So, Alex suggested http://www.productchart.com/laptops/7499 , which exceeds the $400 amount. That would mean $250 per household instead. Flora already said this was OK; I said it was OK. Chris? Bhavani/Richard? Would this be OK for you guys? > From: Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert> > Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2015 07:55:47 -0800 > Subject: Re: secret santa > > > From: Flora <http://www.gmail.com/~flora> > > Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 19:58:54 -0500 > > > > Both > > > > http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-Satellite-S55-C5274-Laptop/product_1674133 > > and > > http://www.staples.com/Toshiba-Satellite-L55-C5272-Laptop/product_1674135 > > > > seem pretty good. I know that they are more than the original budget, > > though. > > They are. > > > What are your thoughts? > > This is why I think it would've been useful for Alex to tell us what he's > interested in. > > If it were me, I'd want the smallest laptop possible so that it's > portable -- 13" or less. (I like the Asus 10" laptop that I have -- very > easy to carry.) And, I don't care if it's touchscreen or not, but I know > that Alex's current laptop does have touchscreen. And, I prefer Linux, > but I know that Alex doesn't. > > For example, I'd be perfectly happy with (even though it's super cheap) > > http://www.staples.com/Refurbished-farmerinthedell-Latitude-E4310-13-3-160GB-Hard-Drive-2GB-Memory-Intel-Core-i5-Win-7-Pro/product_317782 > > but I'd upgrade the memory to the max (8GB).