Looking for Budget laptop ($280 – 420) for work/study/movies/music

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Hi

My friend want to buy a new budget laptop/notebook,
he told me he will be using the laptop for research work, heavy analysis models for economics and finance, studying, internet, movies, music and skype.
he wants a very good build quality because he dropped his old laptop a lot, and he wants a long battery life.
we are from Egypt and his budget is 2000 - 3000 L.E or $280 – 420

you can look here for laptops that is available in my country

http://www.egprices.com/en/category/computers/laptops/notebooks-laptops/?cat=1&sub=13&sub2=1331&min=2000&max=3000&sortby=price_desc

thank you.

General Questions

1) What is your budget?
2000 - 3000 L.E or $280 – 420

2) What size notebook would you prefer?
I think between 15-16 is fine
d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen

3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator.
Egypt

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
I heard that Lenovo is a good brand but I'm not sure

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed?
No

6) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook?
study-work-internet- movies-music

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
Both

8) Will you be playing games on your notebook? If so, please state which games or types of games?
No

9) How many hours of battery life do you need?
long battery life

10) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
prefer to see the notebook

11) What OS do you prefer? Windows (Windows 7 / 8), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Windows (Windows 7 / 8)

Screen Specifics

12) From the choices below, what screen resolution(s) would you prefer? Keep in mind screen size in conjunction with resolution will play a large role in overall viewing comfort level. Everyone is different. Some like really small text, while others like their text big and easy to read.
not sure


13) Do you want a Glossy/reflective screen or a Matte/non-glossy screen?
not sure

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
not really

15) When are you buying this laptop?
within a month

16) How long do you want this laptop to last?
very long

Notebook Components

17) How much hard drive space do you need? Do you want a SSD drive?
I think 500gb is fine and no I don’t want ssd

18) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD Burner, Blu-ray Reader or Blu-Ray Burner?
just a DVD Burner.