Can anybody recommend a good laptop under $300

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Anyone else's observations on this?

Have a G60 with Vista (2009), and there has been just one incident of overheating recorded by diagnostics. Over the years, I have performed just superficial cleaning with canned air, and it has been sufficient to keep the machine in working order. True, should one really, really want to get at the fans, the strip-down job is something to behold.

The previous HP top-of-the-range Pavilion lasted about 8 years.