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Originally Posted by 81MC
Looking to replace this evening, honestly with likely the cheapest laptop we can find, maybe spring a bit for something like the Asus Flip so she can easily use it on her spin bike or something.
One laptop comes with "S" mode - I understand what it is, but is it a good warning sign to just not waste the money?
Anyone experienced with any of the bottom of the barrel laptops currently on the market (350-500 range)?
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S-mode means you can only run Windows Store apps. If you don't like that, you can simply turn off S-mode and run full Windows applications. However, it is a one-way switch and S-mode will be permanently disabled if you choose to do so.
As for the cost, my parents have basically the same usage requirements with their laptops. As a result, they used to buy bottom of the barrel machines too, and ended up needing to replace them every other year... so I'll tell you what I told them: instead of buying a piece of crap every two years, spend a little extra money to get something good and it'll last you much, much longer which will be cheaper in the long run.