Hi everyone, I am looking to buy a laptop with the standard keyboard for Microsoft Excel and PPT, as I am looking to practice for on-cycle. I love my Mac and how compatible it is with my iPhone so am just looking for a secondary laptop (I’ve tried parallels w a Bluetooth keyboard but it’s a pain).
Does anyone have any good recommendations? Ideally looking to spend at most around $500-700. Thank you
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Based on the most helpful WSO content, here are some recommendations for laptops suitable for financial modeling and PowerPoint practice within your budget of $500-700:
Dell Inspiron Series:
HP Pavilion Series:
Lenovo IdeaPad Series:
Acer Aspire Series:
ASUS VivoBook Series:
These laptops should provide the necessary performance for Excel and PowerPoint tasks while staying within your budget.
Sources: Best laptops for an MBA program, https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/investment-banking/laptop-for-excel-training?customgpt=1, I Need Laptop Recommendations, https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forum/investment-banking/new-laptop-recommendations?customgpt=1, Best Personal Labtop for Banking
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Refurbished thinkpad on ebay
Any preference on series? Would L or T series work?
I like t480 but lots of great options
this is the way - just picked up a p1 w/ intel xeon and 32 gb for ~300. no OS so another 100 for the windows license. Keystone Technology Management has some good stuff in inventory
Thank you I'll check that site out, looked at BestBuy and found some good deals. Same on Amazon but not sure it's reliable
Am i dumb - i see no products for sale on their site?
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