Miss Swede's Chromebook* is starting to fail (most likely a power supply/motherboard issue), but she needs a Windows laptop for college anyways. I just bought this from Acer's store on eBay for $414 plus tax. It ticks all of the spec recommendations I posted earlier. The exact same laptop is on sale for $550 (plus tax) from Costco. Both carry a 2-year warranty, so I figured it's a no-brainer to just pick the cheaper one even if it's refurbished. Miss Swede's biggest criteria for her next laptop is that it has to be light--her 14" Chromebook is about 3.7lbs, so shaving a pound will be welcome.

* - refurbished; bought for $300 from Woot almost exactly three years ago.