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CottonBear

(21,615 posts)
Thu Dec 10, 2020, 01:57 PM Dec 2020

Need recommendation for a touchscreen laptop under $500 for my 11 yr old & me. [View all]

We want to Email, search the internet, do middle school research & homework. play Roblox, Minecraft & Fortnite, use Microsoft Office, manage photos, and watch streaming videos. We need bluetooth capability.

We have a limited budget. Kiddo has a Lenovo touchscreen Chromebook issued by school, but, due to security reasons, many websites are blocked, there’s no external email (there is email within the school system), and we cannot print from it. I have a laptop that is 11 years old and needs to be retired soon.

I researched and found this at Best Buy:
HP - Pavilion x360 2-in-1 14" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Natural Silver
Model:14m-dw1013dx SKU:6428667

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-x360-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i3-8gb-memory-128gb-ssd-natural-silver/6428667.p?skuId=6428667&irclickid=ykQQ5QzIWxyLT2y05-R4sULoUkE1prwmIzMy0Q0&irgwc=1&ref=198&loc=CNET%20Media%20Group&acampID=0&mpid=159047

I did some initial research on CNET for best laptops undercover $500. We don’t want a Chromebook.
https://www.cnet.com/news/best-laptop-under-500-of-2020-from-hp-lenovo-acer-and-more/?_amp_linker=1

We currently also have an iPhone, an LG phone, an android tablet and a Nintendo Switch.
We are lacking a good laptop.

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