And I'd still need to spend another $300 for the SSD, 16GB ram, and a new battery (batteries on used laptops are miserable, and not up to the 8 hours of usage I

And I'd still need to spend another $300 for the SSD, 16GB ram, and a new battery (batteries on used laptops are miserable, and not up to the 8 hours of usage I demand). It would also be heavier.