dell if you can afford it. I got an asus ROG and upgraded the primary SSD to NVME and platter HDD as SSD and it could qualify as business laptop just by the power of it. is the prepackaged OS a factor?
my asus ROG was like $900 and was pretty stout but the HDDs needed upgrade to be fast enough for stuff
damn I got it at around $900
ASUS FX53VE-MS74 15.6" Gaming Laptop Computer - Black Metal 90NB0DX4-M01240 - Micro Center
Did you actually read the brief?
Why the fuck would you recommend a gaming laptop and "upgrade from ssd to nvme" hard drives, when a guy asks for a labtop for email + office. Especially Dell, who are one of the worst around when it comes to bloatware.
Honestly, anything out there these days can do what you want, and a little bloatware is just about guaranteed unless you're paying a premium for a custom solution. OEMs package it up to pad their (generally very slim on these things) profit margins, but fortunately they're learning, and it's not as bad as it once was.
Something like
this would do the job, for silly money. Very limited hard disk means you'll need to be careful what you install and will probably want some network storage or a separate HDD.. But on the bright side, with small hard disks, OEMs generally limit how much bloat they install, as well.
Also noted that this one doesn't have wired ethernet onboard. USB3 adapter would be an option if you absolutely need it, though. Not ideal, but at $230, it might be worth a sacrifice. You can pick up a gigabit usb adapter for another $30, or $40 for one that has a 3-port usb hub in it as well (you could have keyboard/mouse/storage/network plugged into that like a mini docking station while at your desk, unplug and go wireless when you're out and about.)
If you're happy to go with smaller screens, you could also look at little 2-in-1s with a touch-screen that'll convert to a tablet if and when you need it, too.
Generally though, I'd just say - know your price range, check out your local store, find whatever fits. The laptop spec you're asking about is absolutely bog standard, and anything out there will do it fine. Yes, you can pay more and it'll do it better, and SSDs and more ram and faster processors will make it snappier, but start driving the price up pretty quickly. So whatever you're willing to spend.
The one thing you
don't need for email + office is a dedicated graphics card, which is fundamentally what makes a gaming laptop (which is far more expensive than you'd need to pay).
