(I learned this when I bought my first pair of tennis shoes — a cheap pair from the mall —when I was 14, before tryouts for my high-school team. The sole came apart after a month of use.) ...
When it comes to shopping for the best cheap laptops, you can do a lot with $1,000. (Heck, even $500 cuts some mustard nowadays.) But you'll probably have to make some compromises along the way to ...