Need help finding the right laptop

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Hey guys, just wanted asked your opinion on certain laptops/netbooks. I  just need a decentlyly good laptop that can do the basics basics such as web surf movies, etc. I would also like to install linux unbuntu and do some programming; mainly C++. My budget is around $300. Some laptops/netbooks I had in mine were these

Acer Aspire One AO756 intel celeron 877, 11.6" Netbook

Asus X401A-BHPDN Intel Pentium B980, 14.0" Laptop

 

Please feel free to leave any suggestions and experiences on any brands, models, etc. 

Thanks,

howsyurday

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if yo dont mind refurbishedthe moble apu's are very close the the intel's i-series a6=i3 a8=i5  and the a10 is better than i5 by about 10%  

http://compare.ebay.com/like/140898650855?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y&bigimg=y

first gen a8 should be just under i5 moble or equal to i5 moble second gen.

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Thanks for the response. Anybody else got suggestions?

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an ebay ibm might do you well, they last damn near forever

http://compare.ebay.com/like/321046699530?var=lv&var=sbar

http://compare.ebay.com/like/310550015279?var=lv&var=sbar

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-R60-IBM-Thinkpad-2-0GHz-4GB-No-HD-/261149973140?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item3ccdc05a94

 

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Definitely get IBM Thinkpads for cheap or Lenovo (X60, R60, T60 and up)

I have a T42 that's been heavily used for office work, needs a better battery, a T61p that had a broken gpu board, replaced it with an intel one & a newer T61p with revised gpu (nvidia problem). The keyboard is amazing, especially on the older IBMs (harder).

Or get refurbished Dells like a D630, my dad and a friend have had one and served them well (office/programming).

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Thanks for the feed back guys. I'm considering on a lenovo ideapad notebooks. I like the design of a full keyboard. Perfect for programming.