Good laptop for office work and school for under $400?

[Newkie]

I am looking for a good laptop for school and work (can have a browser and office programs open at the same time while still retaining speed). It should be a Windows based laptop with preferably 4-8 Gigs of Memory minimum. Hard drive size does not need to be excessive.

Any recommendations? I have been looking at refurbished products but am hesitant to buy one. I am also looking at HP Pavilions and other laptops.

 

[AndyC53]

I am looking for a good laptop for school and work (can have a browser and office programs open at the same time while still retaining speed). It should be a Windows based laptop with preferably 4-8 Gigs of Memory minimum. Hard drive size does not need to be excessive.

Any recommendations? I have been looking at refurbished products but am hesitant to buy one. I am also looking at HP Pavilions and other laptops.

This is a pretty good laptop for the price: http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-3521/pd?oc=dncwc16b&model_id=inspiron-15-3521

 

[robnof]

That shouldn't be too hard depending on where you live. If you live in North America, check out Best Buy or its website. They usually got pretty good deals on laptops.