I am trying to help out a friend who is going to make a choice for his girlfriend on which laptop she should purchase. She is a incoming sophmore student and needs it for school, aim, youtube / other videos music etc. I need a laptop where she will be satisfied with the performance, durability and lifespan at a cheap price.
Budget:$600 at most not including tax and shipping
Needs: Basic everyday use for simple multitasking, watching a youtube video while on facebook(multiple tabs on internet browser), on aim and maybe itunes on at the same time at most
Desire: Stability, lifespan of 3-5+ years, reliability
My friend is leaning towards a cheap dell laptop while I am leaning towards a custom build laptop from a manufacturer. We ended up having the long dell hater vs computer noob conversation LoL.
If anyone could suggest some manufacturers or direct links to a perfect match laptop it would be awesome because I don't know too much about laptops. Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for any help you may provide.