There are many cheap low performance laptops sold now that are short or RAM memory and have small size non-upgradable storage, with processor power similar to a smart phone. It makes people think that $300 is a lot of money. The US Dollar has been pushed down in value compared with foreign currencies. It is what our President wanted to do and is what he accomplished. Imported products cost more than a month ago and laptops are made from imported parts by labor in China.
Best Buy price of an Intel i3-7100U based laptop bottom priced at $280 for a week, but has gone up.
The proper laptop is $350 plus sales tax
http://www.bestbuy.com/...Id=5835852
This Dell has a 15.6" diagonal touch-screen, 8GB DDR4 RAM, DVDRW, 1 TB storage, 2USB 3 and 1USB 2,
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, webcam and mic, HDMI
CPU speed is 3846
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/...u_list.php
The built in Intel graphics is HD 620
It's been upgraded to 8GB ram from 4 or 6 at lower prices.
This is now the standard for low budget everyday usage laptops.
Since $350 plus tax is above the limit, we have to lower specifications and see where else a laptop can be purchased.
An HP brand AMD A12-9700P Laptop is on closeout at Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/...Id=5789104
It is an AMD CPU instead of Intel. It has only 6GB Ram instead of 8GB. There's no touchscreen. No bluetooth. 2x usb2 and 1x usb3.
The HP web site and product photo says it has a web cam and should have mic and does have a DVDRW.
The AMD A12-9700P is about the same CPU and graphics as an i3-7100U
It has a smaller battery and probably then shorter battery life.
It is the best you can buy today at $300 plus tax.
There's an Acer at Walmart at $329 plus tax
https://www.walmart.com/...about-item
It is i3-7100U, 6GB, 1TB, but not touchscreen either.
It is very similar to a 4gb model at the same price.
ebay gets to $321
https://www.ebay.com/...000%7C1500
http://www.ebay.com/...2443210286
staples at $330
https://www.staples.com/HP-15-bs062st-15-6-Laptop-Computer-7th-Generation-Intel-Core-i3-1TB-SATA-HD-6GB-DDR4-Windows-10-Intel-HD-Graphics-620/product_2720613
You should get low-medium playing on GTA V and sims 4 plays ok
Laptops with weak cpus and low lighting have long battery life
DVDs do burn through a battery fast so try to be plugged in with a dvd running.
Everything else is far weaker.
