LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:

\-£250

Are you open to refurbs/used?

\-yes but I only have 48 hours.

machine is to replace my pc which died and the exam requires a laptop to be registered 48 hours prior to the exam - its an international exam once per year no wiggle room on this

How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?

build quality priority>performance>batt life

How important is weight and thinness to you?

\-not really

Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

\-14 or higher 

Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

\-literally just an online exam then will pass to my daughter in 3 months for her bday ad her first school laptop. NO games. scratch.word. canva. some music editing software but nil fancy shmancy.

If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

\-na

Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

\-reliable build - not lenovo as my exp has jaded me massively (£1000 machine dead at 3 months due to hardware fault). 

\- not fussed about remainder

\- cannot be a tablet for this exam - specify has to be mac /.pc /.laptop

\- i think this rules out surfaces

Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

\-nil xtra

Please and thankyou!

Dear community I need advise on a cheap gap space laptop