Looking for a Laptop $350 or less

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Wife wants a new laptop. $350 or less is ideal, would like an i3 and at least a 13" screen.

I've seen an open box DELL Inspiron 13z (i13z-8864sLV) Intel Core i3 3217U(1.80GHz) 6GB Memory 500GB HDD 13.3" Notebook Windows 8 for $330

Refurb ASUS X55C Intel Core i3 2370M(2.40GHz) 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 15.6" Notebook Windows 8 64-bit for $339

Since she is only planning to use it for web surfing and word processing, I could get away with a dual core processor. 

Touchscreen would be nice as well, but its not a deal breaker. Suggestions? I've spent a little time hunting SD

 
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That budget definitely doesn't leave a lot of room to work with, so something like this is probably the best you can get outside of maybe a black friday sale:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834101327

Have you perhaps considered a chromebook though? If she is only going to be using the web and other basic tasks, it might be a better option. Low end laptops generally have a pretty poor build quality, so chances are you aren't going to be thrilled with whatever you get, but chromebooks actually have a decent feel to them and would probably last longer since they don't have as much likelyhood of overheating. Just something to consider, I know the screen size might be a dealbreaker, but if you get the chance I'd head over to a walmart/bestbuy and give it a look:

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-XE303C12-A01US-Chromebook-Wi-Fi-11-6-Inch/dp/B009LL9VDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378665403&sr=8-1&keywords=chromebook

 
Don't think we can wait till black Friday I had thought about the chrome book but she is locked into iTunes

Gateway has okay reviews I appreciate the suggestions
 
Based on their design, the Gateway would be a better productivity computer (better raw processor) whereas the Toshiba would be a better multimedia computer (APU with integrated graphics will result in better graphic/visual capabilities- though not really one for actual gaming). 

Honestly though, besides the processor/integrated graphics set up, these two are almost identical laptops. 

 
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This looks just about right http://laalo.com/Dell-Inspiron-15R-Intel-Core-i5-23-GHz-15-HD-WLED-6GB-RAM-640-GB-HDD-Windows-8-Laptop.html
 
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AMD is definitely better for the lower end because of the APU design.

I usually don't recommend bestbuy because it's overpriced usually but this is a great deal for $250.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus---14%26%2334%3B-Laptop---4GB-Memory---500GB-Hard-Drive/8850089.p?id=1218914354022&skuId=8850089

AMD E2-1800 HD 7340 4GB DDR3 500GB (5400 RPM) Windows 8 64-bit
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For the price I'd say this looks pretty good too. Granted black friday is just a month away, but I doubt you'll be able to find a better price-to-specs deal than this otherwise :)

 
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