Help! Can you tell me what kind of computer to buy for my middle schooler?

[Anonymous]

I don't like the idea that chromebooks need to be internet connected. We got our kids very cheap laptops, but I must say that they seem to have problems with them all the time. I think I would have been better off paying for a mid-range laptop, instead.

(By 9th grade, my dd really, really wanted a mac laptop and I finally gave in and she LOVES it. But that's definitely high end.)

[Anonymous]

We have an HP Stream which can run office (and actual office is pretty expensive, are you sure you need the real think not libreoffice or google docs?

https://www.walmart.com/ip/HP-Stream-14-Laptop-Windows-10-Home-Intel-Celeron-N3060-Processor-4GB-RAM-32GB-eMMC-Storage-Refurbished/55358399?action=product_interest&action_type=title&beacon_version=1.0.2&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&client_guid=d5dde6a1-e069-4a4b-3383-7000b6563f4e&config_id=106&customer_id_enc&findingMethod=p13n&guid=d5dde6a1-e069-4a4b-3383-7000b6563f4e&item_id=55358399&parent_anchor_item_id=54056480&parent_item_id=54056480&placement_id=irs-106-m3&reporter=recommendations&source=new_site&strategy=PWBAB&visitor_id=Rzh4rQeLiGJTFAxl60aJH0

Note these are very very limited, so office apps and basic browsing is IT. but well built and very portable

[Anonymous]

I bought mine a $350 laptop. It lasted 2.5 years.

Fairfax County also has Microsoft office for free for their students.