Just tell me what laptop to buy

Post date: 2019-04-16 08:03:06
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I guess I need a computer to do specific things now? But I don't know exactly what I need. I can explain.

My laptop, which has been running hot for a while and the monitor of which is hanging by one hinge, is about to bite the dust. It still functions, but I don't dare ask it to do much besides turn on, access the internet, and use LibreOffice. Now, it's having some difficulty doing even that. I knew this day would come, but I put off preparing for it by doing my research, and now I need to make a good decision fast.

The urgency: I am presenting at a conference and need to bring a working laptop with me to link to their projector system. This came up pretty suddenly; my only chance to meet with my co-presenter is in about ten days.

Why I'm not sure what I need: In the past, I mostly stuck to browsing the internet and writing on my laptop; maybe making the odd powerpoint presentation now and then or playing a video game. But I've begun learning Python and am extremely interested in machine learning. I generally pick things up pretty quickly, and I learn best by doing. So I'll probably not only be writing my own code, but also grabbing more advanced code and messing with it. I realize this is pretty vague.

So I'm not sure how much processing power, storage, etc I really need. It doesn't need to be super tiny or light. I tend to aim for screens around the 15" mark, and it needs to not feel like I'm lugging a bowling ball around and to handle a little jostling in my bag. Asus has served me well in the past, and I've heard good things about HP. I'm not interested in anything Mac-related. My budget isn't huge; I have always bought refurbished. I don't want to put out a specific number because I don't really even have a sense of what's reasonable for my needs. I paid a little under $500 for my current laptop, but only because I got lucky and stumbled upon a really good deal. I don't expect to get that lucky again.

Thanks for any and all advice!
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