I 65 and retired, I use it for surfing. I dont play games or download music or movies. Suggest a good choice of laptop under $300 ?

Answer 1

Just to browse the internet well you need at least an i5 with an SSD and a HD screen (1920x1080).   

Something like this:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-latitude-e7470-1...

Maybe you can find something used or on sale, but laptops have gotten very expensive.  It's very hard to find a PC that works well for under $300.   Chromebooks will work at that price point if you are just using it for the internet.  

Answer 2

get a tablet for surfing instead of a laptop.

Answer 3

chromebook.........

Answer 4

*Used* ((any brand with any series)) i3/5/7 gen 4; 4Gb RAM (minimum); 2Gb dedicated VGA.

Answer 5

no laptop is worth having that is under $450. not new anyways.

check your local pawn shop for anything less than that.

avoid the following CPU processors: Atom, Celeron, Sempron, Turion.

you get what you pay for.

worst case, why not just get a tablet? a really nice Samsung Galaxy Tab S is about $170...

Answer 6

I would not recommend because for under $300 you will likely get a crappy laptop that is outdated. You don't want something that takes forever loading pages and a crappy 720p screen that is dreadful to look at.  I highly suggest you spend atleast $500-700 and get something with atleast a 1080p screen, 8gb ram, 250gb solid state drive, and a quad core processor. It will make your experience surfing on the internet a lot better trust me. 

Answer 7

Acer has some cheap laptops that would work.  Pretty much any laptop would do the job.  

Answer 8

Look at Chromebooks, that would suit you well and they are generally under $300. Lots to choose from.