they bought them. I have an HP Pavilion dm1 and I actually really like it 
I’ve only had it about a year though, so I’m not sure how long it will last, but I’ve heard great things about HPs in that department.</p>
<p>Lenovos are great laptops… they’re not as expensive as Apples and they’re just as good</p>
<p>Really ? (Keeps on searching*</p>
<p>Samsung 5 series.
Price range $400-800</p>
<p>Works with dual intel-5 core
Fast as heck if you get the upgraded models. Has pretty much everything you need, and will last longer than 4 years.</p>
<p>Also, screens are about 16" even for the standard samsung 5 series, so you get 3" more than the standard macbook pro (which goes for around 1K)</p>
<p>I’ve had a Sony VAIO vpcee25fx for 4 years now and it’s still running! I will be getting a new one next summer.</p>
<p>HP Pavilion rocks!</p>
<p>If laptop design isn’t a concern, then you should definitely go with Lenovo. They typically forego making their laptops pretty and instead focus on quality/performance/affordability. You can get them for dirt cheap, too. :D</p>
<p>Lenovo, Samsung, HP’s Envy series, or Apple if you’re into OSX. Try for i5, preferably fourth gen, definitely not second gen or below. I 4 GB ram is standard but more is always better (and more expensive…).</p>
<p>Sony VAIO as well, though those can be a bit pricey. Try for refurbished for any of the companies I mentioned to save a couple hundred.</p>
<p>I recommend not getting anything with windows 8. I just got it and it sucks</p>
<p>Any laptop will last you 3+ years if you treat it right and don’t click on any dumb malware. I’d recommend at least a 2.0+ GHz i3 (or AMD equivalent) processor and 4+ GB of ram. There shouldn’t be a problem finding a good one for 400 or under. If you only need it for casual stuff like email, browsing, music, movies, and/or running MS Word and Powerpoint you could probably settle for a processor that isn’t quite as fast as an i3.</p>
<p>AVOID THE HP PAVILION SERIES. I have a m6 and it broke after just one year. Thing cost $850, too 
My suggestion? Get a Lenovo Ultrabook/Ideapad. Two of my friends have it. It’s well worth the money.</p>
<p>Lenovo is great, but they all come with windows 8 :(</p>