What Constitutes a Mid Range Latop?

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I will buying my wife a laptop for Christmas. She is a teacher and needs one for desktop replacement; occasionally will take it to work but is not a priority. This will be used for Office 2010, internet research, emails, logging onto the school server, skype, CD/DVD burning, occasional video streaming, but no gaming whatsoever.

I have been doing a lot of research and with her requirements I settled upon the following hardware and OS: 4 gigs of RAM, Windows 64 home premium, a 15.6" screen, and a i3 cpu should just do fine. However, I realize you get what you pay for and so the question as subject. After getting burned a few years ago with HP's entry level DV6000 series I want to choose wisely.

So, what constitutes a mid-range system from a pricing point and build point? I can take the above requirements and spend as little as $499 all the way above $1000. I realize you can't compare one manufacture to another because they will have individual guidelines as to what they offer in low, mid and high end systems.

Nevertheless, I would appreciate some good parameters as I continue to research.

Thanks!
 
If i was looking i would try hard to consider at least a I5. 4 gig will work fine. Liked my Toshiba i had. also look for one with a recovery disc. Wait until next Friday. (black Friday). Max i think you will have to pay as mentioned above maybe $700. with disc included.
 
Thanks tremmor for the reply. If I can get a deal I'll definitely get an i5. Any suggestions on laptops you think I should consider?
 
I think an i3 is better than enough for your needs, though i5 is anyways better than i3. Just try for Asus or Toshiba
 
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