Laptop suggestion for casual use

MIIFOO

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Hello!

So my aunt wants to buy a laptop and asked for my help (however I know nothing about laptops).
She will use it for really simple things like youtube,basic internet browsing,office (mostly word and power point)
So she needs a good quality/ low cost laptop that will last

Budget: Less than 400$

I would appreciate any suggestions!
 
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You should be looking for an i3, 8Gb RAM (or at least 4GB that you can upgrade). That should really be the only solid requirements for her needs.
An SSD would be nice, but that'll depend one how much storage she uses.

Something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-300-17isk-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/5206900.p?id=bb5206900&skuId=5206900

Looks to be solid enough. $330. Personally, I'd grab a 2x4GB RAM kit & upgrade it, but likely even 4GB would be sufficient for her needs.

Actually, similar spec (larger HDD @ 1TB), much cheaper:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Aspire-ES1-572-31XL-15.6-Laptop-Windows-10-Home-Intel-Core-i3-6100U-Dual-Core-Processor-4GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive/51708814

Or, my...

Barty1884

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You should be looking for an i3, 8Gb RAM (or at least 4GB that you can upgrade). That should really be the only solid requirements for her needs.
An SSD would be nice, but that'll depend one how much storage she uses.

Something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-300-17isk-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i3-4gb-memory-500gb-hard-drive-black/5206900.p?id=bb5206900&skuId=5206900

Looks to be solid enough. $330. Personally, I'd grab a 2x4GB RAM kit & upgrade it, but likely even 4GB would be sufficient for her needs.

Actually, similar spec (larger HDD @ 1TB), much cheaper:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Aspire-ES1-572-31XL-15.6-Laptop-Windows-10-Home-Intel-Core-i3-6100U-Dual-Core-Processor-4GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive/51708814

Or, my personal preference, gets the 8GB RAM and a 1TB HDD with an i3-6100U:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Laptop-Core-i3-NT-15-ay039wm/51397788
 
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