The current sweet spot for a reliable laptop to handle average work, home office or school tasks is between $700 and $800. For a model suitable for creative work or gaming, plan to spend $1,000 and up. Every brand of laptop can be found discounted online at one time or another, so it pays to track deals to find the lowest price. For the most part, Microsoft Windows and Apple's MacOS do the same things, but they do them differently. Unless there's an OS specific application you need,...
