So you’re heading back to school and you need a new laptop—but you didn’t manage your finances over the summer. Your bank account is nearly tapped out, and you still need to buy text books and lay in enough ramen noodles to last through the winter. Yeah, we’ve all been there. Fortunately, Moore’s Law is still in play, so today’s budget notebook is yesterday’s workhorse. Pretty much any modern laptop can handle the gamut of productivity chores—word processing, number crunching, email, and the like—but all of the machines in this roundup can also tackle media editing and encoding sessions, and deliver respectable entertainment experiences. To strike the best balance between performance and affordability, I gathered the top five notebooks I could find for $650 or less. Benchmark busters they’re not, but they aren’t budget busters, either. CPU, memory, and storage specs Model CPU Memory Storage Asus VivoBook S550CA (Reference) Intel Core i5-3317U 6GB DDR3/1600 500GB 5400-rpm (+24GB cache) Acer Aspire E1-572-6870 Intel Core i5-4200U 4GB DDR3/1600 500GB 5400-rpm Dell Latitude 3330 Intel Core i3-2375m 4GB DDR3/1600 320GB 5400-rpm HP Pavilion TouchSmart 11z-e000 AMD A4-1250 4GB DDR3/1333 500GB 5400-rpm Lenovo IdeaPad Z400 Touch Intel Core i5-3230M 6GB DDR3/1600 1TB 7200-rpm Toshiba SatelliteL55Dt-A5253 AMD A6-5200 6GB DDR3/1333 750GB 5400-rpm I used several criteria to evaluate these laptops, including benchmark performance, storage capacity, weight,... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadside buys a memoir from Florida governor Ron DeSantis, NBC News reporter Char Adams sells a book on Black-owned bookstores to Tiny Reparations, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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For the past couple of years, Cyber Monday has been almost an extension of Black Friday. In the tech deals space, lots of the discounts and sales we saw at the end of last week are still available now as Cyber Monday deals. There are some new ones, though, which means that even if you bought... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-28 14:20:31 UTC ]
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Cyber Monday is in full effect, and the deals are hopping. If you haven’t already started your shopping, now’s the time—wait even just a little too long and you could miss out on fantastic discounts. Stock can and does run out early, as Best Buy warns in its Black Friday FAQ. Many of... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-11-28 10:05:00 UTC ]
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Black Friday is finally here and if you haven't started your holiday shopping, now's the best time to do so. While we've seen some of our favorite gadgets go on sale since the start of November, today's the day you're almost guaranteed to find the best prices of the year across laptops, TVs,... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-11-25 13:51:19 UTC ]
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Black Friday is here at last, and the deals are hopping. If you haven’t already started your shopping, now’s the time—wait even just a little too long and you could miss out on fantastic discounts. Stock can and does run out early, as Best Buy warns in its Black Friday FAQ. Many of today’s... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-11-25 10:05:00 UTC ]
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Black Friday is just one day away, but the deals have already begun reaching their peak. You don’t need to wait to make your purchases—in fact, if you do, you run the risk of missing out on fantastic discounts. Stock can run out early, as Best Buy warns in its Black Friday FAQ. Many of... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-11-24 09:59:00 UTC ]
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As per modern tradition, Black Friday deals are already here, well before Thanksgiving. You don’t have to wait to save money—in fact, if you do, you run the risk of missing out. Not everything will remain in stock, as Best Buy warns in its Black Friday FAQ. Many of today’s best-known tech... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-11-17 19:44:06 UTC ]
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Author and USC professor Percival Everett joins the Los Angeles Times Book Club on Nov. 16 to discuss "Dr. No" at the Autry Museum. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-11-08 21:41:13 UTC ]
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The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by Penguin Teen. `Penguin... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-11-05 10:30:00 UTC ]
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The House has yet to sign on to the Senate's $20 million proposal to fund library construction and renovation, which, if passed, would be the first federal funding for updating library facilities in some 26 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Watch singer Willie Nelson at the L.A. Times Book Club on Oct. 13 discussing his new book, "Me and Paul." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-13 20:52:52 UTC ]
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The Right to Read Act was introduced in Congress October 6. Here's what it is and how it could impact libraries and book bans nationwide. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-10-10 14:39:31 UTC ]
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At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsMinimalist slim-bezel designGood color accuracyVery low pricingConsNo height adjustment on standOnly offers HDMI and VGAConfusing menu systemOur VerdictThe Monoprice 24-inch CrystalPro delivers attractive color on a budget, but it’s not flawless. However, despite... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-10-06 10:45:00 UTC ]
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In September 2011, we reported that Books-A-Million had agreed to acquire 24 former Borders locations, after Borders filed for bankruptcy and began shuttering its outlets earlier that year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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STEMinist romance author Ali Hazelwood has the #3 book in the country with 'Love on the Brain.' Plus TikTok buzz propels Alex Aster's 'Lightlark' to the #10 spot in the country, and 'Creepy Crayon!' by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown tops the picture book list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Maggie O’Farrell, James M. Scott, and Jonathan Escoffery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Settle in with novels by Donna Leon, Sulari Gentill, Elly Griffiths, Jean-Luc Bannalec and Sara Paretsky. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-23 12:00:00 UTC ]
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On the 75th anniversary of India’s partition, scholars from the US, Canada, France, UK and Australia write about their favorite book or film that best explains the trauma of a violent division. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2022-08-12 12:16:11 UTC ]
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The 'African Book Box' program from Book Aid International is delivering books to 76 schools in Uganda, Ghana, and Zimbabwe. The post Book Aid International Programming: Books for 56,000 African Students appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-08-09 19:02:10 UTC ]
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NFT advocates often tout the technology's ability to grant the creator a cut of second-hand sales as one of its major attributes. Artists can earn from one of their digital creations years after first selling it. Others are looking at NFTs to earn a buck from the secondary market too, including... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-08-03 20:10:20 UTC ]
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