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Originally Posted by J pold
Well dropped my old HP laptop today and she is officially dead so I guess that means I am in the market. What I am looking for is
- Main use will be for work so email, and ability to run Microsoft office is a must
- 11 – 14 screen size
- Windows based
- Good battery life
- Looking to spend under $1,000
I won’t be using it for gaming or anything other than basic work functions and internet browsing. Any thoughts and suggestions are appreciated!
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Pretty much any laptop produced in the last 5 years can run MSoffice. No need to worry there.
Depends what you consider "good" battery life?
I am currently using a refurb laptop I purchased at staples. It's a 14" HP elitebook 8440, regular battery gives me about 3 hours, with the secondary battery, I get 8 hours. The solid state drive also vastly reduces the speed that I have to wait for the loading of programs, turning on the laptop etc. I also highly recommend you upgrade the SSD on your own.
Mine: Laptop base price $400, solid state drive $100 (optional), Secondary battery $50 (optional). GST + Enviro fee... 70-80 combined?
http://www.staples.ca/en/HP-Eliteboo...4_2-CA_1_20001 (Refurb. It's hit or miss. Mine was a little dirty, but I cleaned it up myself and I have no issues with the laptop. Just return the laptop within the return period if you're not satisfied)
http://www.battdepot.com/ca/model/no...p/lhp221x.aspx (I know it's not OEM, but I have never had an issue with batteries from battdepot. Mine is OEM which I think is over $100 on the HP website.)
I have never waited longer than 20 seconds for anything to open on this laptop. I can go several days on a single charge with the secondary battery attached (You may need to charge it once a day or so if you use it for work). This laptop is not very heavy, and fits neatly into most laptop cases even with secondary battery attached. Another pro is that this laptop comes with Windows 7, so if you're not familiar with Windows 8, you won't have to relearn everything for your work laptop. This laptop also sports a full keyboard without those annoying half keys. It's a great workhorse laptop.
Business grade laptops are designed to be better when used for business purposes. They are "supposed" to last longer, be more comfortable to use etc. The HP elitebook and probook series, Sony S and Z series, Lenovo X and T series are ones I have had great experiences with.
Hope it helps. Good luck.