Shopping for a sub-$500 laptop is a balancing act. The challenge is to find a notebook that meets your price ceiling but still offers a sufficient helping of performance and function.  If you’re currently on the market for a budget machine, today’s deal from LogicBUY just may end your search. How so? The deal lowers the $779 price of the 14-inch Toshiba Satellite L640-BT2N15 to just $399.
This mainstream, low-price machine comes standard with an Intel Pentium dual-core  processor, 4 GB of RAM, a 500 GB hard drive, HDMI output, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, a DVD player and an integrated webcam. That’s not a bad list of specs for $399, however those who prefer faster, more modern computing may choose to upgrade to a Core i3 or Core i5 processor ($70 and $140, respectively).