I spent 250 on used Lenovo Thinkpad X230 and another 50 dollars on 16GB of ram. Perfectly capable for my uses. It is heavy (and perhaps some call them ugly-loo

I spent 250 on used Lenovo Thinkpad X230 and another 50 dollars on 16GB of ram. Perfectly capable for my uses. It is heavy (and perhaps some call them ugly-looking), but I accept that as a tradeoff for for how easily it is user-serviced.